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

leave.

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remained silent, and once Kaleb was seated in

make me stare in wonder. Though Yurene thus far was different than Wegalla, it reminded me a lot of

but with much fewer people. The streets weren’t even remotely bustling, and there were half as many tall buildings. I was taken aback by the

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 bars, and I noted that the structure’s stone sparkled in the sunlight. It was

gate was patrolled by several guards outfitted in heavy silver 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

the car stopped, Kaleb turned

said, and though he still appeared tired, there was a

got out of the car, and as we followed the king into the castle,

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indisposed for a while,” he announced, and he ran his hand over his golden brown

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

me.

he said. “I’ll visit you when I

time.”

the king left us, Ms. Benn escorted us to our

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 place was akin to an ice palace. Cold

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

floor.”

us.

she gave me a slight nod,

alone, Erika and I exchanged a

a bitter smile.

guards inside because there was no need for them. The walls surrounding the place

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