The Lunar Queen (Lyric and Mason) novel Chapter 165

Chapter 165

Cole POV

Zeus has been restless since the meeting earlier, not just restless-pacing under my skin, pressing against the surface like he’s waiting for me to lose control so he can take it, we’re supposed to meet the witch in an hour but I’ve been sitting in the conference room this entire time trying to keep control. Between being so close to getting her back and Mason being back in the palace has Zeus on edge. Every second 1 stay sitting here feels off-like I’m wasting time she doesn’t have. Something seems off about that pup and I hope whatever it is it doesn’t fuck up what we have planned. He’s not just moving around-he’s searching, and I don’t like not

knowing what for.

“Alpha where are you?” Dominic links me.

“still in the conference room” I link back. My jaw tightens immediately after I answer. I shouldn’t still be here.

5 minutes later he and the twins walk in and take seats around me. The room feels heavier the moment they sit-like everything we’re not saying is pressing down on the table between us.

“the Alpha’s all have one of their men surrounding the witch’s shop. She is in there and they want to know if they should move

tonight?” Jace says.

I shake my head. “No we need to remove the bear king from the board first, then the witch” I say. My fingers press harder into the table without me noticing, grounding myself before Zeus answers for me. “he needs to feel cornered” I add.

“What about Mason?” I ask.

The twins look at each other, before Logan speaks “He’s been moving around the palace like he’s looking for something or someone”

he says.

My chest tightens immediately. I already know who, but she isn’t here and that is the problem.

“Meaning?” I ask. Flat. Controlled. Barely.

“He might be planning something Hunter said he doesn’t think you can pull off rescuing her and that is why you are stalling” Logan

adds.

A growl rips out of me shaking the entire office. It tears out of my chest sharp and uncontrolled-Zeus pushing forward with it,

feeding off the disrespect.

“Who the fuck does he think he is?” I snarl.

“I will fucking rip his head from his shoulders if he thinks he can challenge me” I say through gritted teeth. Not a threat. A decision

waiting on the wrong move.

Zeus is already on edge.

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“I need to go meet the witch, Dom come with me because I don’t trust myself to not kill Mason on the way” I say.

“You two just keep an eye on him, I mean every single move he makes and have Hunter meet me outside the palace, I want him with me for this meeting too” I say to the twins.

“On it Alpha” they say in unison.

When they leave Dom looks at me “what are you going to do if you have to kill him?” he asks.

I run my hands down my face and grab my glass off the table and take a long swig. The burn doesn’t reach anything-it doesn’

touch the pressure building in my chest.

“I don’t know I don’t want Winter or Lyric to hate me but he’s becoming a problem. This obsession he has with her is getting out of

control” I say. Every time he says her name it sounds foul, like he still thinks she belongs to him.

“if he starts whispering to other Alpha’s about what he thinks I’m capable of as a King I won’t have a choice but to deal with him

say trying to push the thought out of my head.

But Zeus wants blood and it’s hard to keep the reins on him with her being gone and him testing my limits. He’s not settling

anymore-he’s building, waiting for an excuse to move.

I stand and set the glass down “let’s go we don’t have that much time before the witch gets here” I say walking to the door.

When we get downstairs Hunter is standing outside smoking a cigarette. I raise my brow at him.

“new habit?” I ask.

He sighs heavy “yeah a lot is going on and I’m struggling to hold it together” he says.

Smoke clings to him heavy-he’s been out here longer than he’s admitting.

I walk over and clap his shoulder, “well let’s go see what this witch has to say” I say shifting into Zeus and running towards the

border. The shift hits and everything sharpens instantly-focus, aggression, purpose. No hesitation.

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