Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

Chapter 202 Love forever and always

I continued running in the forest. My lungs cried out in pain with every stride, but I
didn’t want to stop, not now. Silas raced alongside me, but I barely acknowledged
his presence.

I wished this was a dream. I wished I could wake up and say that none of this
was real, that I wasn’t in this position, and that everything was alright. But this
wasn’t a dream. It was a living nightmare.

Ca ssandra was leaving.

I couldn't allow that to happen.

When Silas told me what was happening, I couldn't believe him. I had frowned
and stared at the Beta in complete and total shock as his words set in. His
golden. eyes had stared into mine with intensity and solemnity as he shared the
truth, and though I knew he was being honest, part of me wished he was just
being duplicitous.

But he wasn't. Ca ssandra had been taken by the king of Yurene hours ago. He'd
stolen her away while I'd been sedated by Adalyn at the military base.

Despite the heavy rain that likely delayed their departure, she had probably
passed the borders of Wegalla and left the country entirely.

Rationally, I knew it was unlikely that I would catch up to her. But I was still
running anyway. I would go to the ends of the earth for Ca ssandra.

As I dashed through the thick line of trees, I continued to ruminate on the
situation. Despite his surname, I couldn’t blame Silas. He had proven his loyalty
to me by saving Ector.

Before the Beta had told me that Ca ssandra had been taken by Kaleb, he

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informed me that Ector was in stable condition. He had borrowed a car from the
military base and had driven Ector to Anemond. Once he arrived at the capital,
he checked Cas sandra’s brother into Keller's under a fake name and arranged
for a royal healer to look after him.

I was relieved that Ector was alright. His absence had been a major cause of
concern and I was grateful that the Beta had made sure he was safe and far
away from Oliver Moses’ clutches.

But when he told me about Kaleb and his dastardly intentions, I'd lost all sense of
calm and grabbed him by the collar.

While I couldn't blame the Beta for not being able to stop the Northern king, I was
still angered.

At the end of the day, I couldn't blame anyone but myself. It was my st upidity
that made me lose her again. If I had claimed her and made her my Luna...

But there was no point in considering the possibilities. She was leaving me, and
I was losing her. That was the only thing that remained in my mind. It was an
imminent nightmare, and I knew that my life was going to fall into darkness yet
again.

So, I kept running.

I knew well that this was all possibly in vain. Ca sandra was probably well past
the borders. But I couldn't stop. Following after her was the only thing that gave
me hope.

After a while, I could taste blood in my mouth. I knew that my eyes were probably
bloodshot and my muscles were crying out in anguish. Even my claws ached,
and I was certain they were bleeding as well.

Suddenly, in the distance, I saw a wooden house. I wasn't sure if it was the same
one I had seen when I was running back to Anemond from the military base, but
they looked very similar.

I remembered the figures I had seen and stopped in place. What if they hadn't

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been rogues as I'd suspected and were the diplomatic corps of Yurene? What if
one of them had been Ca ssandra?

I couldn't get the idea out of my mind and immediately dashed to the wooden
house.

Silas followed suit and we shifted out of our wolf forms and into our human
ones.

As we entered the house, Silas flipped a switch and lit up the entry, and we
quickly spotted ash and dry wooden branches in the fireplace. The Beta squatted
down and touched the brick-laden structure, and his eyebrows crinkled with
concern.

“Someone lit a fire here,” he noted. “But they must have left a while ago. The
ground is cold now.”

I nodded but didn’t speak.

Since it was only meant to be a place to stop and rest, there were only two rooms
in the wooden house. I approached the first door on the left, and when I stepped
inside and flipped the light switch, I found a folded piece of paper lying on the
floor as if it were waiting to be picked up.

I grabbed it and my heart ski pped a beat when I saw my name written on the
front.

To Asher Collins.

A lump formed in my throat and my hands began to shake.

It was written in Cas sandra’s handwriting.

I held my breath for a moment and my head began to ache. I steeled the worst
and my claws dug deep into my hands as I opened the letter.

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My Dearest Asher,

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By the time you read this, I'll have left the country already.

I want you to know that I didn’t leave you willingly, and if I had another choice, I
wouldn't have gone. But the fact of the matter is, I didn’t see another way to get
out

of this.

1 know you're likely worried about me, but I want you to know that I'm fine, and
Finnick is fine as well. Our safety has pretty much been guaranteed, so please
don't fret.

The reason I'm writing this letter to you is this- I don’t want you to look for me or
try to save me from Yurene. I wouldn't be so pompous to think that you would
launch a war against the North for me, but I want you to know that it isn’t the right
time for me to make my escape. I will do it in time, of course, but not now.

I don't believe I'll be mistreated in Yurene since Kaleb needs me to cooperate.
This is all to do with Emmett Keller. He had some involvement in Yurene, and the
king needs a piece of information that he believes Emmett left behind. I intend to
find the truth behind Emmett and Yurene. Asher, I think there’s a big conspiracy
here that is related to Wegalla as well. Kaleb told me that Yurene’s true target is
Wegalla.

You need to be careful about this. Oliver Moses is working with the Northern king
and is plotting against your crown and the country.

While I sort through this mess of a situation in Yurene, I want you to fight your
battle in Anemond and be the great Alpha King I know you can be. I know it's
going to be hard, so much so that you might want to give up, but I need you to
win. I believe in you more than anything else and know you have the power to
triumph, but I want you to be cautious, Asher. Don't get yourself hurt on my
behalf. I'd never forgive myself if you were injured fighting my battles. I've
involved too many people in this mess. I can’t risk you getting hurt.

Know that we aren't fighting alone. Though we're in different battlefields, we're
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fighting together, and working toward a future where we won't be separated
again.

I love you, Asher.

I'll love you forever and always.

— Cassandra