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.

speak with Healer Ca ssandra but

her company after our last encounter.

my throat, and I straightened

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

under control.

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

looking into her so deeply but the

was born 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

I murmured.

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

frowned. Something about this didn’t

him?” I wondered as I leaned forward on

asked him all kinds of questions

I pointed out, and

continued on. “The boy was quite knowledgable but wouldn’t explain how he’d come by such information. He was

remarked. How strange. “Please continue looking into Emmett Keller. I think there’s more

Lancel replied obediently.

you find anything out about Ca ssandra Keller or the Moon Chase Pack?” I wondered.

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 one has taken up the mantle.”

social. There was

there had to be

Lancel hesitated.

me,” I insisted.

who live near where the arsonist disappeared,” he replied. “Neighbors of Mrs. Keller. They said some peculiar things. One in particular, this old man,

laughed. “Excuse

for it,” Lancel corrected himself, and after at sigh, he continued. “He just said that there was some sort of sorcery at play. I’m not sure that there’s any kind of