Chapter 198 – Absent Luna of the Lycan King Novel (Ivy & Kyson)

Filed To Story: Absent Luna of the Lycan King Novel (Ivy & Kyson)

“Azalea, Queen Azalea. Landeena, I knew I heard that name,” she exclaimed.

“You have heard of the Landeena’s?” I asked her, shocked, because I knew she couldn’t read like us unless she had since learned.

“Yes, of course,” she says when Kyson huffs behind me. “Everyone has. It is in every history book, love. You and Abbie were the only ones oblivious to who they were, who you are.” he purrs beside my ear when Tandi speaks up while shaking her head.

“No, I can’t read. No, I heard about it at the brothel when hunters come in sometimes. Amazing the things you hear when you

aren’t supposed to be listening,” she says blowing out a breath.

“Hunters?” Kyson asks her lifting his head to look at her.

“Yeah, the ones that work for the council, Larkin, introduced me to a couple of them, they creeped me out,”

“You know Larkin,” Kyson asks her.

“Yes, she does, and that is what I need to speak with you both about. Because I just stole his son,” Damian says behind me. Kyson straightens, and I look at Tandi’s son in her arms, knowing this was going to cause issues, yet I was still stuck on the hunters working with the council, and clearly, that was Kyson’s thoughts as well.

“You said the hunters work with the council?” Kyson asks Tandi. She nods her head and shrugs.

“Yeah, I have seen them a few times. Larkin and Crux seem pretty buddy, buddy with them. They hold meetings at the brothel. They all wear patches and call themselves the rebels.” her brows furrow as if she is thinking hard, trying to remember some detail.

“Mr Crux holds the meetings. He has worked with them for years, and they have meetings yearly for some blood ceremony or some crap. Bloody freaks always drinking each other’s blood from a cup, and they call me diseased since lam rogue, those fuckers sitting around drinking blood as if they think they are bloodsuckers,” she says with a swift shake of her head.

“Did you say blood?” I ask a little shocked by her words. Why would the hunter be drinking blood? Tandi nods. “Yep, like clockwork. Every February 1st day of the month is the annual meeting. They talk shit and spout changes within the council. Dawning their stupid insignia’s about how Crux will take over once the royals are dead.” she says with a shrug as if we should know this already.

Turning my head, I look up at Kyson, confused, but I had a feeling they weren’t drinking each other’s blood but Kyson’s. By the look on his face, he had drawn the same conclusion.

“Dustin has some documents you will want to see, too. We got Alpha Brock and Dean. They have been trafficking rogues for years,” Damian says before turning to look at Gannon, who walks over to escort Abbie and Tandi inside the castle.

I wanted to go with them, but now I had more pressing matters that I refused to be left out of and for once, Kyson let me join him, grabbing my hand and leading us back inside toward his office. Even so, as Damian scrambled up the two measly stairs, he hissed, grasping his side, and Kyson reached out to steady him as he hissed clearly in pain.

“I’m fine, bastards shot me. Got this one out but still have a bullet lodged in my shoulder, but fuck, it still kills,” Damian groans.

“Why didn’t you let Liam dig it out?” he asks, and Damian glares at him in response.

“No way is that fool coming near me with a knife,” Damian groans again as Liam flies past, gripping his shoulder, causing Damian to growl as his back arches in pain.

“He is just upset I tried out his mate for him,” Liam taunts and my eyes widen. As Damian swings at him, Kyson steps in his path and absorbs the brunt of what Damian hurls at him and narrowly misses Liam.

“Liam, go!” Kyson orders and Liam quickly saunters off, chuckling to himself as he does so.

“Permission to kill the bastard,” Damian growls.

“Permission denied, come on let’s get you cleaned up, and I will deal with Liam later,” Kyson says, helping haul Damian toward the office.

Azzy, are you coming with us or are you going to see your friend?” Kyson asks over his shoulder. I rush ahead and open the office

“I’m coming with you,” I answer, and he nods and assists Damian inside.

We had a serious problem on our hands. Damian had kidnapped a council elder’s child.

“Larkin will come looking for his son. Tandi told me he stops by every weekend to see him, that’s if word of us taking her hasn’t already got out,” Damian says.

“I will deal with Larkin. From the files it looks like he isn’t a part of this. Crux definitely, but I can’t find Larkin’s name on any of the documents,” Kyson tells Damian.

Yet despite that, the council now had some answering to do. What were these secret meetings held for? And now it was obvious that the council had something to do with the children and women that kept being found. Kyson now had enough reason to launch an investigation into the council elders themselves.

“So, if the council is trafficking rogues with Alpha Brock, what has that got to do with the hunters?” Damian asks, just as perplexed by this information and of all the people. Why would the council share the King’s blood with those responsible for hunting down their own kind?

“I don’t know. It makes no sense. That was the entire point of the council. To not only keep the packs in line, but so we could be united against the hunters,” Kyson answers.

“Tandi told me they killed her daughter when she tried to run. Alpha Brock killed his own daughter, drowned her in front of Tandi. I want to go over the rogue children later to see if I can match any of the children to her daughter,” Damian tells us.

Kyson nods to him and I feel my heart break for Tandi. I couldn’t imagine watching something so horrific.

“So, you think that is how they kept the rogues they trafficked in line? They used their children. But how does that explain the women we have found?” I ask and my brows furrow, remembering all the trafficked rogue women Kyson had on his computer.

“Probably didn’t come quietly, so they killed them,” Damian offers, wiping a hand down his face.

I listened to them discuss everything and Gannon came to join them along with Liam, who Damian seemed to get along with for the most part. Yet I noticed Gannon remained between them both as they went over everything they knew. Yet Tandi’s words kept replaying in my head. Talking about how ‘Crux would take over once the royals are dead, Crux technically had Landeena blood.

Hearing a knock on the door, I glance at it to see Kyson get up and answer it. When he opens the door, I notice it’s Dustin. Before I even registered what I was doing, it was so flippant I didn’t realize how easy it had become.

“I release you from my command,” I said before waving my hand at him to come in, still lost in my troubled thoughts of Tandi’s words. Had he not crushed me in his hug, I would not have recognized I even released him.

“Thank god! Do you have any idea how annoying it is not being able to touch you?” Dustin growled as he crashed on top of me. I let out a breath and hushed him back when Kyson cleared his throat.

“Gay or not, get off my mate! Azzy.” Kyson growls, wiggling his fingers at me to come to him. I roll my eyes, feeling his jealousy burn hot through the bond. Dustin chuckles but climbs off me where I was pinned beneath him on the armchair. He kisses my forehead but lets me stand, and I wander over to kyson, who sat at his desk. He swivels in his chair before pulling me on his lap.

Dustin had moved to Liam’s side, and both had their heads bow down going over the documents Dustin

bought with him that he gave to Gannon earlier.

“You’ve been quiet,” Kyson murmurs next to my ear. I had been, my mind stuck on one thing Tandi said, but there was something that didn’t make sense. The only part of the entire thing, and that was Claire, Kyson’s sister.

“What are you thinking?” Kyson purrs, tucking me closer to him as I stared at the Kingdoms on the map. More importantly, my parents’ kingdom.

“I want to go home,” I tell him and everyone in the room falls silent to look at me.

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