Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

Chapter 290

Kiara’s plan was far too risky, even by my standards.

I hadn’t exactly been known for my self-preservation skills, but then again, I still knew when things were too dangerous to do.

When Kiara finished speaking, I shook my head and frowned deeply.

“I can’t let you do this,” I said sternly.

“I must,” she insisted, answering my frown with one of her own. “You know I must, Kane.”

She was incorrect. I didn’t know such to be true. Kiara intended to offer herself as bait. She planned to seduce the truth out of Darwin’s mouth. She would speak with the villain in private and try to irk him into making him confess his disloyalty to her father. Meanwhile, I would summon the key members of the Pack and lead them to the room, making sure they heard what Darwin said.

Normally, it would have been a half-decent plan, but the idea of Kiara putting herself in that position didn’t sit right with me.

“I know how to protect myself,” she insisted when I fell silent. “Besides, I don’t think Darwin would dare to kill me. And you’ll arrive soon after the talk begins, so if anything happens, you could step in right away.”

“Just because you can doesn’t mean you should,” I sighed and I pinched the bridge of my nose between my fingers. “If we need to confront Darwin and force him to tell the truth, I should be the one to do the job. You shouldn’t be the one shouldering all the risk. I know you said Darwin wouldn’t kill you but-”

Before I could finish my statement, Kiara stepped forward and placed her lips against mine. I was taken aback but didn’t pull away. Her lips were warm and soft, and her perfume was intoxicating.

We remained there, tightly pressed against one another until she finally pulled back and gazed up at me with warmth in her eyes.

“I understand the risk,” she said softly. “But I’m the best pick for the job, Kane. Darwin likes me he’s always considered me naive. He would be defenseless.”

I studied her for a moment, my

I was a bit puzzled.

It took me a second to gather myself and then I spoke.

said again. “Alpha Arthur might

you can’t wait, nor can the Alpha King. Besides, I can’t bear it anymore. I can’t see Darwin in power while my father is suffering from the poison he gave him.

can’t stop me. If you aren’t willing to help carry out the plan, I’ll

to her room before dinner because he was busy all day and that was the only time he could agree to, but it gave me quite a bit of difficulty in persuading

meeting in her room at such a time. I couldn’t blame them. If I were in their position, I would not have followed me so easily either. An outsider asking them for

they thought the lady might have

Most of them anyway.

one elder who didn’t want to comply. He was an ancient man with a long, thick white beard and beady eyes. He seemed to see

utterance, my agitation grew. The longer he dragged, the more time he wasted, and I

was worried

the end, I had to threaten the elder, which caused more suspicion and doubt from the others. Normally, I would have conducted myself more politely, but

still deal with all of you in no time,” I warned. “If anything happens to Kiara because

my threat.

Kiara’s room, I noticed that the door had been propped open just a hair. It wasn’t enough to be detectable, but allowed us to hear what was being said immediately. When we arrived, we could hear Kiara and Darwin having an

elder who’d given me trouble asked, and I held my finger to my lips to shush him. All seemed confused but obeyed

future because

of the Pack members’ eyes on me. “I love you, Kiara, and I know you share the

Kiara insisted, and she began to sniffle.

has no right to interfere with his daughter’s marriage,” Darwin replied, his tone

has the legal right to decide everything according to his

as long as he’s alive,” Darwin remarked.

back a smirk. Perhaps this would

my father

widened their eyes

Sh t.

Luckily, before they had too long to speculate, Darwin

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