Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

Chapter 241

CASSANDRA

The next day, Lawoke with a’lump in my throat. My stomach ached with nervousness, and when I rose from my bed, my entire body trembled so mu li that I needed to sit back down. There was still so much on my mind that I could hardly contain my nerves. As I stared at the rays of sunlight streaming in through the ice-white curtains, I wanted to cry from the

I’d managed to stay strong and keep from breaking down so I wouldn’t worry Erika or Finnick, but that task was proving far too difficult these days. Ronald, Emmett, Kaleb, Raven, Asher.. all of them danced around my mind, rendering me unable te handle anything else.

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I wrapped my hands around my sheets and gripped them tightly, so hard that my knuckles turned white. I hated the king of Yurene for putting me in this position for putting all of us here Emmett too.

Suddenly, I heard movement behind me, and when I turned, Finnick stood by my bed, his favorite teddy bear in his hand. His dark hair was rumpled and his big gray eyes were bleary from sleep, but his expression was concerned.

“Mommy?” he prompted me. “Are you okay?”

I forced a smile and nodded. Wordlessly. Finnick walked over and climbed up into my bed. He sat beside me for a moment and then leaned against me.

“It’ll be okay,” he whispered, and I wrapped my arm around him pulling him even closer.

I kissed the top of his head. “I know, baby. I love you.”

“I love you too,” he whispered.

After a while, we crawled back under the covers and cuddled. Finnick fell back asleep, and though I was too alert to do the same, I closed my eyes anyway.

For now, I needed my baby,

in his

time. she didn’t come to greet me. I supposed that

which surprised me even further. When we stepped out onto the terrace it seemed to be business as usual. His

made any progress?” he wondered with a slight tilt of his head, and then he took a sip of bitter tea Though he didn’t say it out loud. I knew he was referring

briefest of momenty and then nodded my head. I had prepared for this talk and to tell any lies. I didn’t know how much information Ronald already had and I didn’t want hun to think I was ang or doinuing the truth. That being said I decided not to tell him the

galing

anything che, not when

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I wasn’t sure what exactly because Raven refused to tell me. I briefly described what I had seen in those wards, the dying “guinea pigs. Of course,

him. He considered my words for

and he folded his hands on the table. “But I didn’t

sorceries and didn’t know what to make of it. It was

eyes seemed distant and his mouth drew into a

more information next time,” he

that Ronald had realized I hadn’t told him the whole truth. But he didn’t say anything. He ran his hand through his long hair and stared

rest.

“Ms. Benn mentioned she

is fine,” he said simply. “She just needs some rest. Wedding planning has burnt her out,

that he didn’t