Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

Chapter 235

ASHER

I had never expected the condition to be so dangerous for me. Of course, expectation was one thing and reality was another.

I stared down at the killer whose throat had just been slitted. He was the third killer we’d been forced to take the life of this week. Though these would-be assassins were not very skilled, they all seemed to be loyal to their master. None of them had said who sent them here to kill the king before their deaths, but Kane and Silas had their theories. My stepbrother thought it could be just about anyone, but the Beta assumed the man who hired these assassins was his own father.

Though Oliver was the most suspected of the bunch, Kane suggested that it wasn’t just him who wanted to use this chance to take the crown.

The second and third killers came only half a day apart, which meant our whereabouts had been exposed. It came as no surprise to me that our route had been compromised. Since we had taken command of the Myriad and taken a few elite soldiers with us, Oliver must have gotten the news from his spies. The old Beta had eyes everywhere in Wegalla. As much at I hated to admit it, we were never truly safe from his watchful gaze.

If only I’d known that Oliver Moses was so wicked before all of this had gotten so out of hand. I would have dismissed him from my court much earlier bamshed him and his villainous family to the borderlands,

All except Silas, of course. The youngest son of Moses had been a worthy ally and I was grateful to have him at my

side

“Til be sure to ensure that our soldiers are extra vigilant from here on out, Silas swore. his golden eyes fixed intensely on the body of the assassin’on the ground.

“That’s not enough” Kane remarked, his face worried. The more Packs we visit, the more people will know what situation their Alpha King is m. It might incur more and more killers from different parts of the country.

wondered as frustration swelled within

the Alpha King once this war begins We need to know who is going to have your back once things in Wegalla escalate. That

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king? An

wasn’t sure how to feel about this plan.

you intend for one of the soldiers to pose as me?” I asked

Myriad have all gone through intense training. They’re too hardened to pass as a king and have no experience or opportunities to witness how a royal is meant

Kane for a moment and then understood what his brother truly meant. It was a crazy idea, one

speak. “Do you intend-”

a nod. “We need to change clothes. You will disguise yourself as a soldier, and

quite agree

his sentence. “This is too dangerous, Kane. You’re too important to risk.

to act since I’ve been living in the palace for so long. I’ve observed your father and yourself for years. I know your mannerisms. your speech patterns, everything. We may not look much