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.”

my backpack and ran a brush through my hair in an attempt to look presentable. Dark circles underscored my eyes and worry painted my expression, but there was nothing to

room to keep from waking Finnick. Once I reached the busy hall, I sped down the

back door.

in a small building near the palace. A garden separated the two buildings, and as I walked down the path, I took a moment to sniff a tall flowering tree. I

and was immediately met by a large front desk. A woman who I presumed to be the librarian offered me a kind smile. She was willowy and beautiful, with long blonde

me. “How can I help

Ca ssandra Keller,” I answered. “The

librarian interrupted me. “Yes, His Majesty mentioned you would be coming. Please, follow

replied politely. The librarian rose from her seat and

The

color and the floors were a deep brown. The shelves were arranged neatly in rows and every book was clearly indexed by their

explained the system to me and once she was finished asked if I had

the books about sorcery,” I explained. “Where would those

room,” she answered, and she retrieved a ring of keys. from her gray plaid trousers. “I’ll unlock it for

the door, she bade me farewell and left me on my own. I wasted no time and hunted through the books. I read each of the

There was a small desk in the corner with a leather reading chair beside it. I brought the book over to the desk and sat down. I pulled out some of my notes, along with pens and bookmarks. I was ready

next few

I selected was

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 and poisons, including Udosyn. They also recruited many young werewolves who desired to

little surprised. I hadn’t realized that had been a thing of the past. I thought wizardry

fought for. Anyone who owned the

the evil power, Wegalla was

wizards out

sorcery.

shocked by the information. I’d never known

after a while, I heard a knock. on

“I’m so sorry, but

the day. I needed to get back to my chambers to check on Finnick and