Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

Chapter 250

CASSANDRA

I froze in place and my heart pounded in my chest as my head drowned with what felt like a million thoughts.

Had I heard Finnick correctly?

Did my son mean to tell me that Lila was a sorceress?

I knew he didn’t know the word “sorceress” nor did I explain to him what kind of tricks Raven had played during that visit to our chamber. So, there was little chance that he was making this entire thing up. Besides, Finnick wasn’t a liar.

So, did that mean…?

Finnick’s gray eyes grew wider still and he glanced around the room as if to make sure that no one would hear us.

“Mommy, Lila can read my mind,” he uttered, his voice filled with a mixture of shock and amazement as his intensely into mine.

eyes

bore

I forced down the lump that had formed in my throat and searched for the right thing to say. If this was truly the case, I needed to speak with Lila and try to get to the bottom of what was going on.

A child sorceress… it was a concept I’d never considered before, but it made a great deal of sense. Raven, Roxy, Ronald… they all probably grew up with the ability to wield magic. To someone who didn’t possess such abilities, it all sounded so fantastical and incredible.

“Well, if that’s the case, I would like to talk to Lila,” I decided after I took a couple of moments to gather myself. “I want to know what’s going on for myself, okay? Until then, let’s keep this between us.”

***

The next day, Ms. Benn dropped Lila off at our room in the afternoon, just as she usually did.

“I’m still working on the guest list, Miss Cassandra,” she said quietly before she left the room. “I’ll have it to you in two days.

Is that suitable?”

it earlier than that, I nodded my head. “That’s

head housekeeper nodded, and then she closed

questions, and then make sure she took her medicine. Once all of that was handled, I would leave Finnick and Lila

go talk with

me, her ice-blue eyes intense as they stared at me. Her gaze usually sent a chill down my spine, but as I stared back at her today, I felt a small ache in

poor, pretty girl in trouble?

asked after she took her medicine, “Just

head gently

more was going on and quietly

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with me. She complied without complaint

are

little surprised by this. I knew she couldn’t be much older than Finnic

I thought she was at least six or seven. Of course, her

she could break at any

at her again. “That’s a wonderful age. Now, I’m sure you’re wondering what I want to talk about. Finnick…

breath, using

be trusted,”

“That’s exactly the reason why you told him about your ability. You wanted me

a dark rose color

did you want to tell me?” I continued. “Aren’t you afraid I’ll tell someone else?”

head firmly and stared into my eyes. “You wouldn’t. Ever since Finnick told me that you were both going to leave the country, I knew

an adult but also thinking like an adult. Though she was merely five years old, she was evaluating her

it would

do you want from me?” I wondered gently.

“I want to leave this

softly, making sure to remain polite and respectful. “Your

a sorceress but doesn’t know what I can

that,” I tried to urge her. “You don’t know how much your mother loves