Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

Chapter 51 Mess

ASHER

I’d just laid my head down on the desk in my study when I heard a series of knocks on my door. For a moment, I considered ignoring them entirely, but à voice in the back of my mind told me that I had a duty to fulfill.

I was just so tired these days.

But the Alpha King couldn’t take a break.

“Enter,” I groaned, and I pulled myself back up. As the door, began to open, I ran a hand through my hair and took a long, deep breath.

Luckily, it was just Lancel. My most trusted guard entered the room quietly and as he approached my desk, his full eyebrows creased together in concern.

ask?”

“Alpha?” he asked, his tone drenched in worry. “Alpha, are you alright?”

“Yes,” I answered quickly, though I didn’t exactly mean it. “Why ever do you

“Your skin is quite pale, Alpha,” Lancel replied worriedly. “You’ve got dark circles under your eyes and you look quite tired.”

“You sure know how to flatter me, Lancel,” I murmured, and I stifled a yawn.

“You haven’t seemed quite yourself lately, that’s all,” he said in a much gentler tone and he bowed his head in respect. “I just want to make sure you’re feeling alright.”

“You worry too much,” I teased him, and I gave him a small smile. The older man returned my smile, but deep down, I knew he wasn’t going to put his worry to rest.

I couldn’t blame him for being concerned. He was right- I wasn’t looking my

best these days, nor was I feeling my best. There was simply too much going on in the palace and my sickness was really taking its toll these days. I was so stressed by it all that I was hardly sleeping, which was only making the symptoms of my

condition worse.

ssandra but I wasn’t too keen on

company after

I said after I cleared my throat, and I straightened my posture. “What

said, and as he took a seat, I took a moment to get

under control.

sent Lancel on a mission to continue investigating the arson at Ca ssandra Keller’s home in Wild Crawler, and also to look into the healer and her supposed late husband. I’d been highly suspicious about the man and wanted to

of me felt guilty about looking into her so deeply but the other

in Wild Crawler territory,” Lancel reported, and he held his chin up slightly as if he were giving a school report. “His parents were murdered when he was quite young. Apparently, his parent’s killer meant to take his life as. well. He kidnapped Emmett along with them and

murmured. “Continue.”

and settled back down in his family’s old residency,” Lancel said. “Everyone was surprised by his return.”

this didn’t

him?” I wondered as I leaned forward on my

all kinds

method,” I pointed out, and my eyebrows creased

when he returned was that he was suddenly a self-taught healer,” Lancel continued on. “The boy was quite knowledgable but wouldn’t explain how he’d come

continue looking into Emmett Keller. I think there’s more

Lancel replied

did you find anything out about Ca ssandra Keller or the Moon Chase Pack?”

guard shook his head slowly and offered me an apologetic glance. “Sorry, Alpha. The population of the Moon Chase Pack is very low and has decreased by the years. The last Alpha of the Pack died many years ago and no

Pack were nomads who weren’t known for being very social. There was no way to truly figure out if Ca

of the arsonist?” I sighed. Surely, there had to

Lancel hesitated.

I insisted.

things. One in particular, this old man, insisted that people disappear in those forests all the time. He

laughed. “Excuse

“He just said that there was some sort of sorcery at play. I’m not sure that there’s any kind of truth to the idea, but he was very insistent that something more was happening there. If I may