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.

continue to struggle, I’m going to have no choice but to press in a

his point, and Adalyn cried out in pain. She instantly stopped

around the 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 longer

escorting the young boy to

man wasn’t going to get away with all

if I had anything

stood between me and the

you!” I blurted out as I took another step closer.

stare at me, and the corridor fell silent.

do we?” he mocked me. “Who

healers,” I retorted as I squared my shoulders. “The one who arranged the meeting, in fact. If you want to know anything about the vipers, you should let Lady Adalyn go.”

I’m st upid enough to believe that? I know this is

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 need

after all. He knew about

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

box?”

man huffed

talk to the king. I don’t need to waste my time on some lowly

was bleeding pretty profusely. Someone needed to intervene

could lose consciousness.

insult me all he wanted. I wasn’t afraid

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

the man called out, and then he laughed. “What nonsense are

an audience with the king? Well, that’s not

he sneered. “You speak as if you hold some kind of significance, more so than her.

suddenly, I felt a crowd of eyes

you trying to suggest the king is in love with you

chortled as if he was amused by my words.

“But I am his private

seem to understand.”