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-

kind of trick could he play?” I questioned

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

what he meant. If

a question I could concern myself with right now. We needed Kane for

shoulder. “I hear you and appreciate your concern, Silas. I’ll handle this and keep an eye on him to

respect and

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

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my conversation will files, we begati our preparation for the next day. We were going to visit

the members.

Chapter 236

their own region and rarely left the hills. In all of my father’s years as

fact would bode well, but it was difficult to say for certain. The Alphas of Wegalla were all so different from one

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

stay there, even if it was just for a single night We wanted to remain as inconspicuous as possible

made camps underneath an enormous pine tree. Kane stayed in the King’s camp, meanwhile Silas decided to conduct the night’s watch with another

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

day. I missed my mate dearly. I wanted to kiss her. I wanted to wrap my arms around her petite frame and pull her close. I wanted to hold her hands

of her long hair lulled me to rest. I managed to get

a sudden noise. It wasn’t loud, but on a night

have

still out

surprised to see that no one else had roused from the sudden sound.

out of my tent and carefully walked out of the canip. I took slow, furtive steps, but my timid pace came to a sudden halt when I found

Beta at once. When he didn’t rouse, I bent down to take his pulse. It was faint, and his chest rose and fell ever so slightly. I