The Alpha's Contract Luna (Alexia) novel Chapter 48

~Alexia~

“What’s on your mind?” Kieran asked Alexia as she packed her things.

Alexia paused and looked down at her luggage. Then she peered in Kieran’s direction, saying, “My mother, Kieran. I won’t be here when she comes back and finds me.”

“There are about a hundred warriors that chose to stay, not because of convenience, but they know it’s their obligation to protect their pack members,” Kieran explained. “They will keep watch of the borders and inform your mother should she return to find you. She’ll find you, Alexia. She will. Trust in the Moon Goddess that she will.”

A knock on the door interrupted their conversation, and Beta Jaxon walked in. He announced, “The doctor’s findings came in. The king has been poisoned.”

Alexia’s heart ached, hearing the news, especially since King Balthasar may potentially be her father. She spat, That’s horrible. Who would do that to the king?”

“We will find answers soon, Alexia,” Kieran promised. He turned to Jaxon and sought, “Has the doctor given medication?”

“The doctor has, but he feared the poison had reached his blood. He thinks the king requires a witch’s help,” Jaxon replied.

“Then, let’s split the group. Some may proceed directly to the Cross River Pack with you in the lead,” Kieran instructed. “I’ll take the king’s guards and twenty warriors with me to see Morgan.”

‘Morgan,’ Alexia recalled the half-witched who suggested she was gifted. Morgan appeared to be a strong witch and perhaps could really save the king.

“Alexia,” Kieran said. “I have things to take care of. Go with Rae to the hospital to leave a sample of your blood. The queen will require it.”

“She can always fake the test,” Alexia pointed out. “And make the king look bad.”

It wasn’t like Alexia to doubt anyone, but her experience with Queen Helen had been unpleasant so far. Following her words, Kieran replied, “That’s why we will do multiple tests, one from our pack, and I’ll send another sample to Alpha Declan’s Pack. Two results opposing the queen’s test result will disprove her claims.”

“I certainly hope so,” Alexia said.

Alexia grumbled as she resumed packing her belongings, and as she did, Kieran embraced her from behind. She stilled, feeling his apprehensions. Being marked by him meant knowing his inner thoughts and emotions. For the first time since meeting Kieran, she sensed his fears.

Her husband, the most fearsome alpha in the land of Taplean, was afraid. In front of the pack, he appeared to be collected and brave, but Alexia knew the truth. Kieran also feared the unknown, which was all the queen’s fault.

“Will you be my strength in all this, Alexia?” Kieran asked, pecking the back of her head. “The pack has been the source of my strength, growing up, and now I am leaving it. May the Goddess find answers to all our worries. May the truth come out, and the people of Taplean see through the lies.”

Alexia turned to Kieran and embraced him tightly. She said, “No matter what, Kieran. I’ll stay by your side. I’ll be your strength, and likewise, you are mine. I believe in the faith that brought me to you, so I know the Moon Goddess has a plan for all of us.”

Kieran cupped her face and sealed her lips with a kiss. Amid the trial, they were facing, she felt comforted by his taste, his hold, his scent, and his warm embrace. The couple remained in the same hold, passionately kissing, until Kieran pulled away.

In the evening, after visiting the hospital with Rae and after checking on Melissa and Dean, Alexia went to find the king in the guest room. His guards were present as she sat on a chair beside the bed.

Alexia studied the king thoroughly. They didn’t look alike, but then again, Melissa’s mother had mentioned how she looked like Avery. She recalled all the information she knew about her mother, Avery.

With a frown on her face, she dug through her brain and recounted how her mother said Alpha Roland was her second chance. ‘Why would my mother have a second chance? A second chance, mate? That meant, she had a true mate, and it did not work out? Could it be the king? And what did that mean for her?’