His Lost Lycan Luna (Jessica Hall)
Chapter 145

Book 2. His Found Lyoan Luna. Chapter 20

Denali and Mr. Crux talk amongst themselves while Cassandra digs her smokes out of her leatherjacket.

"How could you, after everything you did to her?” I ask Cassandra. She pops her hip, lighting asmoke before stepping closer

“My husband is dead because of her. Your mate killed him. I now have to raise my kids without theirfather because of that bitch,” Cassandra spits at me. I growl, my canines slipping past my gums asanger courses through me. She turned to face the council members who were whispering amongstthemselves behind me.

“She still commanded them, but I have one more question before we proceed.” I turn my head, andhe steps closer.

"Did you know it was against the law to break a mate bond against their will?" Denali asks. Mybrows furrow, wondering why he was asking, yet the urge to answer hit me instantly.

"Yes," I breathe.

"And you still did it?" Denali asks.

"He was hurting her, so yes,”

"Well then, regardless of whether the King commanded you, you knew better. Being his mate, youare capable of fighting his commands, therefore will be held accountable,” Cassandra smirks at hiswords puffing on her cigarette.

“What are they going to do to me?” I asked Mr. Crux, who was still standing beside me. Though Ialready knew by the whip in Kendricks's hand. My heart raced a little faster when Mr. Crux startedripping the back of my dress open.

“You broke a sacred law, you may be the King's Mate, but you abused your authority, so you will bepunished. 1000 lashes, or until Cassandra deems fit,” he chucklés. “About time the King is heldaccountable for errors,” Mr.Crux sneered. I swallowed and chuckled.

“Silly girl, just because you're the King's mate, that doesn't give you the power to break the law,”"He was abusing her,” I scream at him.

“And where is your proof?” Mr. Crux demands.

"Ask me, or is your truth serum not 100 percent,” I spat back at him. He grips my chin, pinching ittightly.

“Truth or not, you broke the law. We uphold it. We were looking for a reason to take him down, butif we can't, you will do,” he laughed.

"Coward," I laughed. Mr. Crux grips my hair, yanking my head back painfully.

“Oh, Kendrick will. He won't hold back, not after the king took his sight,” I swallow, and mybreathing becomes a little harsher.

“Your people are coming. Tell them who you are. It will buy you some time, I didn't want to risk butwe have no choice”

“What?”

“Your parents-" I didn't get a chance to listen to what he said when I felt the crack of the whip biteinto my flesh, making me scream, hooks slashed up my spine and dug into my shoulder, and myscream was deafening when he ripped them out.

My knees buckle underneath me. My blood sprays across those on the other side of the fence whenall hell breaks loose. Kade's pack starts running toward the fence, suddenly trying to get in. Myknees dragged across the ground from the force of the gate being pushed inward. I couldn't seepast them to see what was happening and didn't care when the whip tore into me again.

Gunshots rang out, and I hung limply in handcuffs, my wrist bent backward painfully and on theverge of snapping under my weight. I feel the barbs tear out of my skin, ripping my flesh away. Myhead hung limply, and all I could think about was the pain radiating through my back whensomeone's head was shoved through the iron-barred gates beside me. I blink deliriously, replaceing itodd. How did it fit through the bars?

Screams rang out loudly, but all I could do was blink at the man’s head stuck between the bars. Ittook me a few

moments to realize he only had a torso, from the waist down was missing. My head rolls to the side,and I see the men in armor backing up, guns trained down the driveway as they fire. I thought myeyes were deceiving me when I watched around 50 Lycans ripping into Kade's pack members andthe council's men, ripping them limb from limb. People running everywhere to escape.

I couldn't tear my gaze away from the horrors on the other side of the gate, my eyes wide, and I feltsick to my stomach. I could hear screaming, and I turned my head to replace it was Cassandra. Herhands cupped her mouth as she watched her pack getting torn to shreds. Suddenly I dropped tothe ground, and I didn't even realize someone was uncuffing me. My body was limp as I staredaround at the slaughter. Hands grab me ripping me against someone's chest. My back arches as Itry to get the pressure away from my back.

Seconds later, the iron gates burst open, and I had a knife pressed to my throat by the personholding me as the Lycans stalked into the castle grounds.

I was vaguely aware of Kyson talking to me, yet I could not understand what he was trying to tellme.

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"Get the car ready?” Denali says. The Lycans circle us before dropping on their knees around us. Thewhole thing was surreal as I looked around, trying to figure out what was happening, when I noticedDustin roll as he started to wake.

“Take so much as one step toward us, and I will kill her. You have all just interfered with the council.There are severe penalties for obstructing justice.” Denali says, walking past me to address theLycan’s kneeling. They growi and snarl, watching him. But the council members were all Lycan, and Ifelt his aura demand them to submit, forcing them to remain where they were.

“Now, I am willing to let this slide, so back up,” Denali ordered

“She may be King Kyson’s Queen, but she will be held accountable for her actions,” Denali snarlsand Dustin laughs maniacally.

Denali turns his head to look at him as Dustin sits up, his arms still cuffed behind his back. He startsripping at his handcuffs, once twice, thrice, and I hear his wrists snap and shoulders dislocate beforehe rolls his shoulders, bringing his hands around to the front. Kendrick runs at him, but Dustinmoves quickly, sweeping his legs out from under him and pivoting on his knee, so he was suddenlyon Kendricks's back, his knee pressed to the back of the man's neck.

“And who are you? Let Kendrick up now,” Mr.Crux growls, dropping me at Denali’s feet. Dustinrebreaks his wrist before gripping Kendricks's hair and ripping his head back.

“No, wrong question Denali. The question you should be asking is, who is Azalea? Does her namering any bells to you?” Dustin sneers.