Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

Chapter 199 In the forest

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It wasn’t raining hard at first, but as I left the borders and entered the forest, I could understand what the lieutenant had been getting at. It was pouring quite heavily. Mud covered the narrow path, making it very slippery and extremely difficult for cars to drive through.

Though my black-furred wolf form was agile and gave me the ability to cut corners and run more freely in the forest, I felt it hard to continuously move at a fast speed. Especially when I was still feeling the effects of Adalyn’s drug.

After a while, my fur was drenched and I had to stop every so often to shake off the water. My lungs began to ache after so much physical effort and my vision was narrow because of the growing mist in the forest.

I stopped under a tall tree with a thick and broad trunk to catch my breath and take a short rest. The scent of pine filled my nose and brought me a moment of pleasure though the rest of my physical form was tired.

I sat down and looked around at my surroundings. I noticed to my left, not very far in the distance, there seemed to be a small, wooden house. It wasn’t that unusual a sight. Those houses were s cattered throughout the forest for patrolling soldiers to take a rest if they needed to during their night duties. Their hours were long and it was the least we could do ease their struggle.

As I stared out at the wooden house, I thought I saw movement. I wasn’t sure if it was delusion, or perhaps some lingering side effects from the drug still in my system, but I thought I saw someone entering the wooden house,

I frowned. It was far too early for someone to be taking a break on their shift, as it was still fairly early in the afternoon.

As I tried to spy on the moving figures, my mind raced. It could be rogues. We were close to the borderlands and sometimes there would be ruffians from

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and lingered around until they were caught by patrolling

be here under such

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shook my head. It was likely my imagination running wild. I

and then closed my eyes and rubbed my temples. After a while, I felt a small sense of relief as

Anemond.

an anxious ache in my bones. Maybe the capital was a mess now. Maybe the Beta family’s plan had been even more evil than I’d expected, and Oliver Moses had meant to eliminate me entirely. Adalyn had said her drug was only

enough that I’d believe

city, I didn’t allow myself to grow too

Cas sandra.

desperately needed to see the healer. I missed her so much, and I felt that I’d made a st upid decision. I shouldn’t have kept the discovery of Ector from Ca ssandra. In fact, I should have mentioned that her brother was possibly.alive and that I needed to go to the border to rescue him. I could

to handle the truth. Even if the man hadn’t

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the day. I didn’t want to admit the very fact that C a ss andra might not need me. She didn’t need anyone to have a

Though the two shared the same soul and mind, they were so very different from one another. And as much as I hated to admit it, I had known

or Ca ssandra, my feelings would remain the same. I loved her. No matter how many times she changed, I was sure I would fall in love with her over and over again. We were soul mates and nothing could

dream I’d had just the other night, the dream where Cas sandra had left

it would

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sentry post at Anemond remained the same. They didn’t seem to have noticed anything different, and as I peered around, I didn’t see anything amiss. The rain had become less heavy now, and no one interfered

into a more residential area, and then I shifted back into my human shape. While I was easily recognizable, it would likely cause more alarm to see a large wolf roaming