Chapter 92


    Chapter 92 His mate had been pregnant


    ASHER


    I raised my eyebrow and stared at the man. A tidbit of information? He truly must have believed in what


    he had to say. Either that or he was a master of deceit. Regardless, I knew I had no choice. I had to


    take the bait.


    I had to know about Cora.


    “Fine,” I said, and I crossed my arms. “What do you have to say?”


    The imposter cleared his throat. He seemed just as surprised as I was that I’d agreed to hear him out.


    He took a second and then began.


    “Even back then I found the girl to be quite pitiful,” he remarked. “She looked so innocent. But there’s


    nothing I could do about that. It was a shame, really.”


    My stomach turned as I pictured Cora. From his tone, I could tell she had probably been scared.


    I wanted to strike him down.


    What had they done to her?


    “Get to the point,” I demanded.


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    “I’m getting to the point, young Alpha,” the imposter said with a wave of hist hand. “I’m simply saying


    that she was pitiful. She seemed so innocent, so precious. Well, innocent enough, seeing as she was


    the daughter of such a serious criminal. She was likely tied into their business, so I can’t help but


    wonder how naive to it all she truly was-”


    “Get to the point!” I shouted, emphasizing every word.


    The manughed, and before I knew what I was doing, I lunged forward and


    reached through the bars. I grabbed his neck and yanked him forward until his chest smacked against


    the bars.


    “If you keep talking nonsense, I’ll end your life now,” I threatened. “I’m serious.”


    I tightened my grip around him to emphasize that point, and the imposter struggled for breath. Despite


    the danger of my hands around his neck, he maintained eye contact with me and didn’t panic.


    After nearly a minute, he began again.


    “She was pregnant, young Alpha,” the man revealed. “She was pregnant with your child.”


    The world suddenly turned on its axis.


    My heart sunk in my chest as the weight of his words crashed down on me. My knees wavered and my


    eyes started to well up involuntarily.


    Cora was pregnant.


    She was pregnant with my baby.


    I released my hold on the man and took a few steps back from the bars. I searched the room for


    something to brace myself on as my chest heaved. I’d never felt shock like this before and for a


    moment, I thought I was going to be sick.


    “I didn’t mean to end two lives,” the man spoke again, and he rubbed his neck. His skin had turned


    bright red from my chokehold, but I didn’t care about that. I couldn’t care less about his well-being, not


    right now.


    “S-s-shut up,” I stammered as a lump formed in my throat.


    “I couldn’t just stop because she’d said so,” he continued anyway, his tone. serious for once. “It could


    have been an excuse after all. I’m sure any person under those circumstances would say anything to


    survive-”


    “Please,” I murmured.


    “It was all so very violent,” the man sighed. “Vicious, really. I would be very happy to help you convict


    the person responsible-”


    “Shut the f**k up!” I growled. My inner wolf was going to take control if the man continued to say


    anything further.


    I turned away from him and fought to regain control. My nails had already. sharpened into ws, and I


    could feel my canines pressing against my lips. My entire body shook as I battled my beast.


    There was a long moment of silence. My tone must


    to keep the man from running his mouth.


    have been intense enough


    When I finally had an ounce of control, I took a long, deep breath, and pulled myself together.


    “Is she still alive or not?” I asked the man quietly, and when I turned back to his cell, the imposter’s


    expression was confused.


    “It wouldn’t be possible,” he said as he shook his head slowly. “Cora had drank a cup of poison before


    the fire was set. Even if she’d managed to escape, she wouldn’t have survived. The poison had no


    cure.”


    The moment the man finished speaking, I turned on my heels and ran out of the dungeon. I nearly lost


    my footing up the stairs, and as I ascended, I heard the man calling my name. But I ignored him. I


    would deal with the imposterter.


    For now, there was only one person I wanted to see.


    Ca ssandra Keller.


    I had already started to believe that Ca ssandra was really Cora. And the fact that Cora had been


    pregnant before the inferno only further proved my theory. She had a son, after all, one who was


    around the proper age.


    I sped up my pace until I reached the entrance of the pce. The guards were surprised to see me


    rush by so quickly, but I couldn’t stop and exin. My mind was racing just as fast as my feet were


    carrying me. It was a surprise I wasn’t flying.


    As I ascended the main staircase, I tried to figure out the rest of the story. The imposter had said that


    Cora had consumed an incurable poison. Is that why her appearance had changed? Ca ssandra and


    Cora looked nothing alike. Was that a side effect of the poison? And was that why she was so afraid of


    revealing her true


    identity?


    How much did she truly suffer?


    My eyes welled up again and I hastened my pace even further.


    I had a feeling that I would lose her again if I didn’t go to her now.


    Guards and other pce personnel alike ducked out of the way as I rushed down the corridor. I could


    hear the whispers and remarks around me, but I paid


    them no mind.


    Let them talk and gossip about the king going mad.


    I reached the door of Ca ssandra’s room soon after, and when I flung it open, 1 saw the healer standing


    there with Lancel and Erika. She seemed surprised to see me, and her emerald eyes trailed over me


    as I rushed in.


    “Your Majesty,” she said, and her eyebrows knitted together. “Is something wrong?”


    When I nced over at Lancel and Erika, she spoke again.


    “Lancel came to make sure I was okay,” she exined calmly. “We were just discussing the possibility


    of me returning back to work today since the imposter was caught-”


    “Everyone out,” I demanded. The room fell silent, and when nobody moved, I said it again. “Now.”


    The guard and the maid exchanged looks of fear and concern. Theyplied without question, and


    the moment they left and closed the door behind them, I stared at Cassandra.


    The healer stared back at me in rm. I could see the fear and panic in her eyes and I hated it.


    It was driving me absolutely crazy.


    I didn’t want to scare her. I was tired of scaring her. But I couldn’t let things. continue on like this. I had


    to know the truth, and I had to know it now.


    Who was she?