Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

Chapter 59 Viper appears again

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I stared at Asher in surprise. Adalyn?

The Alpha King wasted absolutely no time. Without another word, he turned on his heels and rushed out of the room.

“Go to sleep, baby,” I called out to Finnick. “I’ll be back in a while.”

“Okay,” Finnick replied, but his sleepy tone dripped with confusion. “Mommy, what’s going on?”

“I don’t know, honey, but I have to go check,” I said as my hands began to shake at my sides. “I love you.”

As Finnick mumbled back a tired response, I followed Asher out the door. The Alpha King-had managed to cover quite a bit of distance during my exchange with my son, but I was able to catch up to him on the staircase.

“It sounded like it came from the garden,” Asher blurted when I arrived. “I don’t know what she would be doing there at this hour…”

His gray eyes flashed with urgency and though his gait was a little sta ggered from the alcohol, he remained steadier than expected. Meanwhile, I was thoroughly panicked and just as confused as he was.

What had caused his wife to scream at this hour?

Asher barely seemed to notice me as we hurried toward the garden, but I didn’t mind much. I was here only as a healer, not for any other reason. If Adalyn or someone else was hurt, I needed to be in attendance..

Once we reached the garden, I was surprised to see the mass of people gathered around. Everyone was speaking at frantic paces and staring on in the

distance..

At the center of the garden near a tall rose bush, Adalyn stood with her

parents. Her mother, Linda, had her arms wrapped around her, and her face was as pale as the moonlight above us. Her eyes were distant and a little glazed and tears streamed down her cheeks.

I followed the direction of her gaze and let out a small gasp of surprise.

on the ground was

Kaleb was also there. The king of Yurene appeared less shocked than the others and when my

the ground, it seemed that he had been the one to kill the beast.

there in shock for a moment and then he rushed to Adalyn’s side.

bitten?” he asked and she shook her

managed.

face was just as colorless as the others and his body

hand.

Lindal and Adalyn. “If it weren’t for you… well, I don’t want to think

simply, and he accepted the Beta’s handshake. Once -they were finished, Oliver glanced over

to escort Adalyn back to her chambers,” he sighed, and he ran his hand through his thick dark hair. “I think she needs some rest.”

Asher agreed, and his eyes fell back to Adalyn. His. expression was somewhere between guilty and alarmed and I watched him force. back a gulp as he touched her arm. The pair exchanged glances, and after Adalyn began to sniffle, Oliver and Linda moved in closer

they escorted Adalyn away, Asher turned to the crowd of people that lingered. All fell silent as he cleared

another word,

in good spirits and stared at

almost

to come across in Anemond,” he said as he crossed his arms. “I

this.”

I’m sure he was wondering what had happened exactly, but instead of

ago?” he asked me directly as he gestured

the dead viper. I needed to stop acting like a bystander and act more like

I admitted as I turned the beast over and examined its scales. “It looks quite similar though. I’d need to get it to the

sure.”

Kaleb asked Asher with a raised eyebrow and when the Alpha King nodded,

Asher answered, his steel gaze still on

and

understand,” he mused. “How could an animal such as a snake bite

was trying to save me,” I explained quietly.

wouldn’t have been bitten if he wasn’t trying to

I still felt a touch of guilt over the