Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper novel Chapter 25

Chapter 25 Where was she from?

CA SSANDRA

The Alpha King’s tone told me all I needed to know. This was not a request, it

was an order, and it was one I couldn’t refuse.

“Oh,” I remarked quietly, and then I nodded. “Yes, Your Majesty. Thank you.”

Asher released his hold on my arm and then nodded back before gesturing to the luxury car. “Let’s go then, Mrs. Keller,”

My name on his lips sounded so strange, but I couldn’t let myself freeze up now. I wanted nothing more than for him to call me by my true name, but that could never happen again.

I followed the Alpha King to the car, and once we were there, a se rvant held the door open for us. Just as we were climbing in, I heard a familiar voice calling my

name.

“Ca ssy!” Marley yelled, and when I turned around, I saw her running toward me with great speed. Jasper wasn’t too far behind, and a smile broke out on my face.

I met her halfway, and she threw her arms around me when we met. We hugged each other tightly, and once we parted, Jasper and I exchanged nods.

“Oh, I can’t believe you’re leaving,” Marley said sadly, and her eyes welled up at little with tears. “What am I going to do without you, Ca ssy?”

I smiled back at her and rested my hand on her arm. “You’re going to be an excellent healer, Marley. I promise you can do this.”

“I don’t know,” Marley replied, but I shook my head.

“You can do this,” I repeated. After a moment, my best friend nodded and then wiped the tears from her eyes.

I knew the transition would be difficult, but Marley was more than capable of handling things without me. Our patients needed her, and she would do well with the clinic in my absence.

“Come back and see me,” Marley insisted, and I nodded my head.

“I will,” I promised, but we both knew there was little chance of that actually happening. Once I got to Anemond and became a royal healer, it was unlikely that I would be able to leave. My duties would lie in treating the Alpha King of his

ailments.

We hugged one last time, and then I returned to the car. I helped Finnick get settled into our seats in the back, and then the car door was closed behind me. Marco was seated beside us, and Asher was in the pa*senger seat. As the Alphal King, he should have been placed in the back and out of harm’s way, but he insisted on taking the pa*senger seat. Maybe it was him being gentlemanly, but I suspected this arrangement was made so he could study me in the rearview mirror.

The car drove out onto the main road, and when I turned to look back, Marley was waving goodbye. I waved back and watched her figure grow smaller and smaller until it was gone completely. I forced my tears back and then turned back to

look at the road ahead of us.

We continued down the main road until we reached the turn that took us out of

Wild Crawler territory, and a strange sensation went through me. Once again, I was leaving behind all that I knew, only this time, I was going right back where I started.

The four of us, along with the driver, rode along in silence for a few hours. Finnick closed his eyes and fell asleep, and then Marco right behind him.

As they dozed soundly, Asher’s eyes met mine through the mirror and then

narrowed.