Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

Chapter 53 Ewonmiams

CA SSANDRA

The king of Yurene had saved my life.

I couldn’t help but let the phrase repeat through my head as I sat at the small dining table in our chambers. Today had been tough on my nerves, and it was taking all of my efforts to keep from exploding from confusion.

An attempted kidnapping… only to be saved by a foreigner from a land I’d never even heard of until today.

Finnick was fast asleep in his bed. After he’d washed up, he’d decided he was too tired to play and crawled right under the covers without me saying a word. I’d dutifully tucked him in and minutes later, he was out. I was a little relieved. My son. had been so brave today. I couldn’t blame him for feeling worn out.

Erika had served me some fragrant jasmine tea in an attempt to soothe my nerves. The warm drink was doing a little, but I needed so much more.

As much as I didn’t want to admit it, I was scared.

The man in the shop had said he knew who I was. What had he meant by that? Did he know I was truly Cora? Or was there another explanation I couldn’t think of?

If he’d meant that I was Cora… how had he reached that conclusion? I no longer shared her face, her hair, or anything that could indicate my past identity. Even my voice had a different timbre than before. So how could he know?

The man had also mentioned Emmett. Had he known my late husband, and if so… what could that mean for us? Finnick and I were already in such a precarious position. If someone out there knew my true name, likely so did others.

My mind swam with the possibilities.

I pushed my teacup aside.

I needed to think but I couldn’t stew on this any longer. So, I decided I needed to distract myself.

I turned to Erika, who was knitting a blanket in the corner.

“Could you watch Finnick?” I asked. She nodded without further explanation, and I smiled. “Thank you.”

quietly gathered some supplies into my backpack and ran a brush through my hair in an attempt to look presentable. Dark circles underscored my eyes

keep from waking Finnick. Once I

back door.

down the path, I took a moment

the librarian offered me a kind smile. She was willowy and beautiful, with long blonde hair and huge round glasses that made her big eyes even

greeted me. “How can I

Ca ssandra Keller,” I answered. “The Alpha

mentioned you would be coming. Please, follow me, and

replied politely. The librarian rose from her seat and held the door

The

color and the floors were a deep brown.

to me and once she was finished asked if I

books about sorcery,” I explained.

retrieved a ring of keys. from her gray plaid trousers. “I’ll unlock it

on my own. I wasted no time and hunted

the book from the shelf and looked around the room. There was a small desk in the corner with a leather reading chair beside it. I brought the book over to the desk

spent the next few hours reading.

book I selected was

by several sorcerers centuries ago. It was the first academy of sorcery on the continent and the most powerful one as well. They had invented many potions

a thing of the past. I thought wizardry was just a myth.

who owned the power of the greatest sorcery could be the king of the whole continent.

evil power, Wegalla was established. Soldiers

witches and wizards out of the continent

sorcery.

shocked by the information. I’d never known that Ewonmians was related to

wrote down as much information as I could and after

an apologetic look. “I’m so sorry, but the library

and I glanced over at the clock on the wall. Sure enough, it- was the end of the day. I needed to get back to my chambers to check on Finnick and see Erika off for the evening.