The Lunar Queen (Lyric and Mason) novel Chapter 211

Chapter 211

Cole POV

Walking away from her is the hardest thing I’ve done but she’s hiding something, and as long as she is I can’t talk to her Every instinct in me keeps pulling toward her anyway. Toward my mate. Toward fixing it. But the second I think about the way she looked me in my face and said nothing, anger twists back through my chest. I head to the dining room for dinner but she isn’t there the

empty seat beside mine feels impossible not to notice.

My mother raises a brow when I walk in. “Where is Lyric?” she asks.

“I’m not sure” I say. Lie. I know exactly where she is. Curled up in our room crying if I had to guess. The thought makes guilt stap at me instantly, and she goes to respond but Joshua speaks first “She went to bed mom, Henry is outside the room now” he says.

Her eyes blaze when she looks at me “Why is she in bed and you are here?” she asks.

“we are figuring some things out mom” I say. The second the words leave my mouth the entire table goes quieter. Too many mated wolves in one room not to immediately feel tension.

Hunter looks at me “Conversation later?” he links.

I just nod at him. I don’t trust myself to speak about it out loud right now.

“Jonathan where is your mate?” Mom asks.

“She is with Sable and Tabitha creating wards around the pack” He says.

“oh Tabitha is still here?” she asks

“Yes she said she will leave once Lyric knows everything she knows” I reply.

She laughs lightly “Oh I know Toby is going crazy without her” She says laughing!

I chuckle “Yeah he told me to stop hogging his mate” I say. The laugh feels forced coming out of me. Hollow.

Lydia walks in the dining room with her mom “Lydia sweetheart I am so happy you are back” Mom says.

She smiles “I’m happy to be back and with all the high ranking couples having pups I’ll be pretty busy” she says looking around the

table.

Normally Lyric would’ve made some smart comment by now or smiled at me over the table. The silence from her absence keeps

pulling at me.

Winter just shakes her head. “Aria are you grieving your first mate still?” I blurt out

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Chapter 211

“Cole Winter snaps.

Every head at the table turns toward me instantly.

I shoot toy eyes to her. “I just want to know if it’s only my mate” I respond. The bitterness in my voice surprises oven me

Everyone at the table looks at me. “Cole this is not the place for that” Winter shoots.

“And you know it’s not that simple for her. I’m not saying she was right but it’s more than him just being her first/mate” Winter snaps.

“I get you are hurting and I honestly do think that she was wrong but you know she isn’t just grieving her first mate, and yes you died and yes she should care about that or atleast show it more than she has but before you it was only him for her entire life. She went through hell for loving him and being loved by him. No I’m not saying forgive her but cut her some slack because she Jalled) him and if you know your mate then you know what that really did to her” She says.

Her words hit harder than I expect because deep down I already know all of this. That’s what makes being angry at Lyric so

complicated. I understand her pain while still drowning in my own.

“Can you help me up Dom, I’m done here” She says.

The entire table is silent. Nobody even touches their food anymore.

I know she is right and I do know my mate and I know she didn’t really show how she felt after killing him. Maybe that was for me.

Maybe it was for Aria and Winter or maybe herself but it doesn’t change how it has made me feel.

Aria clears her throat. “To answer your question big brother, I do still grieve him I may not have had a lifetime with him but we had some time and we did have a pup together but he was also a shitty mate to me so it may not be constant that he crosses my mind”

She says.

I immediately regret bringing her into this. Her pain flashes across her face for only a second before she masks it.

I don’t even respond I just stand and walk out the room. I can feel my mother’s eyes burning into my back the entire way out.

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