Page 101 of His Lycan Luna Queen

“Okay,” Paige says, a small but genuine smile finally gracing her lips. “Let’s go see Mommy.”

“Let’s go.” I squeeze her hand reassuringly, and together, we leave the room behind, ready to face. As we reach the car, I can see Kyson and Azalea waiting for us, their smiles warm and welcoming.

“Hey there, little one,” Kyson says as he leans against the side of the car. “You must be Paige.”

Paige nods shyly, gripping my hand just a little tighter. I lift her into my arms, feeling her small frame trembling with a mix of excitement and fear.

“Everything will be alright, Paige,” Azalea reassures, her voice soft and comforting. “You’re safe now.”

“Let’s get going, then,” Kyson suggests, opening the car door for me. As I settle Paige into the back seat, I fasten her seatbelt. Climbing into the driver’s seat, my eyes lingering on the little girl for a moment before I turn my attention to the road.

“Your mom’s going to be so happy to see you,” I tell her, my voice gentle. I can’t wait to see the look on Tandi’s face when she realizes her daughter is alive, and I have brought her home.

“Hey, Paige, want to play a game while we wait?” Azalea suggests, breaking through my thoughts.

“Okay,” Paige agrees hesitantly, her grip on the armrest relaxing a bit as she turns her attention to Azalea.

“Let’s play I Spy,” Azalea says with a smile. “I’ll go first. I spy something green.”

“Is it the trees?” Paige asks, her voice still timid but filled with a touch of excitement.

“Yup! Your turn,” Azalea encourages, and I can’t help but smile at the way she’s able to connect with the young girl.

When we are nearly there, I glance in the mirror, Paige is passed out, leaning against Azalea, who has also fallen asleep. “Are you okay?” Kyson asks, his voice hushed so as not to disturb them.

I nod, my grip on the steering wheel relaxing slightly as I allow myself to breathe. “Yeah, I am. Just... thinking about everything that’s happened.”

“Like what?” Kyson prods gently, knowing that sometimes Damian needs encouragement to share his thoughts.

“About how we found Paige and how she’s finally going to be reunited with her mother,” I admit, my voice tinged with wonder.

Kyson smiles and nods.

As the miles stretch behind us, my thoughts turn inward. I imagine Tandi’s face when she sees her daughter again, and I find myself filled with a sense of purpose stronger than ever before while also wondering what it will be like to see Tandi heavily pregnant carrying my child, one day, but for now, we have two children who will keep us busy which for now is enough for me.

“Almost there,” I murmur, more to myself than anyone else.

“Finally, my ass is going numb,” Kyson groans.

“I can’t wait to see the look on her face,” Azalea agrees with a yawn as she wakes, though her voice is filled with anticipation that matches mine.

Epilogue

AZALEA

One Month Later

We salvaged whatever we could. The thought of rebuilding led to the inevitable truth, a place that had become but a distant memory would now be our home. Where we will rebuild our lives and our Kingdom. Days we spent sifting through what was left of the castle. I still feel a little guilty that I destroyed the place, yet as Kyson told me, home is with our people, not in a physical place.

However, sifting through the wreckage that we once called home, we managed to save a few precious things. How they survived is beyond me.

A few of Kyson’s treasured books and Clarice’s favorite egg flip survived, too. Oh, and let’s not forget that dreaded apron Liam loves so much, the one that smells as bad as it looks. And of all the things to survive, I hoped that wasn’t one of them. But sure enough, it did, and his face had lit up like a kid on Christmas when he showed me. I have a funny feeling that his idea of a fabulous Christmas present involves blood and gore. And maybe more aprons.

Along with the knick-knacks we found was my father’s sword; the other was the jewelry box my mother gave me when I was a baby.

After moving here, Cedric and I started digging through old Landeena and Azure archives, looking for more information on the Eclipsarian. We learned that it is a broken piece of the sword and was used to create Lycan Bloodlines. The stone represented my mother’s gifts, and the sword my father’s. Brought together, they represented a sort of yin and yang, a constant balance, and created infinite power, yet in separate hands, they kept peace. One never overtakes the other, truth in the face of deceit and manipulation, love in the place of hate and war.

Cedric told me my father searched for the talisman, but it was rumored to be nothing more than myth and legend, and my mother told him the only thing she was gifted was the shield. The Eclipsarian was another of my mother’s secrets. My father believed that it was with my mother, and he was right. And all along, it sat in a jewelry box right beneath his nose.

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