Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

Chapter 49 Saved by a stranger

CA SSANDRA

Finnick cried in my arms and I wanted to soothe him, but we had to get as far away from this situation as possible.

The back door of the shop out into a small alley. There was little room between the buildings at all, but I could spy a way out in the distance. I just needed to get us back out to the main street, and then we could disappear into the crowd of people

and leave the crazed man and woman behind.

“Hang tight, baby,” I urged Finnick as I braced him against me. He sobbed quietly in my arms but kept his grip around me obediently.

“M-Mommy, who are those people?” he whimpered as he buried his head into my neck. “Why are we running?”

“I don’t know, honey,” I said. “Just stay quiet and close your eyes.”

The young woman suddenly rushed out into the alley with us. I continued to walk backward slowly.

“Please,” I begged her. “We don’t have to do this. We could forget about this entire thing-”

“I don’t think so,” the young woman retorted, her eyes full of venom as they bore into mine with sharp intensity. “You’re not getting away from me that easily.”

I took a breath as I continued to walk backward. She was moving slow for now, but her crazed expression told me this was about to be a chase.

“Help!” I cried out as loudly as my lungs would allow. “Help us!”

The woman laughed. “No one is coming to save you!”

“Help!” I called out again, and when my call was unanswered, I knew I had no

choice but to save myself. I turned around in one swift motion and took off down the

alleyway.

Make it to the main street, I repeated to myself in my mind. Just make it to the

main street.

I could hear the young woman chasing after us and my heart beat like a drum with every stride.

What was happening?

done

sprang out of my eyes as Finnick sobbed

I

suddenly got louder, and when I turned around, the woman was a mere ten feet away.

get any closer a trio of figures emerged from the shadows. Their movements were swift, and they descended

“Mommy, what’s-”

as I held him

I took steps backward as the fight ensued. It was all a blur of limbs and shouts that lasted maybe thirty seconds at the most. Adrenaline surged through

watched the young woman scramble to her

these guys were, she didn’t want anything

me. What was all of that? And who

trio of men approached us once she was gone, but though their body language and statues were fierce and

here in Wegalla. Their leather attire was lined with dark fur, and they wore tall boots that rose past their knees. On the breasts of their strange coats was

Who were they?

Were they foreigners?

was a noise behind me, and I turned to see a tall man standing about ten feet beyond us. I nearly jumped out of my skin in surprise. His face was concealed by

around him.

men.

paid me no heed and

the man she’s working with,”

they don’t escape.”

and then without

lump formed in

What just happened?

was handsome in a rugged way, with shiny light brown hair that was just as long as the others. His skin was tan but heavily freckled and his

man asked me

moment. “Yes. Thank you for saving me.”

his eyebrow. “Hmm. I see. It must have been

then the rest of his men

by everything, but the man’s casual air helped put

at ease.

laughter stopped, the man

he apologized. “Allow me

mine and I accepted

Keller,”

then he looked down the alley. “Ca ssandra, may I accompany you back to the market? It’s dangerous for a young lady with a child to

to offer. I should probably try to get back home. My son is awfully upset