The Lunar Queen (Lyric and Mason) novel Chapter 180

Chapter 180

I chuckle slightly. “Yes, it is real. I’m surprised your father didn’t tell you, or the bear who raised him, because she was part of the

faftion,” I say,

“My father always made it sound like a myth when he told us stories about our grandparents, like he altered the truth to make it

seem more like a bedtime story,” she says,

“Okay, so now that you know it’s real, since you are a part of that bloodline, that means you can unlock it, right? ask.

“I mean, yes, that is true, but why?” she asks.

“I think we should recreate the council, but instead of a council for the werewolf world, it can be a supernatural council. Each species picks a representative, and we divide the magic between the representatives, but with limits,” I say, thinking about killing my entire council the night lyric was taken. That can’t happen again. That memory sits heavy-quiet, final, something I don’t let

myself look at too long.

“What are you thinking?” Tobias asks.

“Let’s say they try to act against the council or any of the species represented-their power gets stripped, but it kills them after it’s taken,” I say, not even knowing if the thought makes sense.

“That may work, considering they are being gifted the powers and they aren’t coming with the power,” Tabitha says.

“But why me and not Lyric?” she asks.

“It’s not that I don’t think she can do it. It’s because I know she will want to, even after being held captive for three weeks,” I say. And I won’t let her carry everything alone. Not after this.

She smiles. “We can do it together. It will be better if she does it because she is a goddess. She can put the fail-safe in the gifted

powers,” she says.

“And if I’m correct, her powers are limitless,” she says.

I nod. “That works, as long as she is not doing it by herself,” I say.

“Okay, so let’s talk more about this pup because, seemingly, it’s a big issue,” Tobias says, and Dominic scoffs at that.

“It’s only a big issue because he can’t let go and he is hurting his mate,” Dominic says.

Zeus growls low. The sound stays in my chest, steady, not fading.

“Aria needs to just reject him,” I snarl.

“You know she isn’t,” Dom says.

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“He has been hurting her since they met, Cole,” he says.

“You think I don’t know that, Dominic? But what am I supposed to do? If she rejects him now, she risks hurting the pup, and I can’t

force her to reject him,” I say, just as a knock sounds at the door.

“Come in,” I say, and my parents walk in. I roll my eyes because I already know what they want.

“What?” I snap.

“You may be King, Cole, but I am still your mother,” my mother says.

“I know that, Mother, but I do not want to talk about Mason,” I snap.

“Fine, then we will talk about your little sister. She needs her mate,” she says.

“Well, her mate should have thought about that before he attacked me about my mate,” I say, my voice dropping. The words come

out quieter, but they land harder.

“If he is out, he risks fucking something up and getting in the way of me getting my mate back, and I can’t afford that right now,” I

say.

“Okay, so release him to his pack,” Dad says.

“I tried that after the coronation, and he camped outside the palace with Hunter because he wouldn’t fucking leave,” I snarl.

“He isn’t letting her go. His obsession with her is unhealthy and toxic, and it’s going to get him killed,” I say.

“If Tobias didn’t get here when he did earlier, Zeus would have killed him. Are you aware of that?” I ask.

They both remain silent. That silence stretches a second too long-thick, loaded, like there’s more they’re not saying.

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