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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eyes widened even further. “What

I answered vaguely. “Signs that there

understand, Kane. The head healer has served my father for more than

if to calm her. “But I’ve known and seen someone who had been taking chronic

fell silent. Without thinking, I reached out and took her hands in mine. They were deadly cold and she was

find a way to soothe her. 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 my ability to connect

thick dark lashes. She seemed disoriented as if this news was too much to bear. Her lips

Finally, she sighed.

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

interrupted her sternly. “You mustn’t blame yourself. You had no reason

father has always been kind and generous to

I didn’t tell Kiara my theory. It would be too much of a blow

and I shrugged to reinforce my

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clearly buying my lame

next?” she wondered. “We clearly can’t keep letting the

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need to confront the healer and force her to tell us the truth,” I replied. “We can’t let this go on

come back in two hours. We can confront

the natural answer, I shook

someone she wouldn’t dare go against. If we question him here, we

healer didn’t live within the castle, which was something we

told me where the healer lived and the route they took to get

wait for him there then,” I

with you,” Kiara offered but I shook my head

too dangerous,”

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

allies here. Darwin had seen to that personally. I knew it would be tough to do this alone, so despite the voice in

soon,” I advised. “Be ready to come with me. We’ll meet in

palace undetected and went