Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

Chapter 270
CASSANDRA
Confusion flooded my mind and my lips parted as I stared at Asher. I felt lost, and
I kept waiting for the Alpha King to say something more for clarification, but
instead, he simply
stared at me.
For a moment, he reminded me of Finnick. The two looked so much alike and
this expression was no exception. Sometimes, Finnick would stare at me in the
same way if I forgot something I had promised like he was a puppy who had
been wronged by his owner. It was a vulnerable look I'd never expected to see
on an adult man’s face, and the mere sight of it made my heart hurt.
“What do you mean?” I asked him directly after another moment of silence.
Asher’s dark eyebrows creased together and then he let out a soft sigh.
“I heard that you are about to marry the king of Yurene,” he revealed. “That you
two are engaged to one another. Is that true?”
A lump formed in my throat and
my eyes
widened.
How had Asher found out about this? Kaleb had promised to not let him know. It
was one of the requirements of our agreement, and he'd violated it somehow.
My cheeks suddenly began to burn as heat surged through my body. Though I
had done nothing wrong, I still felt embarrassed. This was something I'd never
wanted Asher to find out about, and from his large—eyed stare, I knew my fears
had been valid.
“It's true,” I admitted, but I kept speaking before his mouth could open. “But it's
nothing more than a strategy, Asher. Kaleb wants to use me to achieve some
great sorcery, and I, on the other hand, need him to provide antidotes for Wild
Crawler. I have no intentions to marry him. I just need to bide my time until the
antidotes are ensured, and then I'll find a way to break it off.”
I took a step closer and stared deeply into his eyes. “You're the only man I'd ever
want to marry, Asher,”
Asher’s expression softened and then he nodded,
“I never doubted it for a moment,” he assured me and then reached out and took
my hands
in his. “l was just afraid that Kaleb had forced you into this and was scared for
you, Cassandra.”
“How did you find out about our engagement?” I wondered. “The news wasn’t
supposed to leave Viokwell.”
“We caught a sorceress named Roxy out in the woods,” he explained. “She tried
to attack us, but we stopped her before she could cause too much damage. She
said she was from Vlokwell-"
“Roxy?” I gasped, and my voice caught in my chest. That's why I hadn't seen
Roxy in quite some time. Had Kaleb sent her to kill Asher?
A chill ran down my spine. I shouldn't have trusted him for a single moment. All of
the promises he'd made to me had been lies.
“Do you know her?” Asher wondered as his eyebrows creased together.
I nodded. “She's the lead of Kaleb’s soldiers and the sister of Raven, another
sorceress who's in charge of medical research. She’s an important figure here in
Viokwell.”
As I considered all of this new information, I felt alarmed. Asher had mentioned
an attack. Had Roxy managed to hurt him? The very thought made my stomach
twist in knots and before I could stop myself, I asked Asher out loud if he was
alright.
He nodded and offered me a reassuring smile. “I'm fine. Thanks to Kane's plan, I
came out unhurt and we were able to get Roxy under control. In fact, if it weren't
for her, we wouldn't have figured out a lot of things and I wouldn't have gotten
here.”
I frowned. “Kane's plan?”
I was completely confused. Kane was supposed to be back in Anemond, or at
least that's what I'd asked him to do when I'd left for Yurene.
“It's a story for another time,” Asher said vaguely. “But Kane's been with me since
I left Anemond.”
“And
Shere is Roxy?” I wondered.
“She's still with Kane in the Sky Pride Pack,” he answered. “He's perfectly fine
and safe but something terrible happened before my departure. Silas was
attacked by someone who tried to take Roxy back with him. He must have been
her accomplice or something. From what she explained, he was a skillful killer,
but he died in the fight with Silas and the other
Skillful killer?
I knew at once that had to be Anubis, the suspicious man with the dark eyes and
vile smile.
If 1 was correct, that meant that Kaleb had lost two of his trusted assistants. And
Raven didn’t seem to be very loyal to him. This could be a chance to break him,
could it? Though I didn’t trust him much either, I could indicate this to Ronald. If
Kaleb was busy with his own troubles, he wouldn't be able to interfere with the
South's business.
But this needed to be done after I got the antidotes. I couldn't risk losing the
medication needed to cure the ailing people in Wegalla, not when I'd endured
this for so long already.
Suddenly, Asher took my chin and raised it, causing me to meet his eyes.
“Cassandra, I'm here to take you away from Yurene,” he explained softly.
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I was stunned. What did he mean by
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that? We couldn't leave just like that.
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I didn’t understand.
How could we throw this all away?
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Asher moved the lamp toward him
and raised his chin, exposing his
neck. Though it was covered with
heavy makeup, I could still see the
blackness underneath. The dark
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“The disease has developed quickly recently,” he said quietly. “There was one
point where I was unable to move my body, it was so bad.”
I suddenly felt disoriented and on the verge of tears.
What did that mean? How could that happen?
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He drew me close and stroked my
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hair. “Don’t cry. I didn't tell you this to

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upset you. I just... Cassandra, I don't

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know how long I'm going to make it.
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I'm afraid... I'm afraid of losing the
opportunity to spend my last days
with the ones I love. If I were to draw
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As his voice trailed off, I shook my head firmly and stopped him.
“No,” I said as my tears fell down my cheeks. “No, Asher. I won't allow the
disease to take you away from me. No one can take you away from me. Never
again.”
I planted a firm kiss on his lips and pressed against him so tightly I could hear his
heart beating against my chest. A thousand emotions flooded through me, but
above all, I was feeling determined.
When we pulled away, I stared deeply into Asher’s eyes and suddenly, a thought
crossed my mind. Perhaps all wasn't lost at all.
“I think I know someone who could cure you,” I revealed. “Someone here in
Viokwell.”