Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

Chapter 204 Mysterious woman

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I blinked in confusion and tried to gather myself, but my heart raced, and my head felt as if it were drowning in a sea of thoughts.

Beams of sunlight filtered in through the window, which told me it was already morning. That dream had felt so short, but hours had passed by like minutes.

“I’m sorry to wake you,” Erika apologized when I met her eyes again. “I found you shaking and grew worried. Your teeth were clenched, and you were whimpering. Did you have a nightmare, honey?”

I shook my head, but only a little. It wasn’t exactly a nightmare, though it had been unpleasant. I wondered if “Emmett” would have told me something useful if my dream hadn’t been interrupted. I didn’t believe the dream would have been prophetic, but I wondered if my late husband had indeed left me something like he’d said.

He must have because otherwise, why was Kaleb so determined to bring me to the North? But what could it be? Emmett hadn’t left me anything besides thick medical tomes and some of his notebooks. Nothing in those books seemed suspicious… but had I missed something?

Part of me wanted to scream in frustration. This was all such a tangled mess. All I wanted was to go back to my life at Kellers and divide my time between patients, Finnick, and Asher. I dreamed of a world that didn’t involve warring Packs, military coups, mysterious illnesses, and hidden identities. I just yearned for a

normal life.

But I knew that wasn’t possible. I was too deep in it now to go back to living a normal, carefree life.

I managed to gather myself and convince Erika that I was fine, and though the maid didn’t seem all that convinced, she let the subject go. We woke Finnick up a bit

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later, and soon after, a guard arrived at our door and informed us it was time to

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quickly, left the inn, and filed back into the car. Just like last. night, we remained silent, and once Kaleb

in wonder. Though Yurene thus far was different than Wegalla, it reminded me a lot of Wild Crawler in the winter. It was full

was called Vlokwell. It was a large city, resembling Anemond, but with much fewer people. The streets weren’t even remotely bustling, and there were half as many tall buildings. I was taken aback

more like a castle or fortress. The white brick walls were very high, with towers rising into the sky and a large, s piked gate surrounding it. The many windows of the palace were covered by thin black

armor, and as they let us through and into the palace grounds, I wondered if Yurene was at war. I wasn’t sure if they had any conflicts with any of the surrounding countries or Pack s at the present, but the security here was obviously strict. We had passed quite a few sentries after

car stopped, Kaleb turned around to face

palace,” he said, and though he still appeared

we followed the king

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the diplomats, so I’ll be indisposed for a while,” he announced, and he ran his hand over his golden brown

named Ms. Benn. She was a serious woman with pale blue eyes, a slightly pinched mouth, and blonde hair that was pulled back into a

me.

he said. “I’ll

time.”

left us, Ms. Benn escorted us to our room, which was located

Like the rest of the palace, the walls and floors were white, and while there was a little color from the pale blue bedspreads, it wasn’t enough to feel comfortable. Though it had many amenities, like the enormous beds, a desk, a small dining area, and a sitting room, this

anything else, come visit me in my parlor,” Ms. Benn announced after she finished the tour of the room. “It’s located at the left corner

floor.”

us.

I replied, and after she gave me a slight nod, the head se rvant

alone, Erika and I exchanged a glance, and then

a bitter smile.

I nodded. She was right. The whole castle felt like a well-guarded prison. There weren’t any guards inside because there was no need for them. The walls surrounding the place were thick and high. Looking through

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