Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

Chapter 289

The healer appeared dejected as the Alpha’s daughter stared him down with a vicious expression on her beautiful face, but he seemed to know that it was too late for him to deny the truth.

“Please, forgive me, Kiara,” he pleaded pathetically. “This all got out of hand and it didn’t go the way you think. I didn’t do this for revenge or to spite your father. Darwin forced me to administer the poison. He threatened to kill my wife and children if I disobeyed his orders.”

Kiara softened slightly but I maintained my ferocity. As cruel as it sounded, I wasn’t going to wilt just because the healer had an excuse. If he was telling the truth I would let up, but until I was certain, I wouldn’t relax.

“What does Darwin want?” Kiara repeated herself.

The healer simply glanced at her without saying a word.

The answer was self-evident. If the Alpha died without a proper heir, Darwin would be the one in power. Kiara would either have to marry him or suffer the same fate as her father. Something told me that Darwin had a preference but would accept either option to get what he wanted.

Kiara seemed flustered as she started to put the pieces together, so I spoke to the healer instead.

“Can the Alpha be saved?” I wondered.

The healer considered the question for a moment.

“It would be difficult, but I could try,” he said finally. “I think if I had the proper herbs I could rouse him from his coma and then begin to treat the rest of the poison as I would anything else. It would take some time, and there’s no guarantee, but I think I could try.”

I nodded and then glanced at Kiara. She snapped out of her daze and then nodded. Once I had her turned my attention back to the healer.

approval, I

unkindly. “If you comply, we’ll make

“Of

collar and the healer rubbed his neck and wiped the small droplets of blood away from his skin. My claws hadn’t pressed in hard enough to inflict too much damage, but enough to

us a warning stare before we entered Arthur’s room. He pressed a finger against his

Kiara maintained her distance, but her eyes remained locked on her father. She seemed fiercely determined to make sure he would be okay, and I admired her greatly for

to us about the Alpha outside of the castle. It was

out of the castle and all the way to the side road again. After the healer glanced around, he broke

the Alpha is okay, he informed us. “Darwin had instructed me to increase the strength of the poison the other day, but I didn’t do it. I will stop the administration of the medicine at once and shift him over to normal nutritional pills that should improve

at this news but I

“And you better not be playing any tricks.

why I hadn’t yet used the stronger poison. I don’t

Kiara reached out and held on to the wall, as if trying

alright?” I demanded as concern swelled within

muttered to herself. “How could Darwin

stared into her eyes and offered her a sympathetic expression. “I don’t know,

affectionate moniker slipped out before I could stop

“He’s always been my

saved my father quite a few times when they were in danger. Pack disputes. Though Darwin is much younger than my father, he considered Darwin to be his best friend. He’s always been so kind to

are complicated,” I explained. “Men are

she shook her head. “How st upid

can be hard to recognize a change right away. One also tends to trust