Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

Chapter 272

CASSANDRA

The moment I’d noticed Rayden, it seemed like the guards had done the same. As the tall, dark-haired man from Wild Crawler approached me with long strides, I noticed the guards all tense up in unison.

I began to panic. What was about to happen? And what was Rayden doing here in Vlokwell?

Before Rayden was about to greet me, one of the guards stopped him from getting any closer to me. I flashed Rayden a firm expression and silently let him know that it wasn’t wise to show that he knew me.

I half-expected confusion, but Rayden understood immediately. Instead of acting like he was coming to speak with me, he turned his attention to the guards and wore an expression of confusion.

“I’m so sorry,” he apologized to them with a convincing frown on his tanned face. “I think I’m lost. I had been led to my room by a nice maid before, but I came out here to tell my serv ants that they needed to be careful with our boxes. I know it might sound silly, but when I decided to go back to my chamber, I found myself lost in the crowd. There are so many people here and this is my first time at Vlokwell, after all.”

One of the guards, an older one with gray hair, looked suspicious of Rayden’s

story.

“Where are you staying?” he demanded. “What room and building?”

Rayden answered him quickly, and then the guard’s expression softened, as if he believed him.

“It’s that way,” he said gruffly, and then he pointed beyond us.

Rayden nodded and then gave him a sigh of relief. “Thank you so much for your help, sir. It’s greatly appreciated.”

He left hastily, and as I dedicated the room number he’d provided to memory, I realized that he was staying in the same building Asher and I were in. His room number indicated that he was on the same floor as Asher and I forced myself to keep a straight face even though I wanted to squeal with happiness.

What a lucky coincidence!

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old friend Rayden here in Yurene and now that he was here, perhaps

nodded, I decided to visit Rayden

in the entire side building, and because all

want to overwhelm Rayden straight away, but I

number Rayden had told the guards and then knocked on the door. After the first knock, the door opened, and Rayden’s broad, white-toothed

was another young man I didn’t recognize with him in the room, but he looked much more shy

kindly. “This is my old friend, Melissa, from a Pack on the

and surprise, his companion didn’t question his excuse at

Once he was gone, Rayden closed the door behind him and then stared at me in disbelief. His eyes trailed over me nervously, and he tugged at his long

Cassandra,” he greeted

tea. The room was silent for a while, and once it was done, he sat down

Rayden?” I asked him after a moment. I realized it was blunt, but I couldn’t

Northern king,” he explained. “I thought you must have been forced into it, so I

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seemed that everyone had heard the news of my engagement. Rayden seemed confused

you think,” I assured him vaguely. “That being said, I do