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-”

a curing serum is not Adalyn’s business,” I cut her off. “In fact, it’s mine. I hope that Adalyn wasn’t attempting to interfere with

shook her head. Her hair flared around

i-interfere,” she said and her lower lip began to tremble. “She was just w-worried a-about M-Marco… All she cares about is the safety of her

was a little agitated by his boldness, but I was already in the middle of a tense conversation. The last thing I needed

slowly. “I want witnesses, interrogations, any information

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

said through her sniffles. “She’s clearly lying because

the healer’s side.”

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

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

and folded his hands

I worry,” he stated in a strangely cool tone. “About

on here? What did the Beta

suspicious of this Ca ssandra Keller and her origin

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

one of

me just as he did

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

head immediately and then gave me a small bow of

he insisted. “No no. 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 the

to Wegalla, Oliver, as

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