The Lunar Queen (Lyric and Mason) novel Chapter 83

Chapter 83

Iris POV

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After we all separate, Elias and I head to his room.

“You okay, love?” he asks, tilting my chin fo meet his eyes.

“Yeah, I’m fine. I just always thought that when I finally met my siblings, it would be different,” I say. My fingers/curl slightly at my sides before I force them to relax, like I don’t want him to see how much that actually bothers me.

“Lyric isn’t upset with you. She’s been through a lot-waking up from an almost year-long coma caused by your twin sister, then having to take her life, and later discovering you’re a triplet-that’s a lot,” he says gently.

“I know, and I get that. I just didn’t even know any of this was going on. My grandparents never said anything,” I reply. My voice dips at the end, quieter, like saying it out loud makes it feel heavier.

“Your parents probably never told them because they didn’t want you to worry,” he says.

“Can you tell me what happened? I want to ask Lyric, but I feel it might be too soon. Still, I want to understand her better,” I say. There’s a tightness in my chest when I say her name, like I already care more than I expected to.

“Well, Summer never really liked that she didn’t look like the rest of the Cassidy pups. And the fact that the Alpha’s son paid her so much attention only made things worse because she couldn’t understand why Lyric, not her. So she hurt her a lot over the years, and as they got older, it got worse. Eventually, Lyric told Mason she didn’t want to talk to him anymore, but that only stopped it temporarily. The worst was last year, before the ball, when Mason scented Lyric as his mate, and she was branded a freak by Summer. She was in a slight coma for a few days, and Mason went through a lot to be able to take Lyric to prom. Summer blackmailed someone in the pack to take pictures of Mason, and she took a picture of Mason and Lyric kissing. She went missing the day before their graduation. When they found her by the border, she was violated repeatedly, badly beaten, and badly cut,” he says, wiping my tears, which I didn’t even realize were falling.

“How could someone do that to their own family?” I say, voice cracking. My stomach twists hard, like I can feel pieces of that story sitting wrong inside me.

“She didn’t consider her family,” he adds.

“But if my parents had kept me, she would have been the different one,” I say. The thought hits heavier now, like something I can’t fix but still feel responsible for.

“Yeah, we know. You and Lyric are identical-give or take some inches in height,” he replies.

“Do you think she’s mad at me for not telling her sooner?” I ask. I hate how small my voice sounds.

“Of course not, love. Lyric is an amazing person with a big heart. She already loves you, I’m sure. And you both have the rest of your lives to make it right because you’ll be living together. You’ll get to know her bonus sister and your cousin Mira,” he says.

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“Bonus sister?” I ask.

“Yes, Winter. They have a soul connection. Winter was all she had at one point and was the only one who knew the truth about

Summer,” he explains.

“I can’t wait. I can’t believe she went through all that and is still so put together,” I say. I shake my head slightly, like I can’t fully

wrap my mind around it.

“That’s the makings of a true queen,” he concludes.

My mother would always tell Aria, “A Queen never lets the world see her cracks. She’s always holds her head high and never let

them see you falter,” he says.

“I don’t understand,” I say.

“As the king and queen, eyes are always on them-the packs within their kingdom, the members of the royal pack, the council, other shifters-and the moment anybody sees a crack or that something is wrong, they will try to use that against you,” he says.

“I get it, and being who she is, she can’t have cracks?” I ask.

“I honestly think, from knowing her, it’s just not in her to let people see her weak,” he says.

“Come here, love,” he says.

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Christine Meier

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I see bad things coming with all of these 4… the twins and their mates as king and Prince. Lots of cracks to slither in. Take 1 twin, make the other dance.

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