Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

Chapter 270

CASSANDRA

Confusion flooded my mind and my lips parted as I stared at Asher. I felt lost, and I kept waiting for the Alpha King to say something more for clarification, but instead, he simply

stared at me.

For a moment, he reminded me of Finnick. The two looked so much alike and this expression was no exception. Sometimes, Finnick would stare at me in the same way if I forgot something I had promised like he was a puppy who had been wronged by his owner. It was a vulnerable look I’d never expected to see on an adult man’s face, and the mere sight of it made my heart hurt.

“What do you mean?” I asked him directly after another moment of silence.

Asher’s dark eyebrows creased together and then he let out a soft sigh.

“I heard that you are about to marry the king of Yurene,” he revealed. “That you two are engaged to one another. Is that true?”

A lump formed in my throat and

my eyes

widened.

How had Asher found out about this? Kaleb had promised to not let him know. It was one of the requirements of our agreement, and he’d violated it somehow.

My cheeks suddenly began to burn as heat surged through my body. Though I had done nothing wrong, I still felt embarrassed. This was something I’d never wanted Asher to find out about, and from his large–eyed stare, I knew my fears had been valid.

“It’s true,” I admitted, but I kept speaking before his mouth could open. “But it’s nothing more than a strategy, Asher. Kaleb wants to use me to achieve some great sorcery, and I, on the other hand, need him to provide antidotes for Wild Crawler. I have no intentions to marry him. I just need to bide my time until the antidotes are ensured, and then I’ll find a way to break it off.”

closer and stared deeply into his eyes.

expression softened and then

never doubted it for a moment,” he assured

my hands

forced you into this and was scared for

engagement?” I wondered. “The news wasn’t supposed to

to attack us, but we stopped her before she could cause too much damage. She said she

That’s why I hadn’t seen Roxy in quite

ran down my spine. I shouldn’t have trusted him for a single moment. All

know her?” Asher wondered

nodded. “She’s the lead of Kaleb’s soldiers and the sister of Raven, another sorceress who’s

had mentioned an attack. Had Roxy managed to hurt him? The very thought made my stomach twist in knots and before I could stop myself, I asked Asher out loud if

and offered me a reassuring smile. “I’m fine. Thanks to Kane’s plan, I came out unhurt and we were able to get Roxy under control. In fact, if it weren’t for her, we wouldn’t have figured out

I frowned. “Kane’s plan?”

Anemond, or at least that’s what I’d asked

another time,” Asher said vaguely. “But Kane’s been with

“And

is Roxy?”

fine and safe but something terrible happened before my departure. Silas was attacked by someone who tried to take Roxy back with him. He must have been her accomplice or something. From what she explained, he

Skillful killer?

at once that had to be Anubis, the suspicious

of his trusted assistants. And Raven didn’t seem to be very loyal to him. This could be a chance to break him, could it? Though

risk losing the medication needed to cure the ailing people in Wegalla, not when I’d endured

Asher took my chin and raised it, causing me to meet