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.

she demanded again,

louder and angrier than before. | The soldiers reluctantly moved forward, but suddenly, the councilor who had been firmly on Asher’s seat

pushing their chairs

that 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

as I whispered a prayer

feet and walked toward Asher. As they approached, they knelt on the

gasp, and my heart ached for the poor

misguided and used as a pawn for all of his life. All he’d

ignored her son’s utterance and shouted

you to seize him!” she cried, a vein in her forehead

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 bowed

fixed his gaze on

into claws at her side. I remained in place to not escalate the situation further, but I was prepared to

at me and then

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 before they could utter a word, Marco sprang

tears and confusion. He was clearly freaked out and upset

it seemed that all he

prince but Adalyn swooped in

was strong enough to elicita

to say

She placed both hands around Marco’s

the same