Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

Chapter 84 Her plan

ASHER

“Your Majesty, I think the intruder could be the same man from the basement,” Ca ssandra explained from the far side of the room.

After the healer had announced her theory in the library, I’d asked her to speak with me privately back in my study. I didn’t want to further trouble the librarian, who was already completely on edge or give the other guards further reason to panic.

If the intruder was amongst the guards as we suspected, I also didn’t see any reason to reveal too much information to the ones present in the library. I wasn’t sure who I could trust these days, apparently, so I assigned the ones who’d investigated the trashed room to clean up for the librarian.

So now, it was just Ca ssandra and I alone together in the study. As she explained her train of thought, I couldn’t help but admire her intelligence. Not only was she incredibly beautiful, but she was very smart, and I liked it.

Cora had been highly intelligent too. It was one of the traits I loved the most.

about her.

I forced myself to shove aside thoughts of Cora and return to the present.

“Go on,” I encouraged her.

Ca ssandra cleared her throat. “The book and the box in the library were both taken and tampered with right after we discovered all of that stuff in the basement. I think it’s too strong of a coincidence. The man might be monitoring us.”

“Interesting theory,” I murmured as I considered the idea. “So, how do you suggest we ‘lure’ him out as you suggested in the library?”

The healer’s cheeks flushed scarlet.

sitting.

the vipers and found his hidden lair, I’m sure the man is curious to know if we’ve figured out the different types of venom. I was thinking that we could exploit that curiosity. Maybe we spread the information that we did find

meeting,” I

the idea of an emergency meeting to share our findings would be enough to get him to try to steal the results of our research.”

trap,” I clarified. “We’re goading him

man could be a

and considered. Ca ssandra was smarter and craftier than I gave her credit for. We could set the trap with little difficulty or effort and still craft a way to check up on all of the guards in

keep the truth of all of this to only the guards you can trust,” she suggested. “I

there’s a chance

why not. I’d like to think the threat isn’t that large, but based on all of our evidence… I

I nodded.

needs to be reinforced,” she

he could handle it. Besides… I worry that the intruder would know better than to go straight to the lab. In

to get to-”

as the realization hit me. Ca ssandra stared at me with a look of confusion until finally, her eyes widened and she understood what

say.

she breathed, and she took a step back. She began to pace and I felt a knot

be easier for him to try to get the answers directly from her rather than try to infiltrate a heavily guarded lab. Ca ssandra was

long, deep breath and then turned back

the guards you assigned to me are never too

stared into her eyes. “In fact, this is highly dangerous. You know that,

in danger. Sorcery is nothing to make light of. We don’t know what he’s planning. You and I have seen

more

around in my mind. This was so much to consider and I didn’t know what to say about it

want you to take the risk?” I blurted