Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

Chapter 281
CASSANDRA
As we raced through the grounds in our wolf forms, I saw the buildings beyond
us and noted with horror that they were all on fire now. The smoldering flames
rose high, as did thick plumes of smoke.
I had hoped to get some medicine from my room to treat Asher’s wound, but
there was no chance of that happening now. Part of me felt a small amount of
loss in knowing that many of my belongings were still within the chamber, but the
other part knew that material items didn’t matter. I had my family with me, and for
now, we were all safe and sound. The medicine would have been nice, but I
would have to find other methods of dealing with our injuries.
As I tried to suppress the pain in my back and the panic of escaping this place for
good, my eyes scanned the grounds. Serv ants were running around
desperately, their expressions horrified as they fled away from the burning
buildings. They were so terrified that they hadn't even noticed us.
Finnick clenched himself against Asher tightly, his sterling eyes wide with fear as
screams rang out around us. I wished I could use my newfound magical abilities
to put out the fire, but since I knew little about how to use sorcery, I didn’t know
how.
he studied the blaze. Our son trembled and wa
Thankfully, none of the soldiers had followed us, so once I was certain we would
be okay, I carefully eased Raven's still unconscious body onto the ground and
then changed back into my human form,
Erika followed suit and helped Finnick get down from his perch on Asher’s back.
Once he was secure in the maid's arms, I nodded at Asher, and the Alpha King
shifted back too.
“Is everyone alright?” I asked as I glanced around at my family.
Everyone nodded, and then Asher approached me.
“There's nothing we can do here,” he said, recognizing the concern on my face.
“We need to leave before the situation escalates.”
I nodded my head and then Erika did the same.
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“If you take Finnick, I'll worry about this one,” she said, and she inclined her head
to Raven. When I nodded again, Erika handed Finnick over to me and then
carefully eased Raven up. Despite her calm demeanor, the maid was incredibly
strong and powerful. She carried the sorceress with ease while Finnick buried his
face into the crook of my shoulder.
I kissed his forehead and tightened my hold around him. “It's okay, baby. We're
gonna get out of here.”
We resumed our journey back toward the gate, but before we could get too much
further, I heard a voice call my name.
I whipped around, and through the thick smoke, a figure approached. It was Ms.
Benn. The head housekeeper held Lila in her arms. Her sharp, angular face was
stained gray from the soot and there was a franticness in her ice-blue eyes.
My eyes fell on Lila. She appeared to have lost consciousness and appeared
weak. The smoke inhalation had likely done a number on the
poor child.
Even though I knew it would have been smarter to turn and continue heading to
the gate to escape this wretched place, I couldn't turn my back on a child.
“Cassandra,” Ms. Benn pleaded as she approached me. “Please, you have to
take Lila with you.”
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I was taken aback and frowned. Had I heard her correctly? Was this a trap?
quickly scanned the area, yet Ms. Benn seemed to be acting alone.
“What do you mean?” I asked as my eyes trailed over her. “Why would you want
me to take her when you could just come with us?"
Ms. Benn shook her head quickly. “I can’t leave. The king needs me.”
“The whole country is on the verge of war,” I practically shouted back at her,
nearly laughing at the absurdity of her statement. “Kaleb won't care about losing
a maid.”
Her pale eyes widened and then flashed. “You know nothing about this country,
about loyalty. I would rather die than leave. But Lila doesn't deserve that. Get her
out of here, take her somewhere safe. Make sure she will be safe.”
My lips parted but I couldn't refuse. We didn’t have time to have a whole
discussion, so I just nodded. Wordlessly, Erika passed Raven over to Asher and
then took Lila into her arms and held her close.
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Ms. Benn bowed and then quickly left and headed toward the main building. As I
wretched her leave, I shook my head. I had never understood Ms. Benn, but her
loyalty to Kaleb seemed to be unquestionable. I couldn't imagine abandoning my
child just to stay put and help such a violent king, but I supposed it wasn’t for me
to understand.
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the trees. I wondered if we would
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As I contemplated our next move, I
heard a small noise come from the
bushes behind us. I exchanged an
glance witpyssher! PAO to
hive heard it too. I silently set Finnick
down and motioned for him to join
Erika. Once he did, Asher and I
crouched down and then quietly
moved in the direction of the sound.
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As we stepped forward, we were surprised to see Rayden, but he didn't appear
to be alone. The Alpha of the Wild Crawler Pack didn’t seem too worse for wear,
but his expression was distressed like he was in some kind of trouble.
“Let me go,” he hissed to someone beside him. “Or you won't like what happens
next.”
A woman's voice scoffed. “If you don’t do as I say, you're dead.”
My lips parted as I recognized the voice.
It was Helene.
I walked toward them and saw Rayden standing in front of Helene. Helene's
hand was on his right shoulder while her left hand was behind his back.
Helene didn’t seem to recognize me at first.
“Don’t move,” she warned me. “My knife is soaked with a deadly poison. This
man will die the moment it breaks his skin.”
“Helene, it's me,” I pleaded with her. “It's Cassandra. Please put the knife down.
That man is my friend.”
Suddenly, her expression changed and her honey-brown eyes widened. She
removed her hold on Rayden, sheathed her knife, and then moved toward me.
“Cassandra!” she said, and then she wrapped her arms around me. “Oh, I'm so
happy to see you. I didn’t know he was your accomplice. Please, take me with
you.
We need to get out of here.”