A Luna for the Lycan King novel Chapter 87

I stared at the desk, looking at the blizzard of papers that needed my attention. The past week had been a blur of ‘Your Majesty‘ and ‘My Queen‘ and ‘These require your attention.’ Demanding and exhausting.

“Your Majesty.” Damnit, here comes another one. I look up from the evil papers to the messenger coming in. “These require your review and royal seal.”

“Thank you.” Those were the flat tones words that came out of my mouth, but my mind was saying, ‘Fuck you.”

Lyle walked in just as the messenger left, carrying two cups of steaming goodness. Hot chocolate!

“I have our fuel. Let’s dive into the sea of paperwork before we drown in it.” He smirked, setting my cup in front of me before he pulled up a chair.

I scooted over, making room for him. “Where do we start?” I asked, motioning over the stack of papers.

“We start at the top and work our way through to the bottom.” He made a spot in front of us. “I’ll read and you stamp? Or do you want to read and I’ll stamp?”

“You read. I’ll stamp.” I listened to his chuckle.

“Thought so.” We got straight to work, side by side, going through all of the papers. I grabbed one from the stack and couldn’t contain the scoff.

“This can’t be serious.” I waved it as Lyle plucked it from my fingers.

“Oh, no… it’s very serious. After all, we can’t have a proper festival if our pumpkins aren’t plump enough.”

“Their greatest concern is whether the pumpkin will make a good moon in the festival. We really have to sign papers like this?” I clicked my tongue, letting out an annoyed sigh.

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I wish something like that was my biggest worry. Instead, I was treading water daily. I tried to keep my mind busy, but when it wasn’t… I could only think about Darren. I missed him terribly. It was comforting having Lyle with me, but my heart ached for my mate. My pup was growing rapidly, and I’d had to switch to dresses or stretchy pants for comfort already.

I did fairly well as the dutiful queen during the day, but at night, Darren’s absence kept me awake. I hadn’t heard from him since the letter we’d received. I knew the war was keeping him busy, but this ache in my chest only continued to grow.

I was reaching for another paper when my phone began to ring. I quickly grabbed it, though my heart was slamming in my chest.

‘s that I glanced at Lyle with worried eyes. What if this was r something had happened to Darren? We were both anticipating. something would happen after the messengers from the gods all but confirmed it.

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“Hello?” My voice was weaker than I anticipated and came across a bit airy.

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“Ally…” The word, spoken so softly, reverberated through me, a single note strung on the harp of my soul. Darren. His voice, a melody laced with cinnamon sweetness and shadows, wound its way around my senses. I felt myself get choked up, and I couldn’t blame it all on my hormones. Hearing his voice… was everything.

“Dare,” I breathed out his name like a prayer, a plea, allowing the syllables to caress my lips.

“Gods, Ally, I’ve missed you.” The depth of emotion in his confession wrapped around me, and I could hear the vulnerability in his voice. What I wouldn’t give just to hold him and comfort him right now.

“I feel like the word missed isn’t strong enough. Each moment feels like an eternity,” Lyle moved from the seat next to me. I watched his receding shoulders as he walked out the door. I guess he wanted to give me some privacy. “I’m so glad you called. There’s so much I want to talk to you about. How much time do we have? Are you-”

“Safe. For now,” he interrupted, his words steeped in an urgency that mirrored my own. “We only have a few minutes…” The intensity in his tone sent tremors through my core, igniting a blaze that threatened to consume me whole.

“Then let me spill all of this quickly. I did the ceremony, Darren.

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I’m officially your queen, and I met another messenger of the gods. They said we will both have trials ahead, and nothing we do can change what’s coming. There’s another thing. We’ve discovered evidence of mind manipulation happening, and we’re fairly certain your mother, as well as the other Waiting people, have been brainwashed.” I heard him mutter a harsh curse. “This obviously isn’t good for the kingdom, but this could mean … a chance at something, for your family.”

“That’s… a lot more than I want you dealing with. I just want you worrying about yourself right now. I don’t want you in danger, and-”

“I guess we’re both fighting right now, but in different ways. Both of us are trying to make things better for the future.”

“Ally… these trials … no distance, no darkness can sever what’s between us.” I smiled and nodded my head. I wanted to tell him about the twin flame and soulmate thing, but I knew we didn’t have much time. It was something we could talk about later.

“Whatever these trials are, we have to keep in mind that these are tests. Meaning, we can win and we shouldn’t give up hope. And also the messengers of the gods told me that they are interested in our pup.”

“I’m really starting to not like the gods and their messengers.”

“Same!” I laughed. “And I said as much.”

“My feisty queen. I can’t wait to claim you again.”

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“Mmm, me too. How has your temper been?”

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“I’ve been able to manage it for the most part. A couple of battles got away from me, but it was the enemy that felt my wrath.” I listened to his breath and paused. I knew this meant he had to go. “Wait for me, Ally… I will come back to you. No matter what … don’t give up on me, and-”

The rawness in his voice took me by surprise. He sounded as if he were pleading with me. As if I’d told him I was going to leave him. “Darc-

“I’m lonely, and I know you’re lonely, too. My entire focus is on you. I would never betray our bond, and-”

“Dare, I am yours. Mind, body, and spirit? You are part of me, and I would never tarnish our bond. I miss you terribly, but there is only you. No one could ever come close to taking your place. Don’t you dare worry about things like that. I mean it! Get those thoughts from your mind.” I listened as he chuckled, and I felt confused.

“Oh, my dear Ally. I know. I trust you, I just wanted to make sure you trusted me because of what happened before with your ex. My beautiful mate, with the voice of an angel. I don’t know when I’ll see you again, but I wanted you to know that you occupy my thoughts and dreams. It is only you.” Hearing him tell me he didn’t know when he would see me again was like a punch in the gut. I was hoping he would get to visit soon. And now, I was wondering if he would miss the birth of our child.

“Darren, is there still no way for me to get a hold of you? We

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never discussed names, and this pup isn’t going, to wait inside me forever.” There was a small smile on my face as I placed my hand over my stomach.

“Not yet, but the fairies are working on a solution. They might send you messenger fairies that are trusted soldiers. That way, you can get important messages to me. They won’t be for sending regular letters, just the important ones.” And I knew what he meant there. He was talking about the birth of our child. I know he would be here for it if he could, but I could read between the lines. “And as far as names go… I’ll be happy with any name you choose. Hopefully I’ll get to come and visit before, but as it is right now…”