A Luna for the Lycan King novel Chapter 57

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“Let me see that.” Finn reached for the watch I was holding. I looked up at him, hesitant to let go of my father’s watch. He gave me a small smile, “I’ll be careful with it.”

I felt Darren’s hand slide around my waist as I dropped the watch in Finn’s hand. I was quiet on the outside, but my mind was racing. Maybe it was foolish to hope that this might mean my father was still alive. After all this time, if he was alive, he would have found his way back to my mother. A little note in a watch didn’t mean anything, but I guess there was still a little girl in me who wanted her daddy to still be alive. It would be nice to at least have one parent still around.

I felt Darren’s nose trace over my neck as he nuzzled into me. He must be getting anxious because I was being quiet but I couldn’t find the words. Instead, I smiled and reached up to brush my fingers over his cheek. I wanted him to know I was okay. I was just thinking.

“Interesting.” Finn murmured, making my eyes snap up to him. He was studying my father’s watch with new interest. “An heirloom.”

“Like a family heirloom?” Lyle asked, moving closer.

“It was my father’s watch. He always had it on him,” I finally whispered.

“Not that type of heirloom. A royal heirloom.” Finn glanced behind me at Darren. “Take a look at this marking here.” He

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mother knew exactly who she was, and she knew that Milo would try to kill her once he figured out who she was. And he did, but she was already gone. Milo knew your mother. Did you ever ask him how he knew her?” I could see he was on the trail of something.

“No, he didn’t say,” Darren answered for me. I leaned against him, and he held me against his chest. I looked up at him and noticed his brows furrowed. “Lyle, remember when we spoke to them earlier? They mentioned Fable and just said the other woman.”

“I’ll be damned,” Lyle snorted. “Mummy dearest has some explaining to do.”

“Wait, what are you talking about?” Darren’s eyes flashed down

to me.

“I didn’t put it together then, but it makes sense, and it’s what Finn is alluding to. That your mother was a Waiting Lady.” I gasped, my eyes widening. How? She never mentioned it before. And if my mother was a Waiting Lady, what happened to her? And how did she become a Waiting Lady if my family was in hiding?

“I am guessing your mother had this watch and found out the meaning behind the symbol on it. It was given to your father as a means to keep you safe but keep the watch in the family. I don’t know if that’s the reason your father went missing or not, but it would explain things. And for your mother to see this symbol and know the meaning, she was either told about it or she would have had to be close to the crown. Very close. Which could® only mean a Waiting Lady. I’m guessing the watch was passed down to her, but it wasn’t until she became a Waiting Lady she

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mention her name.” Lyle growled. “I just thought she must have forgotten her name since she wasn’t important, but I am such an idiot. Of course it meant she didn’t want to say the name.”

I held the tiny paper up in my hands. “Do you think this means anything?” Darren plucked it out from my hands and I turned to look at him. I saw his eyes soften as he looked back at me. “I recognize my father’s handwriting. But I guess if he was still around at this point, we would have heard something from him.”

“If my parents had something to do with his disappearance, we will find out.” Darren handed the paper back to me.

“Let me see that.” Finn pointed to the key that I was still holding. “I wonder if there is something in the castle that this key opens. Maybe in the vault? Or—”

“The Waiting Lady’s diary.” I looked over at Lyle. “I wonder if that key has something to do with their diary. Or maybe it leads to information about what happened to your family.”

Finn handed the key and watch back to me. I slid the paper back inside and locked the key in the watch again. “It wasn’t working and now it is. Why?”

“It recognizes its master. It was imbued with magic. I know you can sense it.” Finn leaned back on his heels and I nodded my head. I could feel something, and the watch was hot to the touch now. Not so much that it would burn, but it was more than warm. I wondered why this watch was important. It had to have some sort of meaning, some reason why it was kept. Maybe the answer was in the vault? I didn’t know, but I felt like I was Nancy Drew trying to figure out the puzzle pieces and solve my

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4/5 As if I had time for that right now. We were leaving for battle in just two days. I was pregnant, and I was feeling uneasy about being in this castle. Someone had pushed me over a ledge. There was a chance Winifred and Milo knew my mother very well, and they kept it from us, which didn’t mean anything good. I know they had planned to kill me in the beginning, but I thought we were past all of that. Especially knowing my child would break the curse.

Wait a minute

…

I pursed my lips together and stared at the watch. The curse was linked to my child’s life, not mine. After I had the baby, would they want me dead? Was I a threat to them for some reason?

“What is it, Issy?” I heard Lyle’s voice, and then Darren’s face was in front of mine.

“Ally, what are you thinking?”

“A lot of things. My mind is just racing through scenarios is all.” I tried to brush it off, because it wasn’t like I knew this as a fact.

“Share with us,” Darren commanded softly. I looked at him with a small frown.

“I was just thinking that it’s our child’s life that will break the curse. Am I a threat for some reason? Were they really killing my family because they thought it would break the curse? Or was that a lie? And if so after our child is born—”

…

Darren growled as Lyle clicked his tongue loudly.

“Mom did say she wouldn’t do anything to harm your baby. She avoided saying she wouldn’t harm Allissa.” I looked over at Lyle.

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mention her name.” Lyle growled. “I just thought she must have forgotten her name since she wasn’t important, but I am such an idiot. Of course it meant she didn’t want to say the name.”

I held the tiny paper up in my hands. “Do you think this means anything?” Darren plucked it out from my hands and I turned to look at him. I saw his eyes soften as he looked back at me. “I recognize my father’s handwriting. But I guess if he was still around at this point, we would have heard something from

him.”

“If my parents had something to do with his disappearance, we will find out.” Darren handed the paper back to me.

“Let me see that.” Finn pointed to the key that I was still holding. “I wonder if there is something in the castle that this key opens. Maybe in the vault? Or—”

“The Waiting Lady’s diary.” I looked over at Lyle. “I wonder if that key has something to do with their diary. Or maybe it leads to information about what happened to your family.”

Finn handed the key and watch back to me. I slid the paper back inside and locked the key in the watch again. “It wasn’t working and now it is. Why?”

“It recognizes its master. It was imbued with magic. I know you can sense it.” Finn leaned back on his heels and I nodded my head. I could feel something, and the watch was hot to the touch now. Not so much that it would burn, but it was more than warm. I wondered why this watch was important. It had to have some sort of meaning, some reason why it was kept. Maybe the answer was in the vault? I didn’t know, but I felt like I was Nancy Drew trying to figure out the puzzle pieces and solve my

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4/5 As if I had time for that right now. We were leaving for battle in just two days. I was pregnant, and I was feeling uneasy about being in this castle. Someone had pushed me over a ledge. There was a chance Winifred and Milo knew my mother very well, and they kept it from us, which didn’t mean anything good. I know they had planned to kill me in the beginning, but I thought we were past all of that. Especially knowing my child would break the curse.