A Luna for the Lycan King novel Chapter 59

Chapter 59

“I would never have killed Allissa. I couldn’t.” Milo glanced back at Winifred and it was obvious he didn’t know how to continue.

“It was all my idea to kill her. Milo was covering for me, but I figured the last king knew what he was doing. He wanted that line gone for a reason, and after Milo nearly killed me, I didn’t want my sons to experience the same rage. If there was a way to get rid of the curse, I was going to do it. No matter what was at stake.” Winifred looked up defiantly. “I would risk everything for my sons. Even you both hating me, as long as it meant you would have the curse removed.”

* I could feel the darkness seeping out of Darren. His fists balled

tightly as his lips curled up angrily.

“We are past that now, son.” Milo quickly added. “We know that the curse will be gone soon.”

“And if it isn’t?” Darren growled. “If, after the baby is born, the curse doesn’t go away…” He stopped, and I could tell he was unable to even say the words. Lyle, however, didn’t have any problems.

“Would you still plan to have Issy killed after the baby is born?” It almost didn’t sound like a question but an accusation. As if he already knew the answer. I looked up at Winifred, hoping she wouldn’t say what Lyle already knew she was going to. I watched her look down and then up at Finn. She wanted to lie.

“I guess it’s pointless to try to say anything other than the truth.

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“If you lie, I will know, and I will tell Darren as much as soon as I sense the lie.”

She turned away and gazed down at the ground, her breath quivering with emotion. The rise and fall of her chest became more rapid. Her hands shook slightly as she clenched and unclenched them, searching for some sort of comfort or stability amidst the chaos. “If Darren remained cursed, I would do anything to try to remove it. I would have to hope against hope Darren would be strong enough to survive it. But to stop the curse… I would kill Allissa.” As the words left her mouth, Darren’s control snapped like a taut rubber band. In a sudden, fluid movement, his hand shot out and wrapped around her delicate throat. His grip was tight and unyielding, like a steel vice crushing her windpipe. She gasped for air, her eyes widening in shock and fear as she struggled against his grasp. The anger in his expression was fierce, his nostrils flaring and fangs bared. His energy swirled inside of me and I felt the sickening level of malice. I knew then that he was going to kill her, and I couldn’t let him do it.

No matter what, they were his parents, and I knew what it was like not to have mine. I didn’t want him to bear the pain of knowing he took one of their lives. I understood his anger but this wasn’t the way.

I gripped his wrist and he snarled at me, but I could see the pain in his eyes. I could feel it trickling inside of me. Pain and anger. He was hurting. “Let her go, Dare,” I commanded softly. His eyes were dark as they stared at me, yet his fingers continued to grip her throat. I could see she was struggling to breathe. “Let her go!” This time I growled at him as I reached up to prod at his protruding canine. “Put him away,” I said softly. His eyes were angry but were green again. Slowly, he released his grip on

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“I can’t let this go, Ally. I can’t.” His hands were shaking around my body, a mixture of several emotions battling inside of him.

“You need a clear mind, Dare. Don’t judge with your anger. Otherwise, that is what rules. Don’t rule with a clouded mind.” He nodded his head, leaning it down against mine.

“It’s because I love you, Darren,” Winifred choked out, rubbing her throat. Tears stung at her eyes as she collapsed to her knees. Milo stood there and I could see he was conflicted now too.

“No,” Darren whispered, lifting his head from mine to look at her. “You are selfish. If you loved me, you would understand that killing Ally would be like killing me. You don’t care about me. This is about the damn curse. This is about control again. That isn’t love.” His voice trembled to a whisper at the end. “I know what love is … and that isn’t it. How could you think of doing something that would hurt me so much?” He turned his head away, as if looking at her was painful. “I sentence you to the Keep of Isolation until I can decide what is to be done with you. You will be given two servants who will tend to you. You will not be allowed to see the outside world.”

“I’ll take her,” Lyle said, and Darren shook his head.

“No, Lyle. That isn’t a job for you to do. I’ll-”

“I’ll take her,” Milo finally said. I watched as he looked down at her. His eyes were pained and confused. “Winnie … why do I feel like you’ve suddenly become a stranger to me? I wanted to work on us. I am no longer cursed and we were doing so well. I loved you despite everything. You were supposed to be my person, and I found out you’ve been selfishly working against me all this time. I was still willing to work past it. But-” He stopped and

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could see he looked so broken. “Admitting you would kill Allissa even against Darren’s wishes. Had Evette stayed… if she didn’t leave, would you have tried to kill her too? You know what? Don’t answer that. My heart can’t take any more blows today.”

“Dad, the three of us will escort mom to the tower. Lyle, link the special duty guards so they can take their spot. And have two servants who are trusted ready to serve her.” The pain on Darren’s face hurt my chest. He was having to lock up his own mother, and I couldn’t help but feel guilty. Even if she was the one who made her own bed, this was because of me. Well, it was because of her fear of the curse. I do think she loved her sons, but she had tunnel vision.

“Winnie, knowing everything…” Milo stopped as he stared at her on the floor. He waited for her to lift her red wet eyes up to him. “Would you have changed anything? Would you have still acted the same way?”

“You mean, knowing how much you loved Evette, would I have still tried to get rid of her?” I heard a slight sigh come from her lips and she shrugged. “I would like to think that I wouldn’t. Maybe the woman I am today wouldn’t have. But who I was back then, I wouldn’t have changed anything.”

Milo nodded his head, his bottom lip briefly quivering before he regained control. I looked between Milo and his sons. This was a painful blow to them. Even Lyle, who acted hostile toward his mother, looked shaken now. Almost like he couldn’t believe he was really right, or he had hoped he had been wrong.

“I just wanted to protect our family,” Winifred whispered.

Darren scoffed. “No, you wanted to protect yourself. You wanted

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my mate. It wasn’t about loving my father, either. It was about maintaining power for your family. You might have grown to love him now, but that isn’t the same thing. What you did before is not for me to judge, but for dad. However, you are a threat to my mate, and for that-“I watched him clench his fists at his sides. “It will be safer for you in the tower and out of my sight. Ally-”

“I’ll stay with Ivan and Finn.” I already knew what he was going to say, and I agreed. I didn’t want to watch them lock their mother up. I know this was going to be an emotional moment for

all of them.

Winifred struggled to her feet, and I wasn’t sure if she would be able to walk on her own. Yet, none of them men offered to help her. I knew I shouldn’t, but I did I felt bad for her. Her two

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