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.

grinned. “Oops. How clumsy of me. Tell you what, darling, if you keep continue to struggle, I’m going to have no choice but to press in a little

Adalyn cried out in pain. She instantly stopped

room. This was intense, more so than I could bear. No one wanted to do anything out of fear for Adalyn’s safety, but the

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

flooded through me. This sick, twisted man wasn’t going to get

I had anything to say about it.

few people who stood between me and the

as I took

me, and the corridor

brave one, do we?” he mocked me. “Who the hell

as I squared my shoulders. “The one who arranged the meeting,

upid

rons could have figured out the poisons that were created by the greatest sorcerors in the world. No, I won’t be deceived again. It was a nice try, healer, but you’re going to

after all. He knew about the Ewonmiams.

the library?” I asked

box?”

huffed loudly.

questions,” he practically growled. “You know what, I’ve changed my mind. I want to talk to the

tried to shove down the frustration that was growing within me. Adalyn’s neck was bleeding pretty profusely. Someone needed to intervene before she lost too

could lose consciousness.

could insult me all

hostage instead!” I blurted out. “Please, just let Lady Adalyn

me?” the man called out, and then he laughed. “What nonsense are your babbling

“You say you want an audience with the king? Well, that’s not going to happen if you kill his wife. You want to speak with him so badly? Take me

the king care about some healer?” he sneered. “You speak as if you hold some kind of significance,

and suddenly, I felt a crowd of eyes on me. Even Adalyn managed to

man replied. “Are you trying to suggest the king is in love with you or something?”

was amused by

private healer. I mean more to him than your

seem to understand.”