Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

Chapter 75 Vengeance fueled up

ADALYN

Father didn’t look well when he returned home. His cheeks were red and his eyes were frantic as they darted around. As his hands twitched at his sides, I realized that wherever he’d come from, he was in a terrible mood.

or:

Whenever he was angry or agitated, his hand twitched, along with his right eye. As he paced around the room, I saw his eye tick, and I knew that whatever had happened, it wasn’t good.

“What happened, Father?” I asked as I timidly approached.

“You’re an idiot and a fool, Adalyn!” Father shouted as his nostrils flared. His sudden outburst startled me and I took a step back.

“What do you-” I started to say, but before the words could leave my mouth, Mother appeared and swooped in between us.

“Oliver, dear, what’s going on?” Mother said gently, and she rubbed Father’s shoulder. As she tried to soothe him, I took the opportunity to create some distance. between us.

After the incident in the palace laboratory, I’d remained in the House of Moses. My parents had told the Alpha King that I’d receive much better care here than I would there, but it was just an excuse. I knew Father wanted something from me.

Though I didn’t want to admit it, I was incredibly annoyed by it all. I’d expected Asher to at least pop in and see if I was alright, but the Alpha King was nowhere to be found. My husband had accompanied me during my treatments in the palace, but once I’d left and returned to my parent’s house… it was as if I didn’t exist anymore.

Why didn’t he care?

Why hadn’t he come to see if I was okay?

As I sat down in an armchair and looked out the window, I bit my lip and

remained silent.

exhausted in almost

to speak, how to sit, and how to look. Every bit of myself had been painstakingly crafted by my parent’s steady eyes and hands.

why were they angry with me now?

to create a commotion in that healer’s lab. Father had only instructed me to snoop and find out what she was doing. I’d been told I could make small troubles, but not too much

fully intended on only doing that much. But then I’d seen the look on the healer’s face. Ca ssandra Keller. That vile, pathetic healer. She had the most condescending attitude and disposition, and that day, I’d just had enough. She was always in places she

chemicals, I’d intended to teach her a lesson. Not a major one, just enough for her to back off and remember her station. In

Why was everyone always on Ca ssandra Keller’s side, and why was no one rooting for me? I didn’t understand what I’d done to deserve

Father into the room and into his favorite chair. Instinctively, I

he sat down. Once he was seated,

two of us alone. For a moment, I didn’t know if I should say anything. Provoking Father wasn’t always

and

his eye narrowed in my direction, I gulped. “Father, what happened?”

rolled his eyes and

Mother reentered the room. She nearly dropped the steaming cup of tea in her hands onto the polished

we asked in unison.

that true?” I prompted.

to. Before he could make

report.”

I frowned. “Oh.”

Asher said yes right away?

always seemed to be very worried about my relationship with my husband. Part of me was too, but the other part firmly believed it was only a matter of time before Asher accepted me. I was his wife, after all, and

me for love, he hadn’t found solace in other women, either, so I knew I meant something to him. Besides, I was Marco’s mother, and Asher loved

me. I knew in my heart that he would accept Father’s proposition. After all, I was the only daughter of the second most prestigious family in Wegalla. That meant

of report was made,