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

remarked. “That’s very kind of you, but-”

crossed over to the doorway, stuck his head out, and called to his guards. “Please

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

and then he pointed to the table. “Please, take

over and sat down at

stared at me with concern in her kind eyes, but I shook my head just enough to indicate they should remain where they were. The maid nodded back at me and continued distracting my son with a toy.

run to them and assure them…

my head was still spinning from the fever, and I didn’t know how to handle everything with Kaleb in the room. Though

returned a little while later and handed Kaleb a dark blue

said in a gruff,

replied and then he gestured to the door. “Leave us.”

room. Once we were alone, Kaleb undid the cap on the bottle. A pleasant smell radiated from the container but I couldn’t

coldness of the balm and slight discomfort rose within me at the king’s touch, but I didn’t fight it. Kaleb applied

battle,” he explained as if he had read

what Erika had mentioned about Yurene. Surely Kaleb was no

the salve, I smiled

you,” I said gratefully. “This feels much better.”

a smirk of his own. “I’m glad it has

I took a breath and continued my thought. “What brought you here? I appreciate you saving me from Margaret’s guards, but why

wanted to speak with you,” Kaleb explained, and then he glanced over at Finnick and Erika. “I have

his gaze. As much as I didn’t want them

you take Finnick for a walk?” I asked gently. The maid nodded with no hesitation and helped Finnick to his feet. As they walked toward the door, my son’s gray eyes met mine. They were full of concern, not

I whispered.

didn’t seem convinced,

to Kaleb and straightened his posture like a little soldier. “Thank

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