The Lunar Queen (Lyric and Mason) novel Chapter 136

Chapter 136

“He has me blocked, Alpha,” she says, her voice trembling.

That’s all Zeus needs.

“Your mate has been deemed a traitor. He helped the rogue king kidnap your queen and my mate,” I growl.

I grab her by the throat.

“Did you help him?” I demand, claws tearing skin.

She quickly shakes her head.

“No, Alpha. I didn’t know he was planning anything. I would never hurt Lyric,” she sobs.

Her fear is real. Her scent doesn’t shift. She’s telling the truth.

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“Lock down the palace. Patrol the entire grounds. Find out how they got in. Get camera footage of the throne room, halls, ballroom -all of it. Name every guard patrolling the borders. Send scouts out immediately to find my mate,” I command.

I storm out of my office and head straight for the council chambers, certain they’re involved.

They knew. I can feel it.

I walk in to find them whispering nervously.

“Where is she?” I snap, advancing.

“Your majesty, what do you mean?” Frances asks, eyes darting around.

He smells like fear. Fresh. Sharp. Guilty.

“Dom, close the doors. Make sure no one gets in,” I order calmly.

“Yes, Alpha,” Dom responds, locking us in.

“I’ll ask one final time before bodies drop,” I say, voice low and commanding.

“Where is my fucking mate?”

I seize Jed by the throat.

“My king, I don’t know where your mate is,” he stammers, fear in his eyes.

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“Wrong answer,” I reply, tearing his head from his shoulders.

No hesitation. No second chances.

“Does anyone else want to lie to me?” I ask, advancing toward Councilman Henderson.

“Where is she, Henderson?” I demand, slowly closing in.

He shakes his head. “I don’t know, my king. I swear,” he mouths.

“Wrong again,” I say, ripping through his chest and dropping his heart to the floor.

“You thought you could betray me, that David would save you? That you could plot against me and take my mate without

consequence?” I sneer as I walk toward Senora.

“Where. Is. My. Mate,” I demand, dragging each word out.

“I don’t know. We only facilitated getting her into the tunnels; the gamma handled the exchange,” she states.

Facilitated. The word locks in. Confirms everything.

“Not good enough,” I reply coldly.

I rip her throat out. She gurgles briefly before I let her go.

Moving to Alden, I demand, “Where is my mate, Alden?”

“I don’t know, your majesty. We were only responsible for distracting you and getting her into the tunnels,” he responds.

“Dom, check the tunnels behind the throne room. That’s how they took her,” I order through the link.

“On it, Alpha,” Dom replies.

I slash my claws across his throat.

Only Frances remains.

I eliminate the other five council members-denied involvement or not, they failed to stop it.

1 give him a cruel, commanding smile.

“This all comes down to you, Frances. I know you know where my mate is. I know you know where Caleb is. Tell me everything, and

I will end you quickly,” I say, bloodstained clothes emphasizing my threat.

His fear spikes-pure, choking.

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She was right.

“Your majesty, I don’t know where they are,” he says, backing away cautiously.

I nod sharply. “Where is Caleb?”

“He’s in the caves behind the bridge by the lake, hiding until everything calms down,” he replies.

“Where are the runes?” I demand.

His eyes widen. “You know?” he asks.

I smile coldly. “Of course I know. I know exactly who my mate is,” I assert.

“Tell me,” I command, grabbing him by the throat.

“On the northern edge of the territory, twenty feet underground, protected by magic,” he states.

“Good.”

“Your daughter will be joining you soon. You thought she could trick me with magic-I will rip her head from her body,” I threaten

before tearing his head from his shoulders.

I roar in frustration as the doors open.

The sound tears out of me-rage, loss, and one singular focus-her.

Dom looks around. “I will get this cleaned up,” he says.

I walk out, resolute.

David thinks he has won,

but he took what’s mine.

And I don’t lose what belongs to me.

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