The Lunar Queen (Lyric and Mason) novel Chapter 97

Chapter 97

Cole-POV

Lyric and i shift and run back to where the group is, the adrenaline still buzzing under my skin even as the fight is over. After we

shift back, Winter hands Lyric clothes and Dom hands me some shorts.

“It was David,” I say, my voice low but carrying enough weight to shift the energy instantly, causing Elias and Xavier to growl out.

“He wants Lyric so he can take the throne back from me,” I growl, my jaw tightening as I say it out loud.

“There’s more to it, his father wouldn’t have tried to kill you if it was just that,” Lyric says, her tone calm but sharp, already

thinking ten steps ahead.

She is going to make an amazing Queen.

“The Moon Goddess said he wanted to take over the supernatural world and you finding your mate would make that harder. That’s why the prophecy said your bloodline is tainted. He wants to use me the way Lucian did Eloise to take over the entire supernatural community-the throne of the werewolf king is just the beginning. That is why he is working with the bears and witches,” she says, her words steady but I can feel the weight of them settle over everyone.

I walk over to her and lightly touch her stomach, grounding myself in something real after everything that just happened.

“How are my pups?” I ask softly.

“They are fine, Nova says in a few months I won’t be able to shift,” she says.

“We will make sure you are as comfortable as possible at the palace,” I say to her, kissing her softly, lingering just a second longer

than usual like I need the reassurance.

Our new cars arrive, courtesy of Alpha Liam.

Hunter jumps out of one of the cars and goes straight for Lyric and Iris.

“Are you two okay?” he asks, his eyes scanning them like he’s checking for damage he can’t see.

Lyric laughs.

“We are fine, Hunter, but your brothers are upset with you now,” she says, pointing at Jace and Logan.

“We are just offended. I know Winter said nobody was hurt,” Jace says, pretending to be hurt, but his eyes linger on Lyric just a second too long, like he’s making sure she’s really okay.

Eventually, we say our goodbyes and get into the cars.

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This time we end up with Elias and Iris on the way home, and I know that is Lyric’s doing, her quiet way of fixing what almost

broke earlier.

I know the vision of Iris dying really messed her up, and I can still feel the grief through the bond, heavy and lingering even

though it never actually happened.

For her… it did.

Her powers are getting stronger and it’s only been a day, and she’s using them with ease, like she didn’t learn them-like she

remembered them.

Like she woke up with control.

“mate is special,” Zeus says.

“I know,” I say to him, my chest tightening with something that feels like pride and fear mixed together.

A few hours later, we pull onto the royal pack lands.

Once the gate lets us through, as we drive through the pack, I point out a few places to Lyric and Iris, watching their reactions more than the road until we pull in front of the palace.

“I always knew this place would be massive, but to see it in person feels different,” Lyric says, her voice softer, like she’s taking it

all in at once.

Some of the pack members have gathered around the cars as we are coming back with more people than we left with, curiosity

thick in the air.

My parents come out of the palace with my youngest sister Elise.

“Cole, you’re back,” Elise says, running into my arms.

“I am, and I want you to meet someone,” I say, walking to Lyric.

“This is my mate, Lyric-and Lyric, this is the youngest Blackwood pup, Elise,” I say.

“Wow, you look like Queen Eloise,” Elise says.

Lyric smiles at her, and then Elise notices Iris and her eyes go wide.

“Wow, so do you,” she gasps, hands covering her mouth, her excitement completely unfiltered.

We all laugh at her.

“Yes, we are identical twins, and Eloise… well, let’s just say she is our great-grandmother,” Lyric says.

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“My mommy said she was reincarnated,” Elise says.

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“Yes, she was-more than once-but I think my sister and I are the only two who ever looked like her,” Lyric says, smiling at her.

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