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.”

look presentable. Dark circles underscored my eyes and worry painted my expression, but there was nothing to be

snuck out of the room to keep from waking Finnick. Once I reached the busy

back door.

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 couldn’t place the scent but

the librarian offered me a kind smile. She was willowy and beautiful, with

greeted me. “How can I

name is Ca ssandra Keller,” I answered. “The

Majesty mentioned you would

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

The

The walls were a rich cream color and the floors were a deep

me and once she was finished asked if I

about sorcery,” I explained.

she answered, and she retrieved a ring of keys.

my own. I wasted no time and hunted through the books. I read each of the

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 and sat down. I pulled out some of my notes, along with pens and bookmarks. I was ready to get

spent the next few hours reading.

book I selected was

said that Ewonmiams was co-founded by several sorcerers centuries ago. It was the first academy of sorcery on the continent and the most powerful one as well. They had

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

every single Pack fought for. Anyone who owned the power

the evil power, Wegalla was established. Soldiers

wizards out of the continent and wiped out

sorcery.

I’d never known that Ewonmians was related

information as I could and after a while,

“I’m so sorry,

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