Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

Chapter 98 Dark Abyss

ASHER

Kane studied me with an amused smile. His appearance was as immaculate as ever, and he looked well-rested. I envied him. Up until last night, I hadn’t had a decent night’s sleep in weeks. My mind had been too vexed by the viper situation to truly let myself relax, and my body ached too much from my escalating illness.

My head began to pound as if to remind me of the disease. Luckily, Kane didn’t seem to notice my turmoil.

“You seem to be growingly busy these days, dear brother,” he remarked with a sly grin, and then he pouted for emphasis. “I miss playing chess with you.”

“I have been busy,” I agreed, and I let out a small sigh. “How can I help you, Kane?”

“Wow,” he said as his eyes trailed over me. “This definitely isn’t the welcome | expected. You seem to have lost your sense of humor.”

“Too much on my mind these days,” I murmured.

Kane pulled up a chair and sat opposite of me. His lithe frame was lion-like, and his violet eyes danced with amusement. He was like some kind of wild cat, set to pounce at any moment, and just as sneaky.

I knew this wasn’t a friendly visit.

He wanted something.

“My mother is quite freaked out,” Kane noted as he leaned back in his seat and examined his nails. “She heard that you caught and imprisoned one of her private guards yesterday.”

Margaret was freaked out?

The idea of my stepmother in panic was hilarious. She’d always been calm and collected, even when my father had died. She hadn’t shed a single tear, at least not in the anywhere where she could be seen.

Kane chuckled. “So, who was this guard exactly? And why was he apprehended?”

imposter,” I explained. “He isn’t truly a guard, from what intel has been

Kane, but he didn’t look surprised in the

only this time, my tone was far more serious. Something was off and I needed to get to the

behind this,” he

you know that?” I asked without missing a beat.

she isn’t a fool,”

agreed. “But that doesn’t clear her of suspicion. You

nodded his head lightly and glanced at the other side of the room.

than I did. Margaret wasn’t necessarily the one behind this, but she was still suspicious.

would she accept a guard with an ambiguous background?” I asked aloud before I could stop myself. “Did she know who could have arranged the man for this position?”

until Kane looked back at me.

me,” he admitted. “I already tried. You know her, Asher. She never tells me anything like that.”

time, I couldn’t help but

it,” I muttered under

She speaks with me often but holds her personal information at a distance. She’s always been like that. Always worried about her appearance

dismissing my brother when he shifted

know that. I’m going to do everything in my power to make sure that my mother isn’t planning some kind of conspiracy. I promise

though I wasn’t sure how much he could really accomplish. I trusted my brother, but I didn’t trust

closed my eyes and rubbed my temples.

to, but I had this feeling in my gut that she was up to something. She’d always been conniving and wicked, and I didn’t

diplomats of Yurene, for example. My stepmother had made herself scarce and the night had ended in disaster. I found it odd that Margaret, a woman who normally thrived at events

had my stepmother

imposter was one of her personal guards. Had she dismissed him for the

Why wasn’t he guarding

ssandra’s room. Margaret had brought her guards to try to arrest the healer on Adalyn’s behalf. Had the imposter been one of the men who had laid his hands on her? Why had she decided to take justice into her own hands? Sure, she and