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Penulis: Syra Tucker
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-03-27 18:01:48

LYRIC

For two days, I avoided Jaris like a plaque. And I think he was doing the same.

I know we've both been intimate before. But that was five years ago! When I was a very different person, right before he abandoned me.

This body is very special now. He couldn't just look at it when he wanted.

"Congratulations, aunty," Xylon said with a sweet smile as I massaged his sister's scalp on the bed.

"For what, honey?"

"The mating ceremony tomorrow. We know you'll become daddy's Luna," Xyla answered.

Oh. "Thank you."

Actually, I'd been quite nervous about that. Jaris and I would finally be mated tomorrow, only to be broken apart after a year.

But I was still more concerned about the fact we were only going to be together for a year. While it'd help my father clear his debts, I still didn't understand what Jaris would be getting out of this.

Someone knocked on the door. It was the children's nanny, followed by Jaris who stood before her.

Oh, damn it.

I got goosebumps instantly, my t
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  • The Rise Of The Ugly Luna   147

    LYRIC When I finished eating, a doctor came in to check on me. She brought me fresh clothes and applied something to my wounds.It was funny how I could've easily siphoned this pain away from others yet couldn't do the same for myself. That was the sick thing about Siphons. We could help others but not ourselves.The doctor was still with me when Jaris returned. His shirt was soaked with sweat, like he had been gyming or running.Maddy stood up from the bed as soon as she saw him, her jaw set in a frown."You should take my advice, Lyric. Come with me to my room."Goodness, Maddy!"Don't worry, I'm fine."She huffed. "I'll be leaving, then. I'll come check on you later." She left with the kids who had already hugged Jaris when he arrived."How's she?" He asked the doctor."Better than yesterday, Alpha. A few more days and she'll be completely fine."A few more days. That sounded like days of torture to me.The doctor rounded up and left, leaving me alone with him."Is there som

  • The Rise Of The Ugly Luna   146

    JARISI sighed as I looked at her. "Your hair. It needs washing."She furrowed her brows. It was hard to do with all the swell on her face. "I—I don't think I can wash it myself.""I know."I continued walking in with her, and this time, she let me.I dropped her there and told her to wait for me while I went to get a chair from the room."Do you want to wash me yourself?" She asked with disbelief when I returned with the chair."Yes. Sit." I pulled her to the chair which was in front of the sink. She hissed from the pain that shot through her body. I'd almost forgotten she was bruised in places I couldn't see.I helped her to lay backward, so her hair was in the sink. Then, I brought a towel and put it around her shoulder.She didn't say anything else as I turned on the sink tap and began soaking the hair. I was lathering shampoo into it when she finally spoke."Does this help you relax?"Her question made my fingers pause for a second before they continued moving."When I was

  • The Rise Of The Ugly Luna   145

    JARIS I went closer, sat on the edge of the bed and brought my hand to her hair, gently removing some strands from her face.It was hard to stare at her as all I could see was her in pain. Her tortured cry was very much clear in my head; how she bagged the asshole to stop hurting her.Oh, Lyric. I always thought my kids were my weaknesses. I thought they'd be the only ones to make me lose my mind at the prospect of them being hurt.But Lyric...she did stranger things to me. Only the gods knew how much I fought to hold onto sanity when I heard her screaming.Pulling myself away, I went into the bathroom for a cold shower.I was buttoning up the final clasp on my pajamas when I heard a small exhale behind me. I turned with the speed of a whirlwind and felt a crushing relief when I found Lyric's eyes open."Hey," I went to her. "How's it? How're you feeling?"She remained still, her eyes taking the room in. They took longer to get to me, but when they finally did, the relief in t

  • The Rise Of The Ugly Luna   144

    MARTA"What do you mean you can't find the body?" She hissed over the phone, her grip tight around it."I'm sorry, ma'am. We shot her, but she was on the bridge and fell over." The man replied."And tell me, how stupid can you be? Huh? How do you shoot someone and just let her fall into a body of water?"The man was silent.Marta fisted her hand in her hair as she paced her room. She was losing her mind. Why couldn't she get one thing right? Just one?"You need to find her," she stopped in front of the window. "I don't care if you think she's dead. I need to see her body.""We already have people underwater looking for her, ma'am. I'm sure we'll find her soon.""You better. Otherwise, be rest assured you're not getting your balance."She ended the call with a curse.She already had enough to worry about and couldn't begin to worry about Penelope's missing body.At least the woman was gone for good. But she wouldn't really be at peace until her body was found.She was about turni

  • The Rise Of The Ugly Luna   143

    LYRICI passed out and couldn't even tell for how long. All I knew was, after the call with Jaris, Caden still beat me some more, just for the sake of it. It became too much to handle that I passed out. I didn't even know how he managed to bring me awake just now, but I sure didn't want to stay conscious. It made me aware of the pains and the fact that I was between life and death. "Feeling better?" Caden asked with a smirk, his face in mine. My stomach churned at the sight of him. Gods, I hated this man. He was a monster who deserved to rot in hell.Right now, however, I was at his mercy. I wanted to beg him some more to let me go, but my mouth wouldn't open. My eyes could barely stay open either. The pain was unbearable. "Don't worry, we're done here. One of my people will take you to the drop off location."I was so relieved I wanted to cry. This...this was over? I wasn't going to die?"But you wouldn't mind delivering a message to Jaris, would you?" His finger came t

  • The Rise Of The Ugly Luna   142

    LYRIC I tried to protest and only then did I realize my tongue had gotten too weak to move.He brought the phone behind me and lifted my finger to the fingerprint sensor, unlocking it.I watched helplessly as he scrolled through the phone."Hm. A. Jaris, with a love emoji," he pronounced Jaris' name the way I saved it. "Is he aware you saved his name with a love emoji?""Don't..." I tried to tell him, but I wasn't even sure he could hear me, my voice being too weak.He wore a smug smile as he went ahead with the call.****††**** JARISI had a long stressful meeting with the Elders. They were very worried about Caden and wanted to know how to deal with him.I told them to leave him to me. If there was someone Caden wanted revenge against, it was me. All the attacks him and the Feeders have been doing lately was an act to get my attention. I knew it.By the time we finished the meeting, it was too late to fly back to Darkspire. Moreover, I was exhausted and just wanted some s

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