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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hazel eyes widened even further. “What makes you

vaguely. “Signs that

Kane. The head healer has served my

calm her. “But I’ve known and seen someone who had been taking chronic poison under the guise of medicine before. He shared certain traits with your father,

daughter fell silent. Without thinking, I reached out and took her hands in

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 my ability to connect with people but

if this news was too much to bear.

Finally, she sighed.

healer and I’ve helped administer the medicine quite a few times. What if it’s poison after all? That

interrupted her sternly. “You mustn’t blame yourself. You had no reason to suspect otherwise,

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

mind, I didn’t tell Kiara my theory. It would be too much of a blow to her and she was too fragile to

don’t know,” I lied and I shrugged

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a sigh, clearly buying my lame

do we do next?” she wondered. “We clearly can’t keep

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tell us the truth,” I replied. “We can’t let this go on any longer, not when your father’s life is in the

to come back in

like the natural

healer needs to be questioned by someone in a high position, someone she wouldn’t dare go against. If we

live within the castle, which was something we

and then nodded. She told me where the healer lived and the

wait for him

offered but

too dangerous,” I

would never forgive myself otherwise. Please, Kane. Besides, you have no helpers here. All of the

that personally. I knew it would be tough to do this alone, so despite the voice

I advised. “Be ready to

a half later, Kiara and I left the palace undetected and went to the