Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

Chapter 309 Hostage CASSANDRA Adalyn’s face twisted again at Karsh’s cold and daring question, only this time, she didn’t recover and lost any sense of calm within her.

“How dare you demean the future king’s mother?” she roared, her golden eyes flashing with anger as she bared her teeth.

Despite her outrage and fierce expression, the councilor remained as cool as ever and didn’t even flinch. It was an impressive sight to behold and it made me respect Karsh even more.

Adalyn had always been a brat but I had the sense that her ferocity wasn’t something to take lightly, at least not today.

“I’m just stating the truth, Lady Adalyn,” Karsh said with a slightly raised chin, his eyes locked on hers.

“The king is alive, I can assure you-" Before he could finish his statement, Adalyn motioned with her hand and gave a signal to the soldiers behind her.

“Seize that traitor!” she ordered, and her men launched into action at once.

My heart raced in my chest as I saw the soldiers approach Karsh, but before they could get too close, Asher suddenly stood up and stepped forward. The fluid motion made the hooded cape that concealed his face fall aside, revealing his features to | everyone in the room.

“I don’t think Councilor Karsh has done anything to demean you, Adalyn,” he said, his voice radiating power.

Everyone in the meeting room uttered gasps and stared at the Alpha King in shock, Adalyn especially. Her pretty face turned ghostly white and those catlike eyes of hers widened so much they appeared as if they were about to fall out of her skull.

Though the moment was tense and the air was palpable, witnessing the expression on her face amused me greatly. I wasn’t one who found satisfaction in other’s misery, but she was so arrogant and full of herself that it was admittedly nice to see her so shocked.

For a moment as Adalyn blinked at

Asher, I thought she was happy that he was alive after all, but the tiny trace of happiness on her face faded quickly when she caught my eye. Her lips curled into a snarl and her nostrils flared.

“This is some kind of trick,” she | growled at her soldiers. “This king is a fake one, I can assure you. This evil healer is trying to pull off some sort of scheme!” As her soldiers glanced between us and her, it was clear they weren’t convinced by Adalyn’s words. Asher remained silent but his stance was regal and unmistakeable. They recognized the Alpha King for who he was, which only agitated Adalyn further.

him!” she demanded again,

| The soldiers reluctantly moved forward, but suddenly, the councilor who had been firmly on Asher’s seat rushed

followed suit, pushing their chairs aside so they

those councilors would know Asher for who he was, but the rest of the men in the room could be a different story. The Moses family had their fingers in everything and there was no telling who would fall for

I whispered a prayer

the councilors rose to their feet and walked toward Asher. As they approached, they knelt on the ground and bowed their heads in respect to their Alpha King. None dared to support

gasp, and my heart ached for the

as a pawn for all of his life. All he’d wanted

her son’s utterance and shouted at the

you to seize him!” she cried, a vein in her forehead jutting out as she yelled at the men. “He’s not the

soldiers didn’t dare move. Despite their loyalty to the Moses family, they wouldn’t challenge their true king under any circumstance. They soon followed the lead of the councilors and

fixed his

Adalyn,” he said calmly but firmly. “Where is your father?” “Shut up!” she snarled back at him as her nails sharpened into claws at her side. I remained in place to not escalate the situation further, but I was

me and

Things would have been just fine if you’d stayed away! We were doing just fine without you, Asher!” She sounded crazed, more so than usual, and I'd half-expected Asher to be more intense as he stood against her, but instead, he merely frowned

they could utter a word, Marco sprang up from his chair

eyes full of tears and

that all he wanted was

receive the little prince but Adalyn swooped in faster and grabbed Marco

strong enough to elicita gasp

she started to say

turned back to Asher. She placed both hands around Marco’s neck

the same time mine did. I couldn’t believe what I was