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-”

down at me. He

himself against the wall

wish it would take

again.”

a family, a wife, a child? I knew that Marco wasn’t

back to me and narrowed

could say a word, he pressed further. “You must know her. I can see it in your eyes,

Intors

He was the Alpha King and he was

say quietly. “All-of Wegalla knew of her.

You know far too much about her than anyone else. I keep finding you in the same places she lingered in, in the same clothes…

recent actions, and his drunkenness had only furthered his

I

I was trapped.

about her?” I shifted the subject from myself. “Coral Felix died five years ago. Why can’t you let her go-”

me off, ignoring half of my statement. My frustration grew exponentially, but before

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

legs quivered and my body

leaned in and kissed my

the truth,” he whispered, and a chill ran through me.

begged timidly.

away for a moment but maintained his

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

any means. I wanted him more than words. could express, but not like this, not when he was

in so many

he could press his

mommy go!”

whipped around instantly, and once he was out of the way, I could see Finnick standing there in his pajamas. His hands were curled into tiny fists at his sides and he glared at the Alpha King as if he were much older

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 this kind of

when I reached his side. “I promise-”