The Lunar Queen (Lyric and Mason) novel Chapter 105

The Lunar Queen

Chapter 105

“David has plans for her that require her to be alive,” he says.

“But what about me?” I whine.

He pinches the bridge of his nose. “Please, Serena, I don’t have time for this. We only have a week before the first pack is attacked. Just do your part before we both die,” he says, and the way he says it makes something cold slide down my spine because for once

he sounds scared.

“Fine,” I say.

I storm out of his office and head back to the palace.

Time to start planning, because if nobody else is going to put me first, I’ll do it myself.

David POV

After I leave Frances’s house, I grab my beta and we make our way to the bear territory.

“Are you really going to kill the girl?” Jonathan says.

“I won’t have a choice. I would love to keep her as my mate. Maybe I can get the witch to give me a spell for her to lose her memory,” I say, because the idea of breaking her into something useful is far better than wasting her.

“What if Serena fails?” he asks.

“Then we kill her and her father,” I say without hesitation, because weak links don’t survive war.

“Serena is already a problem. She’s too impulsive, like her mother,” I say.

When we get to the bear territory, the witch is already there.

“Agora, tell me something useful,” I say, stepping into the conference room.

“Good afternoon, your majesty,” I say to the king.

“What do we know?” Axel says.

“The girl is the key to unlock the magic, but her children need to die first. If they are born, all of this will be for nothing. They will be more powerful than her,” Agora says, her voice calm in a way that makes the words land even harder.

“How is that possible?” Axel says.

“She is the only one that carries the blood of that line,” she says.

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“What about the twin?” Axel says.

“It’s only the one who carries the power of Eloise that will carry the witch blood. Her children will be all powerful,” she adds.

“Next week we start attacking. Weaken their allies,” I say.

“Prepare your warriors because next week the real work begins. We need to find a way to snatch her after Serena gives her the

potion,” I say.

“I will come up with something,” Agora says.

“Prepare your best warriors for the job to infiltrate the palace,” she adds.

“What about Cole?” Jonathan says.

“He won’t be a problem. I have something for Serena that will keep Cole occupied while we execute our next move,” Agora says, and that gets my attention more than anything else she has said so far.

“Good. What happens if the pups are born?” I ask.

“If the pups are born, we must take them. They can’t be raised as our enemy, especially the firstborn. He will be the most powerful

of the 3,” she says.

“Today is Tuesday. Let’s meet again on Sunday to make final preparations. Agora, keep me updated with the Serena situation,” I say.

“Will do, Alpha,” she says.

“Axel, it’s always a pleasure,” I say.

“David, it is always good to see you. We will be in touch,” he says before I turn and Jonathan and I head out the door.

“Have someone watch the witch, but be careful. She can sense that shit. She’s an old witch,” I say as we head out.

Don’t worry, Lyric. Soon I will have you and you will be my Queen and carry my pups. The thought settles deep and ugly in my chest, but it feels right all the same.

After seeing her, she has to be mine, and the worst part is now that I’ve seen her, the throne almost feels secondary.

After seeing her, she has to be mine. She’s even more beautiful than Eloise, and now that I know what she is carrying, this isn’t just about power anymore-it’s about timing, about getting to her before those children are strong enough to become a threat, and if Serena fails to poison her before the week is over, then we won’t just be starting a war… we’ll be walking straight into one we may

never be able to win.

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