Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

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Chapter 81 A taste of jealousy

When Ca ssandra Keller arrived at my study for the health check the next day, was still thinking about Adalyn’s accusatory words. I wasn’t st upid enough to fall for the claim that the healer was somehow entangled with the king of Yurene. There

was no way she had anything to do with him..

I knew Adalyn’s words had come from jealousy.

And yet, I couldn’t help but consider Kaleb. The way the king from the North treated Ca ssandra bothered me greatly. There was something there in the way the tall, foreign man studied her. There was an affection that I didn’t like, one that even now, I couldn’t deny.

But a spy? No. There was no way that the beautiful healer I’d plucked all the way from Wild Crawler was an operative.

“Is everything okay?” she asked me quietly.

“Sure,” I remarked simply.

She spread her supplies out on my desk and then got to work. As she poked. and prodded me, my mind began to wander until I finally slipped back into reality. Ca ssandra was engrossed in her work. I watched her closely as she made notes about my blood pressure and then moved on to the next task with ease.

I wanted to make small talk, but I had the sense she didn’t want to speak with me at all after what had happened between us in my chamber yesterday. What could I say, and what could I do about it all?

A sigh escaped me before I could stop it.

“You can sit closer,” I said-softly.

Ca ssandra looked up from her notes and seemed taken aback by the offer.

“Excuse me?” she asked as her brow furrowed.

myself, and then I took a breath. “I promise, I won’t touch you if

scarlet and then she nodded. She scooted in a little closer, but I could tell from her body

wanted to apologize for what she did. There was no reason why she should have shown up to your chambers and tried to seize you. Her

I’d always wanted to send Margaret away, and now since my father was gone, there was really no reason for her to remain

somewhere else.

with her. I needed to punish her for what she’d attempted to do to Ca

all, Your Majesty, Adalyn was wounded in my laboratory. I understand why Margaret would be angry that

say something in response but didn’t know what. I was reminded of

between us where Ca ssandra had asked me

and I’d said

in my heart

Kaleb was the one that

ssandra nodded and tucked a lock of

private conversation with you,” I said. Ca ssandra

she said. “He did”

a little bit more. Why wasn’t she sharing any of

he talk to you about?” I asked her directly as my head began

silent and then her

courtesy as a gentleman. He brought me some salve from his country to soothe my burn. I don’t know if he’s sent any to Lady Adalyn, but the stuff was quite useful. It took much

“At her family’s estate. She said she was feeling just fine.”

fell silent. She stopped making notes in her journal and her mouth

line. Her hands shook a little, but she managed to steady them quickly and offer

that, Your Majesty,” she said

words “Your Majesty” coming from her lips. They were too cold, too courteous, too/polite. As