A Luna for the Lycan King novel Chapter 50

Chapter 50

Darren

“I didn’t touch her. I would never harm my unborn grandchild,” my mother said as I listened to Lyle scoff angrily.

“You see? Right there, mom! You just said you would never harm your grandchild… you didn’t say you would never harm Lissa, which would have been the obvious thing to say.”

“She didn’t mean it like that, son. She was saying, ‘even more reason for me not to harm her.“” My father looked at me as I shook my head. My blood was boiling, but I was trying to keep it at a manageable level. At least for now.

“Why do you resent me so much, Lyle? You immediately accuse me of things. You never have faith in me. Why?” I glanced over at Lyle. My mother had a point there. A few years ago, my brother’s attitude changed toward my mother. I thought maybe it was worse because of the whole accident with my parents, but it was something more.

“Because you are not just my mother. You were a Waiting Lady.” Lyle’s expression was unforgiving as if he just called her out for being a spy. “Not just a Waiting Lady but THE Waiting Lady… just like Cleo was.”

“What does that mean?” I asked, now intrigued by the way he was wording things.

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“Well, I had my suspicions … several years ago I overheard someone mentioning Waiting Ladies‘ tasks. And that they heard there was a diary.” I glanced over at my mother to see her fingers fidgeting. So Lyle was on to something. “Then, recently, Cleo showed us a diary, and I thought this was it. But it didn’t contain anything more than tea gossip and Cleo bragging. But after my mind cleared from the rut, I realized there was more. That if there was that diary, then there was probably another. One that isn’t a diary, but more like a code of conduct. I haven’t found it yet … but I’m certain it’s there, right mother?” His tone and his gaze towards our mother was very different. I had rarely seen this look before. Very few things made him this angry, but I admit, when they did, it was usually on my behalf.

“Is there a code of conduct book?” I watched as she began to shake her head. “It doesn’t have to be called that, but is there a book that is only for the Waiting Ladies?” I narrowed my eyes at her as she looked down at the floor.

“Winnie, now is not the time for secrets.”

“Milo … I have given an oath. We can’t talk about it. None of us

can.”

“Then don’t talk about it. Tell me how to find it.” I watched as she shook her head. “That is an order from your king.” My voice boomed with authority. I wasn’t her son right now but the Lycan King, and she could not refuse me.

“You don’t understand. The purpose of the Waiting Ladies … it’s more than you can imagine. Talking about this-”

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“Doesn’t matter anymore because I’m getting rid of them.. Whatever purpose they had has died with you.” I took a small step toward her with a low growl. I hated that I had to intimidate my mother, but my mate’s safety was my priority, and I had a feeling that whatever she was hiding had put her at

risk.

“Winnie.” This time my father furrowed his brows at her with a, low growl. “Whatever it is … it won’t change things with us. But if it is something that could put Allissa in danger, then you need to come clean.”

“I mean, it shouldn’t, but-” She shook her head. “I don’t know. The Waiting Ladies and Waiting Men have a job, and it is to be the perfect partner to the royal. Our job is to compliment them and be an asset to the crown. But it’s also something else …” She sighed and looked up at my father. “The noble families all got together and formed the idea of the Waiting. They pitched this to the king long ago, which he thought was a fair request for their support. But they had another reason for this request: their sons and daughters were to protect the nobles. It was a means to keep them in rotating power. Each noble would have their turn to have a run for the crown. It was a way for all of us to have our blood mixed with the crown. Each family took a rotating order and the other Waitings made sure that person was the one chosen. Milo … you didn’t just choose me, but were served me. It was my family’s rotation. This time was Cleo’s family’s rotation.” I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. It was a set up so that the nobles were now all blood related. ensured

it was that nothing could ever happen to them. “There is more… the job of the Waiting Men or Ladies to ensure that the family in

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rotation was selected … no matter what. Milo, you originally were interested in two others, remember? Fable and … the other lady. Neither were backing down… they were ignoring the binding code, for love. They claimed they loved you, and neither was going to step aside.”

“Winnie-” My father’s eyes widened as he shook his head. “You didn’t?”

“Not me personally, but I was part of it. The one ran away, and Fable learned her place the hard way. She was forced into heat, and–~

“Like what Cleo did to Allissa.” I growled along with Lyle.

“Fable ended up pregnant and was no longer eligible to be a Waiting Lady. I think Cleo was hoping for the same, but she didn’t factor in a fated mate. We never had to worry about fated mates. The royals rarely visited the other packs and were too busy to really mingle. It was basically set up that way so they would have to choose from the noble families‘ children.” She finally looked at me. “Cleo is no longer eligible to be a Waiting Lady. I doubt she’s the one who tried to harm Allissa. But maybe one of the others is trying to secure her spot and jump into the rotation, now that Cleo is officially out of it? I don’t know. None of them know about who Allissa really is. They would have thought the fall would have killed her. No one is talked about it. Only the ambassadors in the room know, and us

“I thought most of the Waiting Ladies were free to leave now, Didn’t they leave?” I looked over at Lyle, who shook his head.

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rotation was selected … no matter what. Milo, you originally were interested in two others, remember? Fable and… the other lady. Neither were backing down… they were ignoring the binding code, for love. They claimed they loved you, and neither was going to step aside.”

“Winnie–” My father’s eyes widened as he shook his head. “You didn’t?”

“Not me personally, but I was part of it. The one ran away, and Fable learned her place the hard way. She was forced into heat, and-”

“Like what Cleo did to Allissa.” I growled along with Lyle.

“Fable ended up pregnant and was no longer eligible to be a Waiting Lady. I think Cleo was hoping for the same, but she didn’t factor in a fated mate. We never had to worry about fated mates. The royals rarely visited the other packs and were too busy to really mingle. It was basically set up that way so they would have to choose from the noble families‘ children.” She finally looked at me. “Cleo is no longer eligible to be a Waiting Lady. I doubt she’s the one who tried to harm Allissa. But maybe one of the others is trying to secure her spot and jump into the rotation, now that Cleo is officially out of it? I don’t know. None of them know about who Allissa really is. They would have thought the fall would have killed her. No one has talked about it. Only the ambassadors in the room know, and u

“I thought most of the Waiting Ladies were free to leave now. Didn’t they leave?” I looked over at Lyle, who shook his head.

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“I thought they had, but I found out yesterday they had to stay until Allissa was crowned as the queen.”