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Curse of a Lycan Luna LXII
It felt like deja vu when I realized I was being carried inside after the long drive from Burlington to Nova Scotia. The sun hadn’t even risen when we left Vermont, and it had already set again. Isaac hadn’t allowed me to drive once, so I truthfully had no right to be the one sleeping and carried around. Before I fell asleep, the drive had been pleasant. We had stopped at naturally cute local restaurants along the way for all three meals, and had swapped stories of our most successful conquests over the years. I really had no idea Isaac had been anywhere near as involved with shifters as he claimed, but his stories and the way his behind the scenes actions aligned with the public perspective begged to differ. But when I took a risk and asked him why he never stepped in to get his mate unbanished, he didn’t give me an answer. Not a good one, at least. “There were bigger things at play, Maise,” he growled at me. “The best thing for me to do was just keep an eye on you. Hell, I cou
Curse of a Lycan Luna LXIII
I wasn’t at all surprised that Kaleb and Rudi were joining us. What did seem unusual, though, was that this meeting was taking place at Isaac’s house instead of at his office, given his insistence for a separation between work and home life. I could only assume it had something to do with the fact that we would be discussing information that the pack did not need to be privy to. Not yet. “So lemme see it!” Kaleb said jovially. “I wanna see the proof that I’m around for history being made! The first Lycan Queen!” “Kaleb!” Rudi admonished. “Mate marks are so personal. What’s next, you want to know what position they were in when it happened?” I shifted uncomfortably. Stereotypically, mates were marked during moments of intense intimacy. So, sex. I had assumed these people knew the circumstances that resulted in my mark, but apparently that information had been safeguarded. I didn’t know how I felt about the story being retold, either, even if it was an important piece of the puzzle.
Curse of a Lycan Luna LXIV
Rudi placed her hands on her mate’s arm. “That battle is done. We need to focus on the new one. Don’t hold her guilty for her father’s transgressions.” Kaleb gnashed his teeth. “How can you say that?” He turned his glare to Isaac. “Did you forget your first years as King? Why would you welcome that back in?” Before Isaac could react, I jumped in. As the only mortal, I was in the dark, and I was anxious to know how old wounds impacted how we chose to proceed with the eight million interweaving problems we were juggling. But hey, what was adding one more to the mix? “So does someone want to fill me in?” I asked. “Because I feel like I’m pretty behind on… everything.” Rudi cast me a sympathetic glance. “It really doesn’t matter anymore. It’s in the past.” “It still matters,” Kaleb scoffed. “It matters a lot.” It was interesting to watch Kaleb’s happy go lucky demeanor fall away into one of fresh anger and determination. I had no doubt whatever it was did matter a lot, even if it w
Curse of a Lycan Luna LXV
The next morning, Rudi must have been waiting for me at the front door. I could smell her as soon as I made my way down the stairs. I had just rolled out of bed and was half a sip through my first cup of coffee when she knocked. I looked up to Isaac, silently imploring him to send her away, but he only shrugged and made his way over to let her in. “Hi!” I heard her chirp. “Is Maise ready to go?” I glared back at Isaac over my mug of coffee when he glanced back at me over his shoulder. “No,” he said confidently. “How about I just walk her over?” At least he was learning I was not a morning person. I heard Rudi laugh lightly. “That’s okay, I can wait. I’m a little early, anyway.” Early, she was. The clock on the microwave claimed she was a good half hour early. Which was forty five minutes early in Maise time. “Your funeral,” Isaac mumbled under his breath, but Rudi must have missed it, because she waltzed right in. “Good morning,” she sang, but I just shook my head. “You’r
Curse of a Lycan Luna LXVI
I was abundantly thankful Natasha chose a different place to finish out yoga. It gave Charli and I the chance to actually talk and get to know each other. She was nice - a career warrior, but came to these sessions every day because she felt it helped keep her up to snuff to actually hold her own with the male wolves. “I guess I’m your new daily yoga buddy,” I grumbled as I stood up to leave. “Oh, trust me,” Charli laughed. “It isn’t always yoga. When Bram gets back, it gets more interesting.” I cocked up an eyebrow. “But where can we go from here?” She wiggled her eyebrows. “Ever done tai chi?” I groaned in frustration. “Moving balls of energy around? Kill me now.” “Oh, you’ll love it!” she insisted. “Who ever thought doing so little, so slowly, could be so exhausting?” It sounded miserable. “So what time were you thinking for tonight?” “Oh.” Charli stopped to gather her things. “Actually, I didn’t have anything planned. I was just trying to help you out of that conversa
Curse of a Lycan Luna LXVII
Isaac POV I stood in front of the door to the conference room, anxiously flexing the fingers of my free hand. My mind was racing, trying to decide what information was actually imperative to share immediately. All of it was important and would come out eventually, but I was walking a fine line with my mate - if it all came to light too soon or at the wrong time, I’d lose her. She bore my mark, but I didn’t doubt her determination to run if she decided I was one of the bad guys she fought so hard against. She was goodness and light, and I? I was arguably anything but. I didn’t deserve her. Maise reached forward and opened the door, revealing our only truly sound proof room in this building. It was another one of the reasons I had moved out of here the second Kaleb offered up his house when he moved into pack lands with Rudi. The anxiety rolled off Maise in waves as she looked on at the people present. I dropped her hand, moving mine to the small of her back, and pushed her in. I
Curse of a Lycan Luna LXVIII
Isaac sat in silence while I quietly seethed. Distribute my magic, sure. It made sense if we were using it to correct issues and mend relationships. But, Leah having a dose of it was pointless. It gave her a jump start on being a hedge witch, but it was an unreasonable risk. Realistically, I was barely okay with people who needed to atone for something gambling on whether or not my magic would be truly helpful in the long run. Innocents shouldn’t touch it. Isaac had told me my magic was incredibly pure, as it was untainted, virginal magic. I had a theory that maybe it cleansed whoever held it, too. I could only imagine that was how it had maintained its purity over the past eight years that I had been its sole host, given the amount of blood on my hands. A devilish idea snuck into my head, so while Isaac was preoccupied with dissecting the meaning behind a coven with no magic, I slipped off his lap. To save face, I kissed him on the cheek, making Leah swoon, and told him I was g
Curse of a Lycan Luna LXIX
'Dearest M, The days have been long without you, but I know you will come back. You always do. It’s silly to think simply lacking a mark is enough to dull our need for each other. The news you most recently shared was… riveting. You claim it changes everything, but I promise you, nothing has to change. It has always been us, my dear, and always will be. Minds do not change that radically overnight. You know the stipulations I set. I gave you plenty of options. The only answer I will not accept is the one you are choosing. I will not allow us to fracture the way B and A have, or let you abandon our cause the way the rest of our friends have.We have spent decades apart on more than one occasion by this point in our lives, but that will not be the case anymore. I will see you soon. I truly hope it is because you chose us. Your Mate,T' Once upon a time, I read this as a love letter. Someone coming back for their mate with the intention of never letting them go again. Maybe my lack
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