Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper novel Chapter 67

Chapter 67 He saved her twice

CA SSANDRA

That voice… deep, co arse, and gravelly. It was the kind of voice with a texture, one that was impossible to forget. It had been lingering in my mind for the past five years, playing in a loop in my nightmares.

For a moment, I tried to convince myself that I was making it up, because there was no way it was possible to hear that same voice in the present day, here in my

chamber.

What was going on here?

I’d always had a sneaking suspicion that it’d been Margaret who’d wanted me to die in the inferno. She had always disliked me and sought out any reason to keep me away from the royal family.

And yet, there were some factors that didn’t make that possible. Margaret didn’t have the right to instruct soldiers. No one could, in fact, aside from their leader, the Alpha King. Not only that but soldiers who had served in the empire’s military couldn’t be recruited as guards for the royal family. Even though soldiers had the capability, they had seen too much bloodshed and troubled places to be around the family.

So who were the men that had arrived at Rosepetal? And if this man was one of them, what was he doing here now? Had Margaret hired him to go there and force the poison down my throat? And after that, had he a*sumed life here as a guard despite the strict rules and restrictions that made it impossible?

As my mind considered the possibilities, I took a long deep breath and studied Margaret. I didn’t want to give in to this, not even for a moment, but I didn’t see any other option.

“I’ll go with you,” I said slowly, but then I glanced beyond me. “But only if you promise to leave my son and Erika out of it. They aren’t a part of this.”

“Of course,” Margaret replied with a cold stare and then she turned to the guard and gestured toward him.

As he approached, Finnick burst into tears.

“Mommy!” he called out, and he started running toward me, but Erika stopped him before he could reach us. The maid then looked at me with a saddened

expression.

“Ca ssandra-” she pleaded, but I shook my head and smiled at her.

“I’ll be okay,” I a*sured them gently. While this was a dangerous situation, I didn’t think Margaret was actually going to deliver physical punishment for what I had done to Adalyn. There was something more at play, I was certain. Per the usual, I just needed to keep my wits about me and stay strong for Finnick’s sake.

The guard pushed me to move forward and a small gasp escaped me. I took a deep breath, and just as I took a step, I heard someone clear their throat.

“Well, isn’t this quite a scene?”

Kaleb stepped out of the shadows and entered the room. The king of Yurene glanced between Margaret and me and then frowned at the guard who’d laid his hands on me.

“I’m always surprised by the way affairs are handled here in the palace,” he remarked as his eyebrows knitted together. He raised his hand and flicked his fingers. Moments later, his guards rushed in and swarmed around us.

My heart pounded in my chest. What was happening?

Margaret’s guards stiffened and began to protest, but Kaleb’s guards didn’t let up. The foreigners were far bigger and stronger than the ones that were trying to take me, and for a moment, my lips curled into a smile at the display.