Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

Chapter 179 How sad

CASSANDRA

My eyes widened in shock at the gruesome sight, and for a moment, I thought I was going to vomit. Nausea sent waves of discomfort through me, and I shivered in fright.

As a healer, I’d seen plenty of blood and wounds over the years, but it was far different when the wound belonged to someone I knew.

“Stop!” I begged Kaleb and rushed over to where the guards had started, dragging Kane away. I nearly skidded on the wet floor but managed to find my footing just in time. The guards snarled at me and were about to stop me, but Kaleb raised his hand.

“Let her pass,” he remarked in an amused tone, and the incredibly tall men released their hold on Asher’s brother. Kane slumped over and then fell to the ground. Blood began to pool on the ground, and as the metallic smell hit the air, the nausea returned, but I forced myself to be brave.

I crouched down and carefully looked at his wound. The cut on his arm was deep, nearly to the bone. He was losing blood rapidly, and I wished I could find something to stop the flow.

“I’m okay, Cassandra,” Kane tried to assure me, but his voice was weakened. His body trembled and his violet eyes grew more distant with every passing moment. His substantial blood loss had rendered him on the verge of losing consciousness.

From his place beyond us, Kaleb began to clap, and when I glanced behind me, the king of Yurene’s cruel

smile had widened.

“Lord Kane must be over the moon now,” he mused, and then he chuckled. His words made no sense and neither did his motivations. Though he had always been a strange man, he’d never come across as cruel or evil. But as I studied him, it was as if he were a different person entirely, someone I didn’t know as well as I thought |

did.

“Kaleb, what’s going on?” I asked as I glared at him in confusion. “Why are you doing this?”

“Why am I doing this?” he repeated back mockingly, and then he shook his head as if it were obvious. “Oh, Cassandra, you already know the answer to this. What I want is simple enough. I want you to come with me to Yurene.”

I stared at him in disbelief.

What?

foreign king that I wouldn’t be able to accompany him to the Northern country. So, why was he going to such an insane length to bring me with him? And how had Kane gotten in

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you kill Spike?” I asked as the realization crossed my mind.

his head and then laughed.

Healer Cassandra, I did not,” he said with a tilt of his head. “In fact, you did. Remember that- bottle of

dropped in complete disbelief and my lower lip began to tremble as another chill ran down my spine.

shock and I began to shake my head. “No no,

winked at me. “It’s a secret, my dear.”

darted over to Spike. While the imposter had been a villain who’d played a part in the inferno that had destroyed my former life, he hadn’t deserved to die like that. He was troubled, arrogant, and not a good person,

man

down

you do this?”

fury, the king of Yurene simply smirked and shrugged. It was just a little bit of fun for my enjoyment. I could very well have just killed Spike, but I thought

down at me, all traces of the kind man I’d met had vanished. He looked more like a demon than a friend, and as

realization crossed my

the attempted kidnapping in the market too?” I demanded.

nod. “I have to

made up as well?” I

face but didn’t answer me directly. “You’ll

my dead body,” I hissed as I glared at him. “I’m not going with you, Kaleb. The Alpha King

king won’t be returning today,” Kaleb laughed. “Perhaps not even tomorrow. In fact, his return doesn’t matter at all because you’re leaving with me

do to

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tone, he

to the King of Wegalla. I’ve only carried out a small trick to make sure he stayed