Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

Chapter 237

CASSANDRA

Though I was scared to do so. I decided to ask Kaleb if I could get some medicine for Ms. Benn’s daughter. I couldn’t let poor Lila suffer through the symptoms of her illness any longer. The herbs Td given the head housekeeper were enough to dull some of the aches and pains that came with pneumonia, but to be fully cured. I needed real antibiotics.

So, I summoned my strength and then requested an audience with Kaleb. The king of Yurene met with me in the same meeting room we’d conversed in the other day, and when I crossed through the doorway, there was an almost amused glint in his navy blue eyes.

“Cassandra,” he greeted me as I approached the couch and took a seat. “To what do I owe the pleasure of this meeting?”

I decided to skip straight to my request. “I need some medicine. Antibiotics and others. Is that something you could assist me with?”

“Medicine,” he repeated back, and then he raised an eyebrow. “Why do you need it? Are you ailing? Or perhaps it’s for your

son or maid:”

He instinctively leaned back as if I were contagious and I fought the urge to laugh. Instead, I maintained eye contact and then shrugged.

“None

OF

us are sick,” I replied. “The weather and the environment in Vlokwell are so different than Anemond. I want to be prepared just in case our immune systerns can’t handle the sudden change,”

but I wasn’t about to tell the Northern king about Lila and her illness. I didn’t want to cause Ms.

It wasn’t exactly the truth, bi Benn any trouble.

“Raven can cure you of any disease or ailment,” he said with a raised eyebrow

I was forced to think fast on my feet.

“I don’t want to rely on sorcery and magic,” I explained. As a healer myself, I’m more comfortable with the normal methods. of medicine. I do hope you can understand”

at me for a moment

he said. I was surprised he didn’t argue with me, but I was relieved that it wasn’t a

to rise from the couch, but Kaleb stopped me before I could get

Cassandra,” he said, and then he smirked. “Now that that’s handled, I will escort you to the prison

an obvious next destination. “Don’t you remember? You have to receive a tull health Pamination. Raven is awaiting

conducted them a million times. But it had taken me months to come around to feeling relaxed in Anemond’s clume. Yurene was

sort of position in decline agreed chalchs terms, and if I wanted

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needed to

nodded my head, and then Kaleb held his hand out to me. I accepted it, though his touch made me deeply uncomfortable, and without any hesitation, we left

far taller than I’d expected. Unlike Wegalla, where all of the

shape by any means,

It was nearly impossible

a laboratory. An empty bed was set up in the center and three researchers stood around. One

and when we parted ways, I noticed the other two researchers were smiling at me. Despite their friendly expressions, I still felt a little chilled. The laboratory was rather different than Keller’s in Anemond, and I had the sneaking suspicion that this room was used for human subject research.

few words with her. I didn’t hear his opening statement, but

haven’t seen Anubis today,” she said

remarked, and his

the king rolled his dark

information about her, so he went to

will be just fine.”

turned to leave, but before he dul, he made one last request

agreed, and then Kaleb

gather as much information as possible. This place seemed scary, but I knew after everything

Raven assured me. This will be an

Thope I don’t have to lie

with a wave of her

at best, and then