Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

Chapter 288

KANE

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Though it was a bold theory I had yet to find evidence to support, I knew it was a stronger guess than anything

else the Sky Pride healers made.

Even though it had been many years since then, I could still remember what Asher’s father looked like when he’d died. His face had the same yellowish sheen as Alpha Arthur’s and his lips were unusually purple. The two men had the same dryness in their skin, and the same frigid bodies.

It was too much of a coincidence to not be true.

If my assumption was correct, that would indicate that the head healer was complicit in this scheme.

But why?

What were the motivations behind it all?

“Is the healer still administering medicine to your father?” I asked Kiara, my eyes still locked on the unconscious

Alpha.

“Yes,” she replied. “The treatments have been more frequent lately because the healer thinks the medicine will help him live longer.”

I knew at once that wasn’t the truth. I could almost be sure that the “medicine” Alpha Arthur was taking was in fact poison. The mastermind behind this plan seemed impatient and couldn’t wait any longer for the Alpha’s death, so the frequency of the treatments had been increased.

Kiara took notice of my expression and wiped the tears away from her face. Her eyebrows knitted together and

she studied me closely.

“What’s wrong?” she wondered suspiciously. “You seem… intrigued. Is something going on?”

I parted my lips, unsure of what to say. I didn’t want to alarm her since she was in such a fragile state, but then again, I couldn’t keep her in the dark. This was her father’s life. She deserved to know my theory.

“I’m wondering if there’s something wrong with the medicine,” I said calmly.

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widened even further. “What makes you

signs,” I answered vaguely. “Signs that

she repeated back, interrupting me. “I don’t understand, Kane. The head healer has served my father

known and seen someone who had been taking chronic poison under the guise of medicine

I reached out and took her hands

It was an instinctual need, the desire to make her feel better. We didn’t know each other well and yet… it was almost as if I’d known her spirit for a while. It was a strange feeling, one l wasn’t used to. I wasn’t known for

thick dark lashes. She seemed disoriented as if this news was too much to bear. Her lips parted a few times but then closed again

Finally, she sighed.

helped administer the medicine quite a few times. What if it’s

your fault,” I interrupted her sternly. “You mustn’t blame yourself. You had

wondered as she shook her head. “My father has always been kind and generous to his people. Everyone loves

It would be too much

don’t know,” I lied and I shrugged to reinforce

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sigh, clearly

next?” she wondered. “We clearly can’t keep letting the healer give my father

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replied. “We can’t let this go on any longer, not when your father’s life

“The healer is supposed to come

seemed like the natural answer,

questioned by someone in a high position, someone she wouldn’t dare go against. If we question him here, we might not get the truth. Do you know which road the healer usually takes

live within the castle, which was something we could use

considered my question carefully and then nodded. She told me where the healer lived and

for him there then,”

offered but I shook my head

too dangerous,”

she insisted. “I would never forgive myself otherwise. Please, Kane. Besides, you have no helpers here. All of the Myriad soldiers left with the Alpha King and the Sky Pride soldiers aren’t very loyal to you. You can’t do this

point. I didn’t have many allies here. Darwin had seen to that personally. I knew it would be tough to do this alone,

“Be ready

later, Kiara and I left the palace undetected and went to the road