Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

Chapter 91 Imposter’s condition

ASHER

I froze in place and my blood suddenly ran cold.

Five years ago? A weak spot?

Did he… did he mean Cora? Did he know about her, about the inferno?

How?

“What are you talking about?” I demanded as I regained control over myself. Surely he was trying to rattle me, but what did he mean?

“You know what I mean,” the imposter laughed cruelly, and then he shook his head slowly. “Poor, naive boy. There’s no way you believe that it was an accident. Or that the woman was st upid enough to set the fire herself.”

The lightness of his mocking tone was enough to ignite my fury. I wanted to tear him apart for speaking about her like this. For a moment, I thought I was about to give in to my anger, but I managed to stay calm and smother my agitation.

I rolled my shoulders back and narrowed my eyes.

“What do you know about the inferno?” I demanded. “And Cora Felix?”

The imposter grinned at me and tilted his head to the side. His sheer arrogance was enough to make me sick./

“I know more about them than anyone else,” he said calmly.

I considered my options. Brute force would get me nowhere, but at the same time, I wasn’t about to just lie down and take this insolence. I was the Alpha King of Wegalla. I needed to act the part.

“How do I know I can trust any of the words that come out of your mouth?” I

raised eyebrow. “I have no idea who you are. You could be

me. I can’t make you do anything. Kill me if you want, Asher Collins, but without me, you’ll

was strong. But at the same time, I

studied me carefully. His lips curled

you should know, I’m not the one you should be blaming. I was simply following orders. I’m

do you want?”

His grin intensified.

simple. I need you to send me away.

There was

remained silent, and the man spoke

is worth the exchange,” he said, and then he raised an eyebrow and gripped the bars again. “Don’t you want to know who was behind the inferno? Or what your little mate said before her death? I can tell you all of that and more. Hell, I could even give you the evidence that would

as my

man had insisted on a private talk with

as I wanted to end it all and kill him, he knew I wanted more information about Cora. He also knew that this negotiation would only

of the empire, the man deserved

taken the Alpha King’s wife hostage and wounded her almost lethally. That alone was a punishable

in the lab between Adalyn and Ca ssandra had been far less terrible and Oliver had practically demanded the

in the corridor had been troubling.

the Beta tried to kill the man to avenge Adalyn? Was that the reason for his bloodthirstiness? I wouldn’t blame him if that was the case, but then again, he didn’t seem okay with the

remained.

supposed to do with all

concerns about Oliver Moses. Right now, he didn’t matter.

witness to my turmoil. Vulnerability wasn’t something I felt very often, but recently, all I felt was

what had happened to Cora. It haunted my every waking minute and plagued my mind. No matter how much I threw myself into my royal duties, I could never shove the memories of my former mate aside, or allow myself to truly live.

allowed. myself to

care for them like I’d cared