Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

Chapter 238

CASSANDRA

It wasn’t a joke.

I knew it in my bones

Raven’s expression had given it away the moment she’d been caught.

The storm clouds that had plagued my mind felt as if they’d cleared away, and the puzzle pieces felt as if they’d been pu together.

Mind control.

Sorcery.

Weapon.

That’s what Kaleb wanted, to turn the poor, diseased people into his weapon. Though it sounded utterly insane, this speculation seemed more plausible as Raven fidgeted and kept telling me what she had told me wasn’t a fact.

“I shouldn’t make jokes like that,” she said, her tone jittery and nervous. “Roxy would kill me if she’d heard that.”

The dark-haired sorceress offered me a dry smile, and for a moment, I debated on pestering her further, but instead, I decided to bide my time. It was best to go along with things for my safety, so 1 offered Raven a smile back.

“Don’t worry,” I assured her warmly. “I know you were kidding, Raven.”

She nodded and seemed to soften up a bit. “If you want to know more about the research, Cassandra, you could ask Kaleb Without his permission, I’m afraid I can’t share very much with you.”

I wanted to laugh but forced myself to keep a straight face. As if merely asking the king of Yurene would be enough for him to let me know what he was doing here in this prison tower. Surely, Raven thought we were far closer than we were, or else she would know better than to suggest something like that.

fell completely silent and began to take my blood. I cooperated well and didn’t fidget, though my mind ran in circles the entire time. Once she finished, she placed the tube of blood

some of the questions I knew she would be able to

Marks? I wondered, and I made sure to sound as innocently curious as possible I wasn’t a fan of manipulation, but I was learning that

sunive

the question for a moment,

seemingly more prudent this time,

the body physically.

stronger and

physical

repeated bark

Meanwhile the scholiest Black

they deteriorate

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mean immortal?” I asked as I stared at her in disbelief, unable to contain my

someone immortal… theoretically. It’s just an assumption since no one has actually seen Inferno or used it. Between us, I doubt if Emmett Keller was actually able to make something so potent. I’ve never understood why Kaleb was so persistent in trying

end, her lips curled into a smirk, and I took a moment to absorb this information.

Immortality.

of aging was not only unheard of, but also impossible. It seemed that the only thing in the head of these men in power

that should have been impossible. Was there some merit in what Inferno was capable

I pondered all of the secrets I had to keep. I felt like a pawn on Emmett and

Pawns and players to be shifted about to further their ongoing agendas and lust for power?

frustration. This wasn’t the life I’d wanted for myself, and as I pondered the web that we’d all become tangled in. I thought of Emmett and his part in the situation. I wished I could meet him in my dreams again and tell him that I knew what he’d done. I

for the crimes of

was able to see Emmett in my dreams again, I wouldn’t be able to get clear answers from him. Besides, I’d attempted to reach him for days, even weeks, to no avail. I had no idea how to make

me. Her lovely blue-green eyes nervously observed me.