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Chapter 56 The 21st Generation of King Lycaon

Cedrick wanted to say something but my mother raised her hand to stop him.

“I suppressed your mate sense,” she answered my ques- tion instead. Her voice wasn’t loud, but shock settled into my bones.

“How could you….”

“If you cannot find your mate, then you will not have to worry about losing control around her.”

All I could do was stare at her from across the room.

So what was I? A crazy, heartless freak who was cursed to live in this world all alone until the end of his pathetic life? I was not allowed to love, nor was I allowed to hate. No emo- tions, no friends, and no… hope.

“Why me?” I murmured.

“I do not know. But what I do know is that you’re the 21st generation of King Lycaon’s bloodline and your power is un- paralleled. Whether you like it or not, it’s a blessing from the Moon Goddess herself.”

I’d never asked for it! I never wanted this damn power!

She sighed and said softly, “Now, let’s take care of what- ever it is you feel you must do as ramifications for the crystal, and we will talk about these other matters at another time.”

*Ciana”

It had been almost two days since Lady Nita and Theo were locked in his room.

I assumed she was treating him for the nightmares Luther had inflicted upon him. I spent much of that time wandering outside-waiting.

What I was waiting for exactly, I wouldn’t admit to any- one. Whenever Brook came to check on me, to bring me some food or see if I needed anything, I’d eat a little to appease her, but mostly, I just pretended to be tending to the garden or feeding the animals that sometimes came by.

But I think she knew, as I did, that I was worried about Prince Theo. I wanted to make sure that he was well.

Just as the sun was beginning to set on the second day, the door opened, and she came out, along with her servant, Cedrick and… Theo.

I tried not to rush in to see if he was okay, but instead, I casually walked over, keeping my hands folded behind my back, pretending to be nonchalant.

Lady Nita looked down her nose at me and shook her head, obviously irritated at my presence. “You’ll be happy to know that whatever that was bothering him has been lifted,”

she said.

I noticed then that she had something in her hand. It was the Moonlit Crystal. It looked benign just resting in her palm, but I knew better. It could be dangerous.

a silent prayer to the Moon Goddess. Perhaps it made me seem like a little girl,

learned one thing about Theo over the weeks that I had known him, it was that, under normal circumstances, he was not

was doubly surprised when he closed the distance. between us and wrapped his arms around me in a tight

Ciana,” he

his touch, and the thoughts that filled my

to fool Raymond at my pack, and especially making love to him in the illusional realm of

pull away from him. “I’m just glad you’re feeling

his mother cleared her throat, and in a voice that meant business, she said, “You know, Theodore, the terms of my agreeing to break this curse included Ciana going away and never

her, and the look she gave me told me I’d better shut my mouth right

we were still standing

have been warned about what will happen, Theodore!” Queen Nita

“It won’t matter, Mother.”

they talking

I

Of course, he did not love me…. I didn’t love him

that the crystal in her palm was glowing, much the same way it had right before we’d all fallen into the dream realm. Except the light wasn’t as intense this time. It

crystal?” Theo asked. “Why

and held her hand out so we could clearly see

“It was cleansed and

I thought we failed,”

smash the ring to protect me from being killed. So no token of the love between the

Unless….

be?” he asked, both of us staring at the place where Warren had slipped the

con- tinued. “It was special to you both. Maybe that was enough to make the wedding go through in the

talking, the crystal glowed, but this time, in

over the crystal, probably thrilled that I would be leaving the second the ceremony was over with. I

there through the mind-link. When we arrived,

no idea what needed to be done, so I followed Theo up the stairs. I stayed back, afraid I’d accidentally ruin something

planter turned up- side down on the table, Theo positioned it so that the moon- light was hitting it. The crystal reflected the light, creating an eerie red glow, giving us all the illusion of a blood moon. It had to be enough to fool the dreamberry seed as

blood, Ciana,” he said, looking right into my eyes.

and stepped forward, thinking he would use a knife or something to

Nita warned from behind

“I know what I’m doing, Mother,” he said. “Now, you might want

throat, and I heard the swoosh of robes behind me. I wasn’t sure why she needed to look away until he beckoned me

close to his chest. I gazed into his bottomless dark eyes, and as he took a deep breath, so did

his command. Why he was kissing me, I wasn’t sure. He’d just said he didn’t love me, but I

he bit down on

exactly what he’d done last time. I almost pulled away and cursed at him. But I didn’t move. In a moment, the pain began to