Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

Chapter 68 Who’s the healer

CA SSANDRA

My heart sk ipped a beat.

Was Kaleb being serious?

I searched my mind for the right thing to say, but nothing was coming to me. Meanwhile, I could feel heat spreading through my cheeks.

Before I could suffer for too long, the king of Yurene began to laugh.

“I’m joking, Ca ssandra,” he said with a brilliant smile. “I simply wanted to lighten the air a little bit. But in all seriousness… are you alright?”

I nodded as I rubbed my wrist. The guards had been really rough with me, and I could feel the kind of tenderness on my arm that usually meant a bruise was forming.

Kaleb suddenly noticed the bandage on my wrist and his deep blue eyes widened in surprise.

“What happened to you?” he asked as his eyebrows knitted together in

concern.

I quickly tucked my arm behind my back to keep from alarming him further.

“It was an accident in the lab,” I explained off-handedly, but Kaleb didn’t seem convinced by my words.

“I heard there was an accident yesterday and Lady Adalyn was severely burnt,” he mentioned. For a moment, I considered fessing up, but I didn’t want to get into it with him. The subject was still a little sore and I didn’t want to rehash the drama that had led to my confinement and almost kidnapping by Margaret.

So, I just nodded to my savior and kept it simple. “I heard that as well.”

The king of Yurene studied me for a moment. If he knew the entire story, he hid it well. He ran a hand through his long golden brown hair, and shifted the subject again. “You know, I brought some supplies with me from my country. I have a salve that should be useful and help cure that burn.”

him in

very kind of you, but-”

his head out, and called to his guards. “Please go to my chambers and retrieve

in unison, and then their heavy footsteps rang out. Once they were gone, Kaleb closed the

then he pointed to the table. “Please, take a seat while we wait.

and

my head just enough to indicate they should remain where they were. The maid

run to them

Kaleb in the room. Though we

while later and handed Kaleb a

Majesty,” he said in a gruff,

Kaleb replied and then he gestured to the

sir,” the guard said obediently, and then he left the room. Once we were alone, Kaleb undid the

my bandage and began to apply the salve. I winced at the coldness of the balm and slight discomfort rose within me at the king’s touch, but I didn’t

from battle,” he explained as if he had read my mind.

about Yurene. Surely Kaleb was no stranger to battle..

he finished applying the salve, I smiled at him.

said gratefully. “This feels much better.”

a smirk of his

mind me asking…” I trailed off for a moment, and then I took a breath and continued my thought. “What brought you here? I appreciate you saving me from Margaret’s guards, but why were you outside of my chamber?”

explained, and then he glanced over at Finnick and Erika. “I have some questions, but they require privacy.”

followed his gaze. As much as I didn’t want them to leave, I owed Kaleb an audience.

toward the

I

convinced, but he nodded.

said, and then he turned to Kaleb and straightened his posture like a little soldier.

Thank you, young man. You’re quite the gentleman. Your mother raised you