The Alpha’s Borrowed Luna
Chapter 168
“We’ll have to take you back to the healers,” Frost said, setting me down carefully on the sofa in his room.
“I am not going back there… I had only left a few days ago. The thought of more poking and prodding made me shudder.
“It doesn’t matter, you are injured.” His tone was gentle but firm as he examined the cuts on my arms from the shattered window.
“Is only a few bruises; those would heal up on their own.” I tried to stand, wincing as I put weight on my left ankle.
“Your ankle is broken.” Frost caught me as I stumbled, easing me back onto the sofa.
“You could… like fix it, right?” I asked, remembering how he’d tended my injuries before.
He hesitated. “I don’t like seeing you hurt, and this would hurt.”
“Just do it, please.” I braced myself, knowing from experience that setting a broken bone would be painful but brief.
Frost nodded, positioning his hands on either side of my ankle. “On three. One- He twisted suddenly, the bone snapping back into place before he’d finished counting.
I bit back a scream, the pain white–hot and blinding for a moment before receding to a dull throb. Frost was already wrapping the ankle, his movements practiced and efficient.
“I have to say, I was impressed; you did good back there,” he said, not looking up from his work.
“Thank you,” I replied, surprised by the compliment.
“You handled that gun like you’d been born with it in your hand.” His tone was casual, but there was something like respect in his eyes when they met mine.
“Sorry,” I said reflexively.
“For what? Defending yourself?” He finished with my ankle and moved to examine the bruises forming on my throat. “There’s a bruise on your throat. I’m sorry we couldn’t be there faster.”
“But you came, and that’s all that matters,” I assured him, leaning back against the cushions, suddenly exhausted.
I must have drifted off because the next thing I was aware of was voices–Kaius and Frost, speaking in low, tense tones near the
door.
“How is she doing?” Kaius asked.
“Better, she wouldn’t be needing a healer.” Frost’s voice sounded strained.
“Any idea who is behind this?”
“Lysandra should be questioned.”
There was a pregnant pause before Kaius spoke again. “Looks like we share the same opinion; I have reasons to believe that she was involved in the last attack.”
“She orchestrated the last attack, though things felt out of plan and she backed out, but she had been the one who brought up the idea. The admission in Frost’s voice made my eyes snap open.
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“And you know this because? Kalus’s voice had dropped lower, more langerous.
“She told me awhile ago.”
“You knew who attacked the Luna, and yet you kept it to yourself? The barely contained fury in Kalus’s question made me it up, ignoring the pain that shot through my ankle.
“Kaius,” I called out, drawing both their attention.
Kaius’s expression was thunderous as he turned to me, though it softened slightly at the sight of my injuries. ‘Elowen, please excuse us; I need to speak to Frost privately.”
“No,” I said firmly, swinging my legs off the sofa despite Frost’s protest. “If this is about Lysandra, I need to be part of the
conversation.”
The two men exchanged a look I couldn’t quite decipher. Finally, Kajus nodded, though the tension in his jaw suggested he was far from pleased.
“Frost, you better have a good explanation for keeping this information to yourself,” he continued, turning back to his Beta.
“Kaius, I am at fault. He had wanted you to know, but I didn’t. I begged him not to tell you, and despite knowing I was doing the
wrong thing, I forced him to do just that too.” I protested.
Kaius’s amber eyes darkened with barely controlled anger. “I’d expect him to know better.”
“I forced him into this; this is not his fault.” I stood my ground despite the throbbing pain in my ankle.
“You would have been killed a few hours ago if we had a way to prevent that and didn’t…” His voice was dangerously low.
“But I wasn’t,” I countered. The gun had saved me–and I knew now why Kaius had insisted I carry it.
Frost stepped forward. “Elowen, he is right; I did the wrong thing, and I do not appreciate you trying to defend me.”
“No. I am wrong; I am to be blamed,” I insisted. “You keep making me feel like some kind of baby. I could be at fault too, and I am now, so if you are going to punish him for what was totally not his fault, then you would have to do the same to me too.”
Kaius took a step toward me, and something in his expression sent a chill down my spine. His eyes–those amber eyes I loved began to darken, the black spreading from his pupils until only a thin ring of gold remained around the edges.
Frost moved with startling speed, placing himself between us. “I don’t want to fight you, brother, but I would if you come any closer,” he warned, his voice calm but resolute.
“No! You can’t hurt him,” I cried out, alarmed by the escalating tension.
“And I can’t let him hurt you either,” Frost replied, not taking his eyes off Kaius.
For a moment, it seemed like everything would spiral out of control. Then Kaius blinked, and when his eyes opened again, they were their normal amber. He stepped back, running a hand through his hair in a gesture of frustration I’d come to recognize.
“Are they even our pack members?” Frost asked, clearly trying to redirect the conversation.
The change of subject seemed to help Kaius regain his composure. “They might be some of the new members, but I doubt it. Now that I can think about it, I thought they smelled foreign.”
Is there anyone alive?” Frost questioned, his tone more professional now.
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“One… barely,” Kaius admitteih
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“One… barely,” Kaius admitteih
“He has to be questioned.”
I watched the exchange between them, relieved that the immediate danger had passed but still wary. Something occurred to me. I don’t think Lysandra is involved in this. Except she planned to disappear from this pack; she wouldn’t risk it, not when we know the truth.”
Both men turned to look at me, momentarily surprised by my interjection.
“You may be right,” Kaius conceded after a moment’s reflection. “This feels different,”
“We should question the survivor,” Frost suggested, returning to his atlier point. He might know who’s behind this
Kaius nodded. “I’ll take you to him.”
“I’m coming too, I stated, my tone leaving no room for argument.
Kaius looked like he wanted to object but simply nodded, apparently deciding not to start another confrontation. “Can you walk?
“I can manage,” I said, taking a tentative step forward. The pain shot up my leg, but I kept my expression neutral.
Frost’s quick glance told me he wasn’t fooled, but he made no comment.
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