Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

Chapter 88 Take her place

CA SSANDRA

As I fought to catch my breath and make sense of all of this, Lancel spoke up

and called out to the man.

“Release the Alpha King’s wife,” he pleaded carefully, and he raised his hands as if in surrender. “We can reach an understanding, but only if you let her go-”

“An understanding?” the man scoffed, and he shook his head slowly as he held tightly onto Adalyn. “There’s nothing to understand. There’s no way you’re going to handle this peacefully. I know I’m dead anyway, so I may as well just take her with

me.”

He gripped onto her even tighter still and dug his claws further into her arm. Adalyn whimpered as trails of blood poured down her skin. My eyes welled up with

tears before I could stop them. This was cruel.

As much as I detested Adalyn, she didn’t deserve this.

“Do you like that, baby?” the man laughed as she writhed under his hold. “Huh? Keep squirming and I’ll do much worse. Trust me, I have all kinds of ways to hurt

you.”

“The king won’t let you get away with this,” Adalyn blurted out bravely.

The man laughed again, and the cruel sound of it was almost enough to send. me to my knees.

“Sure, whatever you say, gorgeous,” he mocked her. “I don’t see him around, do you? Besides… I don’t care what happens to me. All I want is the taste of one of the beautiful women in Wegalla before I go…”

He leaned in close and pressed his lips against Adalyn’s neck. She cried out in disgust at the vulgar display, but as she tried to shift her body away and break free,

the man’s claws dug into her neck. Blood began to spill onto her collarbone and my stomach turned a little at the sight.

you keep continue to struggle, I’m going to have no choice but to press

his claws in further to prove his point, and Adalyn cried out in pain. She instantly stopped

wanted to do anything

young boy to safety. My heart ached for him. He didn’t deserve this. No one deserved anything

sick, twisted man wasn’t going to get away with

anything

people who stood between me and the circle of guards. and cleared my throat.

out as I

at me, and the corridor fell silent. The man let out a laugh.

we?” he mocked me. “Who the hell are

meeting, in fact. If you want to know anything about the vipers, you should let Lady

I’m st upid enough to believe that? I

created by the greatest sorcerors in the world. No,

all. He knew about the Ewonmiams.

book in the library?” I asked

box?”

man huffed

my mind. I want to talk to the king. I don’t need to waste my time on some lowly healer who doesn’t even understand anything.”

down the frustration that was growing within me. Adalyn’s neck was bleeding pretty profusely. Someone

could lose

breath. He could insult me all he wanted. I wasn’t afraid

I blurted out.

called out, and then he laughed. “What nonsense are your babbling

this time. “You say you want an audience with the king? Well, that’s not going to happen if you kill his wife. You want to

you hold some kind of significance, more so than her.

a crowd of eyes on me. Even

replied. “Are you trying to suggest

if he was amused by my words.

said calmly. “But I am his private

seem to understand.”