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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around until they were caught by patrolling

then again, why would rogues be

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running wild. I was tired and physically exhausted, not

form and then closed my eyes and rubbed my temples. After a while, I felt a small sense of relief as the dizziness began to subside. In a few more minutes, I decided I would shift back and

Anemond.

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 meant to slow me down and give me some “rest” but what were her intentions from there? Would she have continued to administer the minor poison and

was vindictive enough that I’d

about the state of the city, I didn’t allow myself to grow too worried.

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

strong enough to handle the truth. Even if the

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a ss andra might not need me. She didn’t need anyone to have a good, happy life. She was independent and powerful. Cora had always needed my hugs

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 from

changed, I was sure I would fall in love with her over and over again.

bad dream I’d had just the other night, the

imagine what it would be like

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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

into a more residential area, and then I shifted back into