Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

Chapter 284 Reversed outcome KALEB For the flash of a second, I thought I had died.

The moment I'd closed my eyes, I'd asked the Moon Goddess to show me her mercy and allow me to enter her realm once I met my end.

I heard the sound of skin being ripped apart as well as a painful groan. I assumed I was the source of such terrible noises, but when I felt warm liquid on my cheek, I wasn’t convinced.

My eyes flew open just in time to realize that the one who died was Ronald.

My cousin stood above me, holding his neck, which had been ripped open.

Scarlet blood streamed down his chest like a powerful waterfall, and his blue eyes were as wide as a cornered .deer’s,” His mouth opened as if he wanted to say something, but no sounds other than groaning escaped him.

Confusion swelled within me as I tried to make sense of what had happened, and mere seconds later, I realized who had slit his throat.

Roxy held a bloodied knife aloft and as Ronald continued to groan, she swiftly kicked him down to the ground. The motion caused my cousin’s head to bash against the ground and he died at once. Meanwhile, Roxy glanced at me and held her hand out to help me up.

“We need to leave, Kaleb,” she said urgently as I rose to my feet.

I'was frozen for a moment, unsure of what to say. Roxy was the last person I'd expected to see here. She'd been absent from Yurene for so long and part of me had been scared that she was killed in Wegalla. As she stood before me, I was swept up by her beauty. Her sea-green eyes were wild with excitement and her black hair was tangled a bit, likely from her travels, but she looked like a warrior goddess to me.

My thoughts of awe were interrupted when I remembered the host of soldiers around us. I had been so swept up in the moment I'd forgotten they were there, and I wasn’t all that surprised to see the looks of shock on their faces. Ronald’s death had been so sudden and it’d been inflicted by a young woman rather than a hardened

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“We need to leave, Kaleb,” Roxy P repeated herself, and she reached out f and grabbed my hand. She yanked me forward, and then we started to run.

My head swam with dizziness but I allowed Roxy to guide me.

Someone yelled behind us and ordered the soldiers to go after us. I couldn’t be that surprised. There were plenty of Lords who had the same ambitions as my cousin. Since I was severely wounded and Ronald was dead at this point, it made sense that others thought they could make their ambitions a reality.

“Idon’t know where to go,” Roxy admitted as we reached a pair of trees.

We ducked down and took a few seconds to breathe. “There are so

| many of them.” x I pondered the idea and then made a decision. “We need to go around the back of the main building and then get inside.” Roxy looked confused but didn’t argue.

We resumed running and didn’t stop until we reached the back of the main building. We had managed to get there undetected, which was nothing short of a miracle. Thankfully, as I had theorized, no one was here. No one would expect us to go back to the place that had nearly been burnt into ashes.

The moment we closed the doors behind us, I couldn’t manage to stand, and sunk down to my knees. I winced as I smacked into the cold ground but |

TIDPNST 408 Revealed owt J +15 BONUS couldn’t stop myself, | “Kaleb!” Roxy cried, and she helped me before I could fall over completely.

She helped me get into a sitting position with my back against the nearest wall and then knelt down in front of me.

She brushed her thick dark hair away from her face and then took a breath, face contorting in disgust as she did. A few coughs escaped her and then she started to move her hands around. A few sparks formed and then she placed her hands on my shoulder. She was attempting to use healing magic, but she wasn’t very good at it. I felt a little relief, but not very much.

“I'm so sorry,” she apologized as her full lower lip trembled. “I’m not good at healing, Kaleb. I'm a fighter. Where

WV "9 BONUS did Raven go? She should be here tending you-" “Cassandra took Raven,” | explained through my pain.

Roxy gasped. “What? How did this happen?” I shook my head as much as I could manage. I didn’t have much energy for complicated explanations.

“How did you get back here, Roxy?” I asked. “Did you see Cassandra?” “I escaped with the help of a man who wasn’t very loyal to his lord,” she explained vaguely. “Once I got here, I took the side gate and heard the commotion. I came straight here, but saw that every building was on fire.” I'nodded. “It’s a long story. But Raven

bd om Nr pr” SW 715 BONUS likely isn’t too far away. Cassandra didn’t get away all that long ago. But she’s with the Alpha King of Wegalla, so you'll need to be careful, Roxy.” “Do I need to bring Cassandra back?” Roxy asked without missing a beat. I wanted to smile. She was so fiercely loyal.

“Idon’t think you’ll be able e), 1 answered honestly. “Something happened to her and she’s able to wield magic now. She might be more capable than any other existing sorcerer or witch. You shouldn’t try to fight her.” She frowned and studied my wounds.

“What should we do about these?” she wondered.

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“Kaleb, I'm sorry,” she apologized.

“I... it was me who told the king of the South about Vlokwell and Cassandra. I only did it because I thought you abandoned me, but it wasn’t true. It was a trick. Anubis died-” “Shh,” I stopped her gently. “I don’t blame you for that, Roxy, and I never will. Nothing can be reversed, anyway.

Don’t-" Suddenly, I coughed, and blood filled my mouth.

Roxy looked panicked and her eyes grew enormous as they welled up with

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“Ineed to stay here with you,” she said quickly. “You need help. 1 should never have left you in the first place.” Ilooked at her, and for a moment, I wanted to touch her beautiful face.

Tears flowed onto her cheeks and I wanted to wipe them away, but my wounded arms were unable to move.

“I'was the one who gave the order,” I reminded her softly. “You were obeying commands, Roxy. You didn’t do anything wrong. I suppose you had been right after all. I probably shouldn’t have brought Cassandra back here. I... I wanted too many things.” She stared back at me and silence hung in the air. She looked lost, like she

Es amt didn’t know what to say or do, “You need to leave, Roxy,” I said a quietly as my pain increased. “Go and find Raven, but when you do, don’t return to Vlokwell. They would want you to be sentenced to death for killing Lord Ronald, no matter what excuse you use. Get as far away from here as you can. I'll be fine. Ronald is dead now. No one else could really be a threat to me now.” Roxy bit her lip and watched me for a minute. She didn’t seem too keen on leaving and I could tell my final command to her was hard for her to accept, but finally, she nodded. She hesitated and then leaned in close.

“Take care of yourself, Kaleb,” she whispered, and then she pressed her lips against mine. We shared a brief,

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