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.

what, darling, if you keep continue to struggle, I’m going

his point, and Adalyn cried out in pain. She instantly stopped moving, but her face grew even paler. She looked like a corpse, she was so colorless.

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

escorting the young boy to safety. My heart ached

me. This sick, twisted man wasn’t going to get away with all

anything to say about it.

me and the circle of guards. and cleared

you!” I blurted out as I

at me, and the corridor fell

he mocked me. “Who the hell

of the royal healers,” I retorted as I squared my shoulders. “The one who arranged the meeting,

scoffed. “Do you think I’m st upid enough

by the greatest sorcerors in the world. No, I won’t

all. He

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

box?”

huffed loudly.

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

frustration that 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

she could lose

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

I blurted out. “Please, just let

the man called out, and then he laughed. “What nonsense are your babbling on about

the king? Well, that’s not

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

felt a crowd of eyes on me.

suggest the

he was amused by

am his private healer. I mean more

seem to understand.”