Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

Chapter 252

ASHER

As I stared at the beautiful yet disgusted face of the raven-haired sorceress before us, I searched

to go about questioning her. Now that we knew her name, Roxy, it was clear that she was on the v a matter of prying her further.

I remembered that I had once attended an interrogation with my father before his death. He’d been sile the dungeon, and once we reached the staircase, he turned to face me with a tense expression and his cold

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“We’re going to teach you some techniques that will be useful in the future,” he remarked sternly. “Pay attention. This will useful in the future when you need to dig out the truth.”

Though I wasn’t too keen on the idea, there was no refusing my father, so I nodded, and then we continued our walk. Once we were in the dungeon, we were met by a pair of my father’s men and then escorted to a cell in the back.

They were interrogating a servant who had been involved in a half-baked plot to steal valuables from the treasure trove of the palace. He’d been caught on the scene, lingering around the entrance of the room, but despite his obvious involvement and intention to steal, he was stubborn and refused to confess.

I couldn’t remember what exactly they had done to make him speak, but when the servant broke down, he told us all of the details and became so cooperative that he even gave away his accomplice.

I hadn’t understood why the servant would give in so easily, but when we left the dungeon, Father said that it was what people did when they felt abandoned and alone. If given the chance, they would act out after perceived betrayal, and try to turn things around by joining their rivals.

That was likely what Roxy was about to do, now that she knew that her accomplice- this Anubis, had betrayed her and left her behind.

We stood there in silence for a while. Neither Kane, nor Silas, nor I dared to speak. We simply waited for Roxy to start the conversation.

It simultaneously felt as if an eternity had passed but also a few minutes, and after Roxy wiped her eyes, I finally addressed her.

“Why are you here?” I asked firmly but still calmly. She seemed surprised by my question, and I half-expected her to scoff at me, but she didn’t.

the North,” she explained, her tone rapid and her voice heavily accented. “I don’t know why he wanted me to do it,

shifted to me at the last word of her statement, and her discontentment was incredibly obvious. She clearly harbored some sort of irritation toward Cassandra, though

seem to approve of his orders, why did you go on the mission?” Kane spoke up before I could,

asked, she answered as if it were obvious, and then she softened. “I have always obeyed no matter

“And yet you didn’t

lips. Though she diddy reply to his mockery, her

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chin slightly. “Where did you come from originally? And how are you able to use sorcery? Yurene has no history of magic power,

for something, and then, after a while,

figure out if you’re joking or pretending to be confused,” she remarked, and then she

blue-green eyes glinted with amusement. “I come from the same place you do. We could very well be fr ancestor. If it weren’t for your first king who betrayed

as my eyebrows knitted

snorted and rolled her eyes. “I see the great king of

within me and I chose not

from the accident and that’s why sorcery and magic is forbidden in Wegalla. It was made forbidden to prevent further damage and

barked out a laugh again and shook her

she remarked. “But then again, it’s understandable… after the purge, nothing about sorcery remained in this country. I suppose the real history of Ewonmiams was obliterated. So, I’ll simply tell you the truth. Wegalla was built on treachery and slaughter, and your first

eyes flashed and his hands were balled into fists at

said is slander, then you’ll be quite surprised by everything else I have to tell you. There’s a story you should all know, Once I’ve finished, you can decide if it’s true or

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warm breeze blew through the wind, I took a deep breath. Despite the nice weather, I

the first king of Wegalla had used the great sorcerers of Ewonmiams to win wars and annex Packs that now belonged to Wegalla. After appointing himself the king, he betrayed the sorcerers and launched a purge against them, which lasted for centuries. Our country was

I heard someone approach and turned to see Kane.

do you feel?” my stepbrother asked

remarked, though it felt like a

truth,” he offered. “The sorceress might be trying to disorient us and distract us