Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

Chapter 292

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The next morning, when I walked into the bathroom, I caught sight of my reflection in the mirror and my heart sk ipped a beat.

It was real.

I mated with Asher last night.

He had claimed me as his under the light of the moon. We had opened the windows and let the cool night air

filter into our room as we mated and made love. It had been a special night, one I would never forget. The love within my heart was stronger than it had ever been and I felt like I was finally thawing. I was becoming myself

again, the version of myself that had been lost in the inferno. I was healing from my trauma and learning to be alive again.

I smiled at my reflection and admired the rosy color of my cheeks. They didn’t look as hollow as they once had and there was a sparkle in my emerald eyes again.

As I brushed my long copper hair and braided it, I remembered the other discussion we’d shared last night. We’d reached an agreement that it was time to tell Finnick the truth.

He deserved to know that Asher was his father.

Asher thought it might not be the right time to do so. He was worried Finnick might be too emotionally vulnerable after all he’d seen in Vlokwell.

But I assured him that it would be fine and there would never be an ideal time to tell him. Finnick was a strong boy. He could handle much more than other children his age, even something as intense as this. Besides, we needed to decide if we were going to take him back to Anemond with us or if we were going to let him stay with Erika and Helene while we got things sorted out. We could only make the decision after Finnick was informed of the fact that his father was alive and with him.

After some convincing, Asher agreed with me.

“I believe in you,” he said. “I want to be with you when you talk to him. I’m worried Finnick might find it hard to believe, and if he’s angry, I want to be there to take it. I’ll be sure to let him know that none of this is your fault,

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my head and told him I needed to handle it alone. Finnick was a sensitive

I didn’t want to scare him off. My mate agreed to these terms but decided he would be nearby

our room and then headed downstairs. After we exchanged a glance, we went our separate ways and

“Yes, Mommy?” he asked.

you, honey,” I said gently

hand. I led him outside and over to a chair on the porch. The sun was high in the sky already and it was a clear, warm day. We sat there in silence

wondered. “Did you have

happily. “We have a lot of fun together. I like them both, Mommy. I

assured him with

began to feel guilty. Why hadn’t I told him the truth long ago? What if he didn’t believe me? He could break down into so bs, he could

I couldn’t keep this secret any

something serious to say,” I said finally, “It’s difficult, but you need to

is it?” Finnick prompted

a soft sigh. “Your father

stunned for a moment but didn’t

you mean Emmett?” he asked after a second of

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my head. “No, baby, I mean

expression

already know that,” he said, much to my surprise. “The

at him in complete shock. My heart pounded wildly in my chest and my hands instantly felt clammy. How long ago had he learned the truth? Had he put it back together in Anemond? Or some other time? How long had we

myself that it was unnecessary to do so. It didn’t matter when he found out. What mattered now was that we discussed this

?