Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

Chapter 64

Chapter 64 Old Beta’s request

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“Your Majesty, you have to put that vicious, wicked healer in jail!” Linda Moses declared in a shrill voice that sent a shiver down my spine.

She and her husband stood in front of my desk, their eyes filled with wrath as they awaited my answer.

I exhaled deeply. In the last few hours, I’d heard two versions of this story. Ca ssandra Keller had said it was Adalyn who’d threatened her and spilled the acid on her arm, while Adalyn had insisted that it was actually Ca ssandra who’d spilled

the acid.

Deep down, I knew whose version was more likely and trustworthy, but trust had nothing to do with it. The situation was much more nuanced than that.

“Adalyn should not have entered the laboratory,” I said as a headache began to plague me. “Everyone in the palace knows not to go in there, and the guards. informed me she was told quite explicitly to stay away-”

“That doesn’t matter!” Linda blurted, and then her cheeks flushed scarlet and her eyes fell to the desk. “Your Majesty.”

“It does,” I pressed. I could have pushed further and chided her for her insolence, but instead, I sighed. “Besides, Ca ssandra Keller has been confined to

her chambers for the foreseeable future.”

“Confinement isn’t enough,” Linda insisted. “Besides, Adalyn told us why she was there. She was simply worried about the viper attacks. She just wanted to make sure that any future bites wouldn’t be an issue for the family-”

off. “In fact, it’s mine.

suddenly paled and she shook her head. Her hair flared around her and her

“She was just w-worried a-about M-Marco… All she cares about is

already in the middle of a tense conversation. The last thing I needed was for this to escalate further when

investigation of the incident,” he said slowly. “I want witnesses, interrogations, any information we

I leaned back in my seat a little. “We’ve spoken

said through her sniffles. “She’s clearly

the

the way she was speaking to me, but I chose to ignore it and looked over at

possibility of bias there and I think that there’s more to the

his posture and folded his

in a strangely cool tone.

on here? What did

of this Ca ssandra Keller and her

don’t like what I’ve heard. With your permission, Your

was, but one of them was working for the Moses

just as he did the others. But he

Alpha King’s decision?” I challenged

then gave me a small bow of

that. I just worry about you. I want to make sure everything is well with you. You know me. I would do anything for the

my chest. “I see. I question. your dedication to Wegalla, Oliver, as you keep challenging

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