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

his point, and Adalyn cried out in pain. She instantly stopped moving, but her face

was intense, more so than I could bear. No one wanted to do anything out of fear

no idea why no one was escorting the young boy to safety. My

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

had anything to say about it.

pushed past the few people who stood between me

out as I took

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

have a brave one, do we?” he mocked me. “Who

“The one who arranged the meeting, in

“Do you think I’m st upid enough to believe

the world. No, I won’t be deceived again. It was

my suspicions were correct after all. He knew about

the book in the library?” I asked him. “And what was

box?”

man huffed loudly.

my mind. I want to talk to the king.

was growing within me. Adalyn’s neck was bleeding pretty profusely. Someone needed to intervene before she lost too much blood. Her amber eyes were glazing over already.

she could lose

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

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

out, and then he laughed. “What nonsense are

I stated again, only louder 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 speak with him so

of significance, more so than her. What makes

felt a crowd of eyes on me. Even Adalyn managed to stare

replied. “Are you trying to suggest the king is in love with you

was amused by

calmly. “But I am his private healer. I mean more

seem to understand.”