Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

Chapter 236

ASHER

*I don’t think this is a good idea,” Silas uttered before I had the chance to say a word.

Kane’s violet eyes flashed and his eyebrows creased together in confusion. “Oh? And what would you suggest we do. Silas I’m not hearing you brainstorm any helpful ideas. Please, the floor is all yours. Offer up something useful.”

Silas’ demeanor grew defensive and his lips drew into a thin line. When he didn’t reply within a second or two, Kane scoffed in his direction.

“That’s what I thought,” my stepbrother remarked and then he smirked. “You have nothing in mind, do you, Moses?”

He took care to emphasize Silas’ surname, and it was spat with venom right back at the Beta. I knew Silas didn’t trust Kane,

my stepbrother fully trust Silas. The two men stared at one another silently, and tension hung in the air. I allowed this to go on for a minute, and then I cleared my throat and stepped between them.

Hot

“Enough,” I said in a low and warning voice, and I held my hands up in an attempt to de-escalate things before they got intense. “Don’t behave like a children. There’s too much going on to act this way.”

Silas took a step back, but his mouth remained curled into a snarl

Kane rolled his eyes and then glanced at the door. “If we’re done here, I’m going to go talk to our soldier. Time is of the essence, brother. We can’t hesitate any longer.

He offered me a small bow of respect but didn’t wait for my dismissal to leave. While I was slightly annoyed by this, I knew he had a good point. Time was indeed limited and we needed to enact the plan as soon as possible.

Silas stared at the door, and once he was certain we were alone, his expression softened.

“Asher, I don’t think this is a good idea,” he reiterated to me quietly. “I know he’s your brother, but I don’t think he should play the part of king. What if he betrays us or plays some kind of trick-

trick could he play?”

worth keeping in mind that Kane’s mother, Mistress Margaret, seems to have an unusual relationship with my father. Considering what my father is

meant. If Margaret pressed a knife against my chest, would Kane

wasn’t a question I could concern myself with right now. We needed Kane for the job and I had to trust him.

and appreciate your concern, Silas. I’ll handle this and keep an eye on him to the best of my ability. For now, we follow

respect and that was that

still wasn’t certam about all of this, I had to trust Kane had my best interests at heart. I had no other choice. He was my brother after all, and I needed as many allies as possible

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preparation for the next day. We were going to visit the Sky Pride

any of the members. The recluuve

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preferred the privacy of their own region and rarely left the hills. In all of my father’s years as king, he’d never mentioned meeting a wolf of Sky

to say for certain. The Alphas of Wegalla were all so different from one another that it was hard

of the journey later that day. After we picked up our belongings, we hiked through the woods until we reached the foot of the mountains. As the sun set and the woods were hathed in the violet haze of twilight, we stopped

for a single night We wanted to remain as inconspicuous as possible to prevent the Sky Pride wolves from hearing of our presence too early. Camping also allowed us to avoid any assassins who would likely have

the King’s

had a tent to myself. I couldn’t really sleep that night. Everything we’d endured. recently swirled around in my mind, along with thoughts of Cassandra, I didn’t know if she was alright, and I had to make great efforts to not think about going to the North to

wrap my

hair lulled me to rest. I managed to get some sleep. but it didn’t last all

when I heard a sudden noise. It wasn’t loud, but on a night as silent as this, it was clear. I sat straight up in my tent.

must have

still out there?

no one else had roused from the sudden sound. Most of the soldiers seemed to be in deep sleep, which was abnormal.

took slow, furtive steps, but my timid pace came to a sudden halt when I found Silas lying

It was faint, and his chest rose and fell ever so slightly. I tried to wake him, but he didn’t react to