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-”

is not Adalyn’s business,” I cut her off. “In fact, it’s mine. I hope that Adalyn wasn’t attempting to interfere with that, but I have a feeling she was.”

head. Her hair flared around her and her

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

I was a little agitated by his boldness, but I was already in the middle of a tense

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

Ca ssandra’s assistant, Becky,” I pointed out, and I leaned back in my seat

did,” Linda said through

the

me, but I chose to ignore it and looked over at Oliver.

be lying,” the Beta said. “And so could her assistant. There’s a strong possibility

his posture and folded his

a strangely cool tone. “About Adalyn clearly,

was going on here?

of this Ca ssandra Keller and her origin and

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

but one of them was working for the Moses family under my nose. That was

thought he could play me just as

the Alpha King’s decision?” I challenged him.

immediately and then gave me

I would never do 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 glory of

see. I question. your dedication to Wegalla, Oliver, as you keep challenging me at every turn. Do you think I’m unfit to

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