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.”

for breath. Despite the danger of my

a minute, he began

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

suddenly turned on its

down on me. My knees wavered and my eyes started to well up involuntarily.

Cora was pregnant.

was pregnant with my

a few steps back from the bars. I searched the room for something to brace myself on as my chest heaved. I’d never felt shock like this before and for a moment, I

spoke again, and he rubbed his neck. His skin had turned bright

as a lump formed

he continued anyway, his tone. serious for once. “It could have been an excuse after all. I’m sure any person under those circumstances would

“Please,” I murmured.

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

I growled. My inner wolf was going to

control. My nails had already. sharpened into claws, and I could feel my canines pressing against my lips. My entire body shook as I battled my beast.

of silence. My

keep the man from running his

been intense enough

took a long, deep breath, and pulled

not?” I asked the man quietly, and when I turned back to his cell, the imposter’s expression

before the fire was set.

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 wanted

Ca ssandra Keller.

was really Cora. And the fact that Cora had been pregnant before the inferno only further proved my theory.

until I reached the entrance of the 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

rest of the story. The imposter had said that Cora had consumed an incurable poison. Is that why her appearance had changed? Ca ssandra

identity?