Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

Yesterday, during a Pack meeting, Darwin waited until we concluded with
business to mention that he had heard that I was a famous womanizer back in
Anemond. It was said in an almost mocking, condescending tone of voice.
“Nothing but a rumor,” I said evenly, though anger swelled within me. It was
indeed a rumor, one I spread deliberately long ago in an attempt to stop Margaret
from meddling with my love life. She had great enthusiasm when it came to the
prospect of coupling me with a high-born lady from a prestigious family, so I
fashioned myself a cad to keep the women at bay.
Kiara seemed stunned by this information. Her hazel eyes glanced away from me
and she bit her full lower lip. Just her horror alone was enough to make me want
to reach across the table and place my hands around Darwin's throat.
I didn’t know what Kiara was thinking, but I suspected she might be wondering if I
had proposed to many women easily without any sense of responsibility.
It was infuriating. I had made mistakes in the past, but I didn't think I was making
one here. Though we didn’t know each other well, I didn’t think of Kiara like that.]
Darwin grinned at me coyly, and again I wanted to hit him.
It was ironic that he had made such a specific dig at my character, especially
after what I'd heard from a group of ser vants just the other day. They had been
in the far corner of the room, gossiping amongst themselves when they thought
no one could hear them. I wasn't one to stick my nose where it didn’t belong, but
I heard them mention Darwin, so I couldn't resist.
As it turned out, he was the son of a shameful mistress. According to the se
rvants, his mother was a shifty, calculated woman who manipulated herself into a
position of power. It was funny really, since my mother was the same sort of
person.
I considered bringing up Darwin's mother at the meeting but decided it was
beneath me to administer such a low blow. I would hold onto that information and
potentially use it later.
Darwin's intentions were clear. He wanted to expel me and prove I didn't deserve
to be the future ruler of Sky Pride.
Of course, he couldn't act on his impulses, not when Alpha Arthur was still
unconscious.
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Chapter 287
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The morning after the meeting, I caught the Alpha’s healer outside of his room in
the hallway and ushered him
over.
fib
“Lord Kane,” he greeted me politely. “How may I help you?”
“I wanted to ask about the condition of the Alpha,” I said quietly as I glanced
around to make sure we were alone. “How is he?”
The healers face grew solemn. “His condition has deteriorated swiftly. He... he
likely won't survive past a week.”
I nodded, shocked by the news, and I waited until the healer was gone to sigh. A
week? That news was far more grim than I'd hoped.
I knew that if Arthur died, Darwin would get full command of the Pack and would
sweep me out in no time. I also knew that Kiara would be condemned to live as
Darwin's wife, and I couldn't decide which fact was worse.
I decided to visit the Alpha to see his condition for myself, and when I opened the
door, I was surprised to see Kiara. She was sitting in a chair beside the bed and
she was crying so hard she didn’t notice me at first. When she finally did, she
cried even harder.
I rushed to her side and swept her into my arms, pulling her close. Her blackberry
perfume filled my nostrils with its pleasant aroma, and I stroked her long hair as
she wrapped her arms around me. Her curls were incredibly soft.
She cried against my shoulder, and the moist, warm feeling against my shirt left
me speechless. Kiara loved her father dearly and it was clear she wasn't
handling the news well.
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her in tighter. We stood there for a
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My eyebrows knitted together and I slowly pulled away from Kiara just enough to
look into her eyes.
“When did this start?” I wondered. “When did he get sick? And what do the
healers know?"
“It started around a year ago,” Kiara lamented. “The healers said they couldn't
identify what the cause was, but every part of my father's body started
deteriorating quickly.”
“Had he been taking any medicine or drugs?” I wondered.
Kiara stared back at me in confusion and then nodded. “The healer prescribed
some medicine and nutritional products, but they haven't been useful at all.”
“Do you remember the first symptom of the disease?” I asked as suspicion rose
within me. Something about this seemed familiar.
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appear after a hunting trip he wenf on
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1 didn’t want to scare Kiara, but her words stirred up a bold assumption.
I didn’t think the Alpha was ill because of a disease.