Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

ASHER

Chapter 65 News from Kane

I rubbed my temples and tried to remain calm. I was spending more and more time in my study these days to stay away from those who wanted to incite more. trouble or drama around me. I needed to stay relaxed, but the disease was affecting me more and more lately.

Heat spread through me as my head pounded and I could feel sweat building up. I rolled the sleeves of my shirt up and when I did, I winced in surprise. The mysterious black marks had been growing significantly, and now there were some blooming up on my forearms. I wanted Ca ssandra to check up on them, but since she was confined to her chambers, my health check would have to be delayed.

I hadn’t expected any of this to happen. It wasn’t my fault was it? Kane had. warned me beforehand and told me that Adalyn was jealous of how I treated. Ca ssandra. I knew that she was wrathful and hell-bent on destroying the healer.

But what I didn’t understand was how I felt about the ordeal and furthermore, how I felt about Ca ssandra.

All my life, I’d been someone who was always in control. I knew what to say, how to say it, and how to keep things from escalating beyond their means. But ever since, I’d met Ca ssandra, my sense of control had started slipping.

Seeing Ca ssandra’s bandaged hand and finding out that Adalyn had wounded her made me furious beyond imagination. I wanted to inflict punishment upon my wife like no other. There was even a small part of me that wanted to kill her.

I’d only felt this intensely protective over one person before.

Cora.

A thought crossed my mind. It was crazy and nonsensical, but the moment it entered, I couldn’t push it away.

What if Ca ssandra Keller was Cora?

Could she be?

never believed that Cora had really perished in the fire. So what if there was some way she had changed

insane theory could explain why I felt so familiar with Ca ssandra the first time I saw her, why I wanted to

But no matter how much I wanted to push it

curves was all too familiar. I’d known that dress anywhere. It was the same Cora had worn to a ball long ago.

it gifted to her by someone, and if so, who was it? How did they come

a small groan. I wasn’t in any condition to be

rolled the sleeves of my shirt back up.

out from the other side of the door. “He insists on seeing

me?”

I sighed. “Enter.”

the room and smiled at me

brother,” he greeted me as the door closed behind him. “Did you miss

his short journey. Though

I suspected he went somewhere for a reason. He wanted to

visitors

with the diplomats, as she’d insisted that it would be a good chance for them to get to know. the royal family. But Kane had left just before the Northerners had arrived. Margaret was less than pleased by her son’s escape, and I assumed that’s

mattered much. I was grateful my stepmother hadn’t been in

“Now, what can I do for you, brother?”

the chair in front of me and studied me closely. His violet eyes. were narrowed in concern as they scanned every inch of me. “If you don’t mind me saying so, Asher, you’re looking a little worse for wear. In fact… you look like you’ve aged quite a bit.

worry about those,” I muttered sheepishly. “I’m

don’t suspect you are,”

was that. He didn’t push the issue further but

already heard all about what happened between Adalyn and Ca ssandra Keller in that mysterious laboratory,” he remarked as he fiddled with the glass instrument. “I got all of the details from various sources on my way here. I must say, brother, you