Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

Chapter 92 His mate had been pregnant

ASHER

I raised my eyebrow and stared at the man. A tidbit of information? He truly must have believed in what he had to say. Either that or he was a master of deceit. Regardless, I knew I had no choice. I had to take the bait.

I had to know about Cora.

“Fine,” I said, and I crossed my arms. “What do you have to say?”

The imposter cleared his throat. He seemed just as surprised as I was that I’d agreed to hear him out. He took a second and then began.

“Even back then I found the girl to be quite pitiful,” he remarked. “She looked so innocent. But there’s nothing I could do about that. It was a shame, really.”

My stomach turned as I pictured Cora. From his tone, I could tell she had probably been scared.

I wanted to strike him down.

What had they done to her?

“Get to the point,” I demanded.

“I’m getting to the point, young Alpha,” the imposter said with a wave of hist hand. “I’m simply saying that she was pitiful. She seemed so innocent, so precious. Well, innocent enough, seeing as she was the daughter of such a serious criminal. She was likely tied into their business, so I can’t help but wonder how naive to it all she truly was-”

“Get to the point!” I shouted, emphasizing every word.

The man laughed, and before I knew what I was doing, I lunged forward and

reached through the bars. I grabbed his neck and yanked him forward until his chest smacked against the bars.

“If you keep talking nonsense, I’ll end your life now,” I threatened. “I’m serious.”

my grip around him to emphasize that point, and the imposter struggled for breath. Despite the danger of my hands around his neck, he maintained eye contact with me and didn’t

nearly a minute,

was pregnant, young Alpha,” the man revealed. “She was

world suddenly turned on

of his words crashed down on me. My knees

Cora was pregnant.

pregnant with my

brace myself on as my chest heaved. I’d never felt shock like this before and

to end two lives,” the man spoke again, and he rubbed his neck. His skin had turned bright red from my chokehold, but I didn’t care about

I stammered as a lump formed in my throat.

“It could have been an excuse after all. I’m sure any person under

“Please,” I murmured.

so very violent,” the man sighed. “Vicious, really. I would be very happy to help

the f**k up!” I growled. My inner wolf was going to take control if the

into claws, and I could feel my canines pressing against my

a long moment of silence.

the man from running

been intense enough

had an ounce of control, I took a long, deep breath, and pulled myself together.

quietly, and when I turned back to his

before the fire was

moment the man finished speaking, I turned on my heels and ran out of the dungeon. I nearly lost my footing up the stairs, and as I ascended, I

one person I

Ca ssandra Keller.

fact that Cora had been pregnant before the inferno only further proved my

palace. The guards were surprised to see me rush by so quickly, but I couldn’t stop and explain. My mind was racing just as fast as my feet were carrying me.

story. The imposter had said that Cora had consumed an incurable poison. Is that why her appearance had changed? Ca ssandra and Cora looked nothing alike. Was that a

identity?