The Lunar Queen (Lyric and Mason) novel Chapter 137

Chapter 137

Serena POV

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It worked. That stupid powder the witch gave me actually worked. I’m so happy we got rid of that bitch, and now I get my mate

My chest feels light for the first time in days–like everything finally went my way.

As I wait in their ornately decorated room, I begin rummaging through all the clothes she has, suits, dresses, and robes, all of which

she will no longer need.

My fingers drag over the fabric like it already belongs to me.

None of it fits me, but I can have it resized from this cow’s size. What does everyone even see in her?

I step into the bathroom, where the mirror reflects my determined face, and peel my dress off, revealing smooth skin.

I tilt my chin up slightly, studying myself like I’m already standing in her place.

I might as well shower and wait for Cole to come upstairs, although the long wait is frustrating.

Every second stretches too long-1 should already be with him.

The chaos of the palace being attacked explains his delay. I saw the moment the gamma took her and waited silently until the fighting subsided before showing myself.

I really can’t believe it worked.

I was able to steal a fertility potion from the witch, a thick, shimmering vial filled with glowing liquid, that will make me pregnant

by whoever I sleep with.

My fingers curl around the memory of it-tight, possessive.

Though the potion only lasts 24 hours, if I get pregnant, he will be bound to me regardless of what happens.

Bound. Permanently. No one takes him from me again.

Now I just have to wait for him to return.

As I stand there, a sudden sharp pain shoots through my chest, like a bond snap.

“No, Daddy,” I whisper aloud in the empty room, my voice trembling.

The word catches in my throat-wrong, sudden, final.

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Chapter 137

Something is terribly wrong.

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I hurriedly put my dress back on.

When I move to open the door, I find two palace guards standing outside, one of them turning to face me.

“Your Highness, the king asked us to stand here to ensure nobody gets in,” he says, stern and unwavering.

I try to walk past him. “It’s okay, I will just go home,” I insist softly, but the other guard steps forward, blocking my path.

“Ma’am, it’s safest if you stay here. The king will be up shortly,” he responds firmly.

Their bodies don’t shift. Don’t hesitate. Not for me. Not anymore.

Frustrated, I slam the door shut.

What the hell is happening? Did David kill my dad? Why? We did everything right, he got that wretched girl.

We were supposed to win. This was supposed to be the part where everything falls into place.

I don’t know how long I’ve been waiting, but eventually Cole walks into the room.

I jump up and smile at him, hope flickering in my eyes.

“My love, is everything okay?” I ask softly.

He smiles back, a reassuring look in his eyes.

For half a second, it feels real. Like I already have him.

“Yes, princess. Everything is fine. We found the breach, and the traitors are all dealt with,” he says, walking closer.

The joy I feel in this moment shatters as he steps forward and suddenly grabs me by the throat.

I instinctively wrap my hands around his wrist.

“My love,” I gasp.

“My mate’s name is Lyric. You will never be my mate,” he spits, tightening his grip.

Every word lands like a slap-hard, final, undeniable.

“You and the council thought you could plot against me and get away with it. You tried to hurt my mate and my pups. Everything

that has happened to her since she came here is because of you,” he snarls in my face.

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