Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

Chapter 58 He’s drunk

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I was half-asleep when I heard a loud knock on the door. Startled, I sat straight up in bed and caught my breath.

My eyes flew to the clock. It was nearly three in the morning.

Who was at my door this late?

“Who’s there?” I called out just loud enough to not wake Finnick. Luckily, my boy fast asleep and snoring lightly.

was f

When I didn’t get an answer, I pulled myself out of bed and headed toward the door. I was nearly halfway there when I heard another series of knocks. They were more forceful than the first and I felt a mixture of fear and irritation.

I opened the door and when I did, my lips parted in surprise.

It was Asher.

I was about to ask what he was doing here at this hour, but before the words could escape me, the Alpha King rushed into the room, closed the door, and then cornered me against the wall. His steel gray eyes bore into mine with intensity and his breath was hot against my face.

He smelled heavily like liquor.

“Are you drunk?” I asked as my body trembled.

He’simply stared back at me. “What do you care?”

Frustration bloomed within me and I broke eye contact for a moment to collect

myself.

“I don’t,” I blurted out bravely. “But consuming any bit of alcohol, especially in excess, will only further your disease-”

and then he chuckled and stared back down at me. He leaned in even closer. “I

wall and turned

it would take me… so I could

again.”

to keep from uttering a sound. No… he couldn’t mean that, could he? Was he really so willing to die, even when he had a family, a wife, a child? I knew that Marco wasn’t his biologically, but did he really care so little about

back to me and narrowed his eyes.

pressed further. “You must know her. I can see it

Intors

shifted and became almost cruel, dangerous. He wasn’t Asher Collins, not right now. He was the Alpha King and

Cora,” I managed to say quietly. “All-of Wegalla knew of her.

Asher cut me off. “I know you are. You know far too much about her than anyone else. I keep finding you in the

actions, and his drunkenness had only furthered his boldness. I knew he

I

I was trapped.

from myself. “Coral

know Cora,” he cut me off, ignoring half of my statement. My frustration grew exponentially, but before I could utter another word, the Alpha King pressed his lips

forceful that it took me by surprise. I struggled underneath him and tried to push him

and my

King leaned in and

the truth,” he whispered, and a chill

stop,” I begged timidly. “Please.”

away for a moment but maintained his hold on

space between us. “I can tell by your heartbeat and the look on your face that you want

King wasn’t wrong by any means. I wanted him more than words. could express, but not like this, not when he was so inebriated

in so many

but before he could press his lips against. mine, a high-pitched

mommy go!”

was out of the way, I could see Finnick standing there in his pajamas. His hands were curled into tiny fists

at the boy and released his hold on me. As I rushed away from the wall and headed toward Finnick, my cheeks heated with embarrassment. No. part of me wanted my son to see me like this, in

assured him quietly when I reached his