Chapter 34


    Chapter 34 King’s brother


    CA SSANDRA


    Though it’d been a long time since I’d heard it, I recognized the voice almost immediately. I stiffened a


    little at the sound and turned around to see themotion. Momentster, in walked Kane Collins.


    Asher’s elder stepbrother.


    I’d only met Kane a handful of times when we were younger, Back then, he was yful, with an air


    about him that made him easy to talk to and be around. But ever since my return to Merliscire Pce,


    I’d heard se rvants and guards alike whisper about the Alpha King’s brother. It was said that he’d


    be something of at womanizer, someone who cared more about his sexual desire more than his


    power.


    I’d heard rumors of his conquests all throughout the pce and I couldn’t help but feel bad for his


    victims. It was a shame that Kane was no longer the person he had been years ago, but then again,


    none of us were. We’d all endured our own traumas and experiences that made uspletely different


    people, myself especially.


    “Lord Kane-” the guard at the door tried to stop him, but it was no use.


    Kane looked exactly as he had before. He was incredibly tall and lean, with a tannedplexion and


    golden hair that glinted even in the dark chamber.. He was handsome, but his beauty was cold. His


    eyes were a bright blue, but his furrowed brow took away from their loveliness.


    “I wish to see my brother,” Kane demanded, and as he moved closer, I realized there was someone


    behind him. I peeked around the Alpha King’s stepbrother, and when I caught sight of who had followed


    him into the chamber. I froze in ce.


    Another face I’d know anywhere, only this one less beautiful and more sullen. It belonged to Margaret


    Collins. Asher’s wicked stepmother and the former Luna of the Crescent Pack.


    Margaret hade from amoner family and had been under the employment of Asher’s mother


    up until her untimely death. Asher’s father, the former Alpha King, wasted no time and married


    Margaret right away. Back then, rumors and gossip had spread all around Anemond that she had


    seduced the Alpha King long before the Luna’s death.


    Asher’s mother had been revered and loved by everyone, but this new woman… no one found her


    trustworthy. But it didn’t matter. She became the new Luna of the Crescent Pack, and everyone who


    despised her had to kneel at her feet.


    At first, Margaret was cold but cordial. She treated everyone with an air of superiority, but she was


    mostly agreeable. However, her true intentions were revealed with time. She made it her sole priority in


    life to ruin things for Asher.


    Margaret did everything she could to try to pull Asher from the line of session. She tried to insert her


    own son-Kane- as the next in line, but luckily, her efforts were in vain.


    Not only did she hate Asher’s family, but she hated mine as well. In her eyes, the Felix family- known


    for being the leader of the royal warriors- were always on the side of Asher Collins, which made us


    enemies.


    To this day, I had a strong feeling that Margaret had been involved in the tragedy that ended my family.


    All those years ago, Asher’s stepmother alone had the opportunity to delude the old Alpha King and


    convince him of my father’s guilt. I’d always known that she was one of the ones responsible for his


    downfall. Back. then, I’d tried to find evidence, but my efforts were never fruitful.


    I hated Margaret Collins just as much, if not more, as Asher did. For a moment, I didn’t even realize I’d


    been ring at her until the older woman red right back at me. Despite her wickedness and evil


    demeanor, she was still just as beautiful as she’d been back then. Her chestnut brown hair fell in


    perfect waves down past her shoulders, and her almond-shaped eyes, the same shade of blue as


    Kane’s were perfectly shaded with makeup. Her full lips were pulled taught in a straight line as she


    stared at me suspiciously.


    I averted my eyes quickly. Margaret was dangerous, even more so than Adalyn. She was a


    maniptive and power-hungry woman who would do anything to give


    herself and her son an edge in this world. I couldn’t trust her even now.


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    “How is he?” Kane demanded when he reached Asher’s bedside, and before I


    could stop him, he touched the Alpha King’s forehead. “He’s so warm. How long has


    he been this feverish?”


    ‘He’s been this way for nearly an hour,” I answered him calmly. “For now, he’s stable, and I’m doing


    everything in my power to bring his temperature down.”


    “Oh,” Kane remarked simply, and he nodded his head. His dark eyebrows creased together further and


    worry painted his expression. “He… he was bitten by a viper?”


    I nodded. “Yes. Out in the gardens. It all happened so suddenly, but as I said, I’m doing all in my power


    to treat his bite. I have a salve here made of herbs and


    medicine that should do the trick.”


    “Good,” Kane replied, and he continued to nod his head slowly. I was a little surprised by his reaction to


    this news. Back when I’d known him, I didn’t think he was particrly close to Asher. Even beyond not


    sharing the same bloodline, the two hadpletely opposite personalities and demeanors.


    Without another word, I continued to apply the salve to Asher’s wrist, and as the minutes passed by, I


    realized Kane was studying me. I could sense his gaze immediately and heat rose to my cheeks.


    “Have we met, healer?” he asked finally. “You look familiar.”


    nearly jumped out of my skin in surprise.


    “No, I don’t believe we’ve had the pleasure, my Lord,” I replied politely despite the rapidness of my


    heartbeat. “My name is Ca ssandra Keller. I just arrived recently from the Wild Crawler Pack.”


    “The Wild Crawlers?” Kane repeated back, and his frown deepened. “Hmm. I see. I don’t believe we’ve


    had the pleasure. I just… I could have sworn I’d remember a face as lovely as yours.”


    Part of me was panicked at Kane’s questions, but the other part knew that it could all be exined


    away easily. The Alpha King’s stepbrother was a known womanizer. For all the rest of the pce knew,


    I was just another on his list of attempted conquests.


    “Oh please, Kane,” Adalyn spoke up for the first time, and she rolled her amber eyes in disdain. “That


    line is old and tired.”


    “Whatever,” he remarked, and then he chuckled.


    I did my best to ignore them. I needed to focus on treating Asher. Once I was certain the herbs were all


    in ce, I dunked a clean rag into a bowl of cold water. After I wrung it out, I carefully applied it to


    Asher’s forehead. Though he was unconscious still, he let out a soft sigh of contentment in his sleep.


    As I finished administering his treatment, worry rose up from deep in my chest. I’d managed to push


    aside Kane’s questions, but had my answers been enough?


    Did the Alpha King’s stepbrother suspect me?