Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper novel Chapter 238

Chapter 238 

CASSANDRA 

It wasn’t a joke. 

I knew it in my bones 

Raven’s expression had given it away the moment she’d been caught. 

The storm clouds that had plagued my mind felt as if they’d cleared away, and the puzzle pieces felt as if they’d been pu together. 

Mind control. 

Sorcery. 

Weapon. 

That’s what Kaleb wanted, to turn the poor, diseased people into his weapon. Though it sounded utterly insane, this speculation seemed more plausible as Raven fidgeted and kept telling me what she had told me wasn’t a fact. 

“I shouldn’t make jokes like that,” she said, her tone jittery and nervous. “Roxy would kill me if she’d heard that.” 

The dark-haired sorceress offered me a dry smile, and for a moment, I debated on pestering her further, but instead, I decided to bide my time. It was best to go along with things for my safety, so 1 offered Raven a smile back. 

“Don’t worry,” I assured her warmly. “I know you were kidding, Raven.” 

She nodded and seemed to soften up a bit. “If you want to know more about the research, Cassandra, you could ask Kaleb Without his permission, I’m afraid I can’t share very much with you.” 

I wanted to laugh but forced myself to keep a straight face. As if merely asking the king of Yurene would be enough for him to let me know what he was doing here in this prison tower. Surely, Raven thought we were far closer than we were, or else she would know better than to suggest something like that. 

I expected something else to come up about the matter, but instead, Raven fell completely silent and began to take my blood. I cooperated well and didn’t fidget, though my mind ran in circles the entire time. Once she finished, she placed the tube of blood in a device I’d never seen before. It was both technologically advanced and a little archaic, and I wanted to ask what it was or what its function was, but I knew how that would go. 

So, instead. I asked some of the questions I knew she would be able to answer. 

“Raven, what’s the difference between Inferno and Black Marks? I wondered, and I made sure to sound as innocently curious as possible I wasn’t a fan of manipulation, but I was learning that here in this Northern country, it was necessary to 

sunive 

Raven comidered the question for a moment, her dark eyebrows drawing together. 

“It’s very complicated” she said carefully, seemingly more prudent this time, as if she were weighing her words. “But the 

that Inferno wasn’t intended to destroy the body physically. In fact, it’s supposed to enhance one’s 

raking them stronger and more. vital” 

physical 

“Vital I repeated bark 

the go-tol. “Thoir infected with the pesu korp then, youth. Meanwhile the scholiest Black Marks quickly. That’s why Kalchi wasn’t susteak an 

they deteriorate 

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Chapter 238 

“Do you mean immortal?” I asked as I stared at her in disbelief, unable to contain my shock at the idea 

“That’s the word,” Raven said with enthusiasm, and then she nodded. “Inferno can turn someone immortal… theoretically. It’s just an assumption since no one has actually seen Inferno or used it. Between us, I doubt if Emmett Keller was actually able to make something so potent. I’ve never understood why Kaleb was so persistent in trying to replicate it if there was no evidence of its existence. Anyway, I’ve done my best and I don’t think Kaleb should expect more, you know?” 

When her rambling came to an end, her lips curled into a smirk, and I took a moment to absorb this information. 

Immortality. 

To suggest that a poison could alter the body and keep it from suffering the effects of aging was not only unheard of, but also impossible. It seemed that the only thing in the head of these men in power was continuing their life spans. 

Of course, I’d seen many things that should have been impossible. Was there some merit in what Inferno was capable of? 

Though there was plenty I wanted to say to the sorceress, I couldn’t speak a word. My head screamed as I pondered all of the secrets I had to keep. I felt like a pawn on Emmett and Kaleb’s chess table, with Asher and the old king as additional pieces. 

Was that all we were to them? Pawns and players to be shifted about to further their ongoing agendas and lust for power? 

Though I was usually rational and collected. I wanted to rip my hair out and scream from frustration. This wasn’t the life I’d wanted for myself, and as I pondered the web that we’d all become tangled in. I thought of Emmett and his part in the situation. I wished I could meet him in my dreams again and tell him that I knew what he’d done. I wanted to confront him and ask what he had wanted exactly, why he’d done all of these things to me and the people I knew. Was it all just for revenge! For something that Asher and I had nothing to do with 

Why were we being punished for the crimes of others?” 

I knew in the back of my mind that even if I was able to see Emmett in my dreams again, I wouldn’t be able to get clear answers from him. Besides, I’d attempted to reach him for days, even weeks, to no avail. I had no idea how to make another meeting happen. 

As I considered all of these things, I noticed that Raven was studying me. Her lovely blue-green eyes nervously observed me. as if she wanted to make sure that she hadn’t said something wrong again. 

I wanted to accuse her, to tell her that though she was kind enough, she was involved in this twisted game as well. But instead. I decided to further bide my time and fake a smile.