A Luna for the Lycan King novel Chapter 25

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“I am not naive enough to not understand what happened. I know you lost control of yourself. I understand you weren’t in your right mind. I don’t blame you for what happened. Maybe I blame myself for thinking I could stop you?” She sighed. “But that doesn’t mean it didn’t affect me. I have nightmares over it. And when I look at you, I keep remembering how afraid I was. And there was no stopping you. If Darren didn’t arrive when he did, I’d be dead. I regret that Darren showed up, because then my precious son had to suffer with the curse.” She closed her eyes and then opened them slowly. I could see her hands trembling. “I don’t hate you, and I don’t want to be afraid of you. But I am scared. We sleep in different rooms. We haven’t been together in years, and you deserve to have a real relationship.

You-”

“I deserve you. I have been faithfully waiting for you, and I know you’re doing the same. We might not be fated mates, but we are connected. I don’t want anyone else… I want you. I want us to heal. What can we do? Let’s take baby steps and work on us. Allissa is here now, and we won’t have to worry about Darren as much. I never realized how much of a blessing she could be until just now. But with her here, we can focus on each other and getting back to what we once were. I want to try, if you’re willing.” I could see Milo wanted to reach for her, but he retracted his hand to his side. I couldn’t imagine his pain either. He was hurting, knowing he had injured her and now she was afraid of him. I understood both sides, and I really felt for them.

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Funny, that I could feel for them under the circumstances. Just moments ago I found out they had killed my entire family and planned to kill me. It wasn’t that I had forgotten about it but that they were Darren’s parents. Despite everything that wouldn’t change. I knew what it was like to go without my parents and I didn’t want Darren to be at odds with them. I didn’t want him to hate them because of me. I guess, because I had Darren, I was able to make this work. What happened was in the past. The present and future were what would matter now. Winifred let out a hesitating breath, interrupting my thoughts.

“I don’t want to… go on without you. I want to be like we were. But-

“But you need to build up trust again.” I added as her eyes met mine. “You don’t have to jump right back into what you were. How about starting small? Holding hands and talking. Work on rebuilding your relationship and trust.” She smiled at me! She actually smiled, and it was genuine. She nodded her head and then looked over at Milo.

I watched as Milo held his hand out to her, and she slowly placed her hand in his. Their eyes met, and I could see the love they had for each other. It was obvious they had both been hurting all this time.

The door opened and Lyle walked in, looking confused. His gaze instantly landed on his parents holding hands, and I swear his eyes looked like a child’s for a moment. There was immediate relief that washed over his face. He then looked at us.

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“We have someone who said Cleo told her to spread the word. How would you like to proceed?” Lyle watched as Darren smirked.

“We will proceed with introducing the kingdom to my mate.” Darren then looked down at me. “I am now connected to Ally. I broke protocol, and I have never been more happy about doing it. Let the whole kingdom know that their king has found his queen. And soon, at the ceremony, she will become the crowned queen. And as for Cleo-”

“As a Waiting Lady, she will get to be front and center.” Lyle grinned. “You are, of course, going to have a party, right?” He beamed and I heard Darren chuckle.

“Yes. Though I still think she should be punished.” He looked at me and I shook my head.

“I think this is a punishment for her. She has to attend and pretend to be happy.” I smiled up at him. Was Cleo a bitch? Yes. But was I threatened by her? Not at all. I could snap her neck in two easily enough.

“So you both have marked each other.” Lyle beamed and then looked at Darren. “You aren’t a lycan, bro. You are a dog! You can’t even control your horn doggy desires.” He then looked over at his parents, trying to figure out what was going on with them.

“We are going to work on us again. I know it’s been stressful for you boys, but we are going to give this a real chance.” Milo looked between his two sons with a kind smile. “You shouldn’t

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blame your mother, Lyle. I know you’ve been angry with her, but she’s been hurting too.”

“It wasn’t your fault,” Lyle said quietly.

“I know it wasn’t his fault,” Winifred said softly. “I don’t hate your father. I don’t want it to be like this.”

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“You can’t blame her for being afraid and hurt. But this doesn’t concern you boys. This is our relationship, so you two just let it be.” I watched as Milo pulled her a bit closer to his side. “Let’s take a walk. If that’s okay?”

“Yes, I’d like that.”

The two of them walked out of the room, and I felt Darren sigh.

“I think they’re going to be okay.” Darren smiled and looked over at Lyle. “Though you won’t believe the shit they were planning. I’m still upset and hurt. I don’t care about their reasoning. I need my own time to come to terms with their betrayal.”

“Dare, I understand what they were thinking. They were trying to do whatever it took to save you. They didn’t realize they were only making it worse.”

“It’s a damn good thing I marked you. They knew they couldn’t kill you after that without it potentially killing me.”

“What? Kill her?!” Lyle gaped.

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“Wait… potentially kill you?” My lips parted as Darren nodded his head.

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“Fated male connections are different. You can eventually fade. away without your mate, just like your mother. Even being separated for a long time can be fatal. The moment I marked you, that ruined their plans, because they didn’t want to risk losing me.”

“What the fuck were they thinking?!” Lyle growled and glared at the shut door angrily.

“We have a lot to fill you in on.” I let out an airy laugh, leaning against Darren’s side. It was amazing how comfortable I felt with him. It was almost like he was always part of me and I had finally found him again. Nothing felt awkward, and everything felt right. His touch was like a warm blanket, bringing me comfort.

“I want to have a look at the vault. I want to see this lower floor my father was talking about.” I could see Darren’s brows knitted together and he looked to be in deep thought.