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

him with a raised eyebrow. “I have no idea

have to trust me. I can’t make you do anything. Kill me if you want, Asher Collins, but without me, you’ll never

he was goading me. The urge to just do away with this imposter was strong. But at the same time, I needed

the imposter studied me carefully. His lips curled into an impish

want me dead,” he said. “I can see it in your eyes. But you should know, I’m not the one you should be blaming. I

want?” I growled.

His grin intensified.

need you to send me away. I swear to you

There was no way I was going to let

silent, and the

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 allow you

fist as my muscles tensed

insisted on a private talk with me.

him, he knew I wanted more information about Cora. He also knew that this negotiation

the empire, the man deserved execution.

her almost lethally. That alone was a

the lab between Adalyn and Ca ssandra had been far less terrible and Oliver had practically demanded the healer’s head. There was no doubt that

again, his behavior in the corridor

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

remained.

to do with all

Oliver Moses. Right now,

to my turmoil. Vulnerability wasn’t something I felt very often,

I’d done nothing but obsess over 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

had happened to her, nor allowed. myself to let anyone else in

never care for them like I’d cared