The Lunar Queen (Lyric and Mason) novel Chapter 249

Chapter 249

I scoop her up and spin her around.

“Hey princess, I missed you.” I say, kissing her all over her face.

Her gizzles fill the room instantly.

It’s crazy how quickly she became ours. It feels like she’s been calling us papa forever.

I hand her to Kairo and he does the same thing.

“Hello, my princess. How are you this morning?” he asks her.

“I’m good, papa. I made a friend,” she says, pointing to the little girl.

The little girl immediately ducks behind Hunter’s chair and Hannah giggles.

“Where is your brother?” I ask.

“He’s with Uncle Josh and Uncle Javier,” she says.

“Okay, tomorrow we are going back home,” I say to her.

She immediately looks at Kairo.

“Are you coming home too?” she asks.

“Not yet, little one,” he says.

Her tears start falling before he can even finish the sentence.

The bond immediately fills with his sadness and guilt.

“But what about the babies?” she asks.

“What babies?” he asks.

“The ones in mama’s tummy,” she says.

Everything goes quiet.

Kairo slowly looks at me.

I slowly look at him.

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Hunter chokes on his coffee.

“The what?” Hunter asks.

“The babies,” Hannah repeats like we’re the stupid ones.

She says it with so much confidence that I already know she isn’t guessing.

“They’re in mama’s tummy. I saw them.”

We both look at each other again.

I mean there is no way she wasn’t pregnant after all that sex but multiples again?

Fuck Selene.

“Okay, we will talk about the babies later. We have to go talk to Papa Kairo’s council so that he can come home, okay?” I say to her

She wipes her tears and nods her head.

“Okay, Papa,” she says.

Kairo hugs her tightly and kisses the top of her head before putting her down.

His eyes linger on her for a second longer than necessary and I know neither of us missed the way she said ‘come home” instead of

“come with us.”

“Hunter, tell everyone to start packing up. We’re leaving first thing tomorrow,” I say before we turn and walk out.

“You think she is really pregnant?” Kairo asks.

“If Hannah says she’s pregnant, then I’m sure she’s pregnant,” I say. “Lyric got pregnant the first time we had sex with triplets.”

Kairo drags a hand down his face.

“Damn. She’s going to be pissed even more when she finds out I’m not leaving with you and she’s pregnant. Fuck.”

The bond lets me feel exactly how stressed he is about it and honestly, I don’t blame him. Telling our mate she’s pregnant and then

telling her we’re leaving one of her mates behind sounds like a terrible plan.

When we make it to the council hall, they are all seated waiting.

“Hello, my Kings,” Zena says.

“Hello, Zena. How are you this morning?” I ask.

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“Well, my King,” she says.

“Where is the Queen?” she asks.

“She is getting a much needed rest after such a long and tiring heat,” Kairo says.

Several council members suddenly find the table very interesting and I have to fight the urge to laugh.

“Let’s discuss the plans for the kingdom. Are we combining?” Zena asks.

“No. The Queen doesn’t think it to be wise, so we have decided to rule separately for now,” he says.

She nods and smiles.

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“Our Queen is very wise. I believe we should focus on getting you back in touch with your pack and your kingdom.”

I smile.

“Lyric said the same thing,” I say.

She laughs and raises her hands high.

“The gods have blessed us with a worthy Queen,” she says.

She looks at Kairo.

“I wish your parents could see you now. They would be happy to know you are happy,” she says softly.

For a moment the room grows quiet and I watch Kairo swallow hard. Even now, after getting him back, there are wounds that

haven’t completely healed.

“I need to find a way to be present here and be in the East with my family,” Kairo says.

Hearing him claim us all as his family has Zeus howling in my mind and I’ll admit it makes the tightness in my chest loosen.

“You’re mate is a witch,” she says.

“I know,” he says.

“Your Majesty, your mate is said to be the most powerful being in our world until your pups come into their own,” she says.

His face looks confused like he still isn’t understanding what she is saying.

“Lyric can create portals,” I say, forgetting about that myself as I try not to think about why she used one.

His eyes go wide.

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