The Lunar Queen (Lyric and Mason) novel Chapter 163

Chapter 163

Lyric POV

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After David walks out of the clinic, my eyes snap open and I get up as quickly as I can to check on Lydia. My body protests immediately-sharp, dragging-but I push through it anyway. Slowing down isn’t an option right now.

When I step out of the exam room, Jonathan is helping her up. He looks up at me.

“Go. He’s already suspicious of you,” I say to him, voice low as I move to help Lydia.

I don’t look at him again-1 can’t afford to. If David reads anything off him, we’re done.

“I’m so sorry, Lydia. I didn’t think he would do that,” I say, checking her neck and back.

“It’s fine, Luna. My wolf is already healing the worst of it,” she says.

My tears fall before I can stop them. I blink hard, annoyed with myself more than anything. Not now. Not here.

“Ugh, I’m sorry. I’m usually not this emotional, but this pregnancy and captivity has me on the edge of my sanity,” I say.

She walks over and hugs me.

“It’s okay, Luna. You are allowed to cry. A Queen can’t always be strong-and considering your circumstances, you have a right to

cry,” she says.

I nod because I know she’s right… but right now, all I want is to hear my mate’s voice and drown in his scent for days.

I want to breathe without thinking. Without calculating. Without pretending.

I just want the comfort of my mate.

Soon after, Rhea and Seraphina walk in with two men. One is Josh, the boy I met earlier.

“So since we bought you the night here in the infirmary, now what?” Rhea asks.

I look over at the guy, and she smacks her forehead.

“I’m sorry, Luna. I know trust is vital right now. This is Henry. He is a warrior and usually patrols the area,” she says.

I raise a brow at her.

“Tell her what you told me, Henry,” she says.

“I was running my patrol a little while ago, and I saw wolves about 30 miles out. Some were moving in. They didn’t see me because

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I stayed in the area of the spell, but I think they are watching the settlement,” he says.

My heart flutters at that.

Not fear–recognition.

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My love is really working to get me back.

“Good. Which means my mate is making moves on his end. Seraphina, when you meet with him tonight, find out what his plans age

and tell him I’m fighting… and we miss him,” I say.

My voice almost breaks on that last part-I tighten it before anyone can hear it slip.

“Yes, Luna,” she says.

“Also, David is becoming more paranoid, so we have to be even more careful and try to work without Jonathan. David is watching

him even more now,” I say.

And if he breaks Jonathan, everything we’ve built collapses with him.

“Seraphina, how long until the magic blocker wears off?” I ask.

“It’s been about five hours, so your magic and wolf should be coming back soon,” she says.

I nod slowly, thinking about my next move.

Everything has to line up. Timing. Movement. People. There’s no room for mistakes. Not with my pups this close.

“I need to be able to get into that tunnel. That is the best way to escape without being seen,” I say.

“We can find a way to make stairs and use a spell to make it still look like the hole,” Seraphina says.

“We can help with that, Luna,” Josh says.

“I need a list of David’s trusted guards and those who are loyal out of fear, because if too many people are involved, things go

wrong-and for the sake of my pups, nothing can go wrong,” I say.

Nothing. Not this time.

“No list needed. Aside from the people in this room, we only need three more people to make this work,” Rhea says.

We all look at her.

“Okay… who is the third person?” I ask.

“Backup in the event David is here. Ivana,” she says.

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I shiver at the name. My stomach turns before I can stop it. My body remembers before my mind does.

“Why her?” I ask, skin crawling.

“Because she is his mate, and even though he hasn’t accepted her, he can never turn her away,” she says.

“Wait… Ivana is Agnes’s daughter?” I ask, surprised-and conflicted all at the same time.

“Yes,” Rhea says.

“How are you so sure she will help us and not him? How sure are you that we can trust her?” I ask.

Because trust is the one thing that gets people killed in situations like this.

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