Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

Chapter 76 The Scar

CA SSANDRA

I awoke with a start. My chest heaved as I fought to catch my breath and once my vision adjusted to the low light, I realized I was staring into Asher’s steel-gray eyes. Startled, I nearly jumped out of my bed.

As I blinked and looked around, I realized I wasn’t in mine at all.

What was going on?

What had happened to me?

“Ca ssandra,” Asher said softly in surprise. “You’re awake.”

We were in a sp acious room I’d never seen before. The furnishings were extravagant and fine, from the golden-threaded rug on the dark floors to the intricate tapestry hung on the emerald-painted walls. Soft embers glowed from the fireplace on the far end of the room and provided warmth and a light glow. Every surface gleamed and sparkled, and I admired the warm comforter on the bed.

Yet, I couldn’t relax, not when I had no idea what was going on. I pulled myself out of bed and offered the Alpha King a small bow of respect.

“Y-your M-majesty,” I stammered as my head swam with slight dizziness.

As Asher studied me with a strange expression, I became aware of the thin pajamas I’d been dressed in. I didn’t recognize the purple silky fabric from my closet.

Where had it come from?

And how had it gotten on my body?

I became highly aware that I wasn’t wearing a bra, and I fought the urge to cross my arms against my chest. Had Asher changed me out of the suit and gas

mask? Had he seen me naked?

his lips curled into a smirk. The Alpha King was obviously

of grime from that basement,” he continued. “So

as the

The basement.

The assailant.

The Udosyn.

to throb and I nearly fell

bed. “You’re in no state to be standing. You’ve

could protest further, the Alpha King stood up from the chair beside the bed and rushed over to

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murmured, and then I

Asher offered. “But I heard that Margaret tried taking you away this morning and

gorgeous room, with its high ceilings, arched window, and sp

a beat. “I wanted

that Asher could have taken me to,

certain that if he was

more than safe.

better?” he prompted

though I wasn’t sure how true that was. I

found you… things were strange, and they only got stranger. Why were you on the ground? And who

bottles of poison, the snakes, and the books on the table, Asher’s face. grew grim. He nodded as I continued on, and once I got to the part about the strange door and the hidden passageway, his mouth set in a

them went inside to investigate. The passage led to an underground tunnel, which seemed to connect with the sewer system. We couldn’t

“The ones who’d been

he leaned forward in his chair. “Becky found a cure for them. They were just

over me. Thank goodness they were alright. I knew that my assistant had been more than capable, but I couldn’t help but worry about my

to the vipers and frowned.

that house,” I realized. “Since the