Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

Chapter 64

Chapter 64 Old Beta’s request

ASHER

“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-”

I cut her off. “In fact, it’s mine. I hope

shook her head. Her

was just w-worried a-about M-Marco… All

was a little agitated by his boldness, but I was already in the middle of a tense conversation. The last thing I needed was for this to escalate further when I was feeling so weak and

“I want witnesses, interrogations, any information we can

back in my seat a

said through her sniffles. “She’s clearly lying

the healer’s

me, but I chose to ignore it

a strong possibility of bias there and

posture and folded his

I worry,” he stated in a strangely cool

What was going on here? What did

suspicious of this Ca ssandra Keller and her origin and

I don’t like what I’ve heard. With your

The Beta had a rat among the royal healers. I had no idea which one it was, but one of

me just as he did the others.

you questioning the Alpha King’s

immediately and then gave me a small bow of respect.

I just worry about you. I want to make sure everything is well with

my arms against my chest. “I see. I question. your dedication to Wegalla, Oliver, as you keep challenging me at every turn. Do

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255