Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

Chapter 278

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Though there was still so much doubt in my heart and mind about this entire situation, Emmett seemed to have an explanation for everything.

“It’s true that Kaleb’s father’s condition worsened quickly, but he wouldn’t have died so early if Kaleb hadn’t been the one to end his life,” he said. “As for Asher, it’s because he’d been trying to control his condition for all these years.”

I sat there for a second and then my frown deepened even further.

“I don’t understand,” I admitted as my eyebrows creased together. “What do you mean, Emmett?”

“People who drink the concoction gradually lose their own minds,” Emmett explained. “Over time, they become nothing more than mere puppets for their master. A vessel without their own souls. My father had felt sorry for Asher. He thought it was evil and unforgivable to use an innocent young boy like that. So, before his death, my father asked me to try my best to cure Asher.”

I blinked back at him in surprise. Emmett had tried to cure Asher? When had this happened?

“How?” I asked. “And when?”

“I did my best to get Asher’s condition under control,” Emmett continued on as if I hadn’t interrupted him. “Every year, I would disguise myself as one of the royal healers and give him medicine I’d crafted to help.”

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That’s why you left Wild Crawler for a while every year,” I said, and then I frowned. “But you were meeting with Kaleb…”

“Things were complicated,” he sighed as he shook his head slowly. “And they only grew more complicated as the years went by. Kaleb somehow discovered the truth behind the concoction and tracked me down. He wanted me to help him just as his father had ordered around/mine.”

He paused for a moment and his lips drew into a thin line. “I knew I was going to die by his hand one day. Kaleb was more uncontrollable than his father and far more volatile.”

“Was Kaleb the one who killed you?” I wondered as I met his gaze. Sadness bloomed within me at the thought. While Emmett and I hadn’t shared a

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me, but he didn’t follow through,” Emmett sighed. “I killed myself before he had the chance to do so. I burned

up. This was far more intense of a conversation than I’d expected, and while I was

as I searched for the right thing to say, and after a while, tightness gripped my chest. I had a question, but I didn’t want to ask it. It was too hard and I wasn’t

know the truth.

uttered once I found the courage to

Emmett shook his head. “On the contrary. I’ve already found

as my heart raced in

studied me carefully. “I hadn’t figured it out until I met you. After I’d saved you from the inferno and realized you were Asher’s fated mate, I discovered something. If I wanted to cure Asher and stop his soul from diminishing, I needed to find someone who shared part of his soul or a bond with it. For most people, it’s impossible, because they don’t have a fated mate. For normal pairs, their wolf souls exist alone, and the

as I realized the truth. “You mean Asher could

felt was anger. It burned deeply

take my wolf soul from my body?” I demanded as my hands curled into fists. “Why hadn’t you told me all of this before? Everything would have been

I’m not a selfless man. It’s true that if I’d

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I didn’t care if I died, but I didn’t want the great sorcery I’d taken

my temper.

abilities,” he said quietly. “Besides, it