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

idea who you are. You could

“You don’t have to trust me. I can’t make you do anything. Kill me if you want, Asher Collins, but without me,

away with this imposter was strong. But at the same time, I needed

I pondered my next move, the imposter studied me carefully.

can see it in your eyes. But you should know, I’m not the one you should be blaming. I was simply following orders. I’m nothing more than

want?” I

His grin intensified.

I need you to send

was taken aback for a second, but the moment was fleeting. There

silent, and the man

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

as my muscles

I knew why the man had insisted on a

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

best interest of the empire, the man

the Alpha King’s wife hostage and wounded her almost lethally. That

practically demanded the healer’s head. There was no doubt that he would feel even more strongly

in the corridor had been

that was the case, but then again, he didn’t

remained.

was I supposed to do with all

pushed aside my concerns about Oliver Moses. Right now, he

away from the imposter. I didn’t need him to bear witness to my turmoil. Vulnerability wasn’t something I felt very often, but recently, all I felt was emotionally

my every waking minute and plagued my mind. No matter how much I threw myself into my royal duties, I could never shove

to let anyone else in like I had with her. Adalyn, Marco… As sick and twisted

it sounded, I could never care for them like I’d