Xandar fixed his death glare at the reporter who labeled his mate’s bravery and nobility as “undignified’. The King then asked in a low voice, “What is your name and who do you work for?”
The reporter swallowed a lump in his throat and opened his mouth but nothing came out. Xandar growled in impatience, and demanded in a roar, “Answer me!”
The reporter shook as he stuttered in response, “A-Apologies, m-my K-King. M-My name i-is Ian P-Pollock, and I w-work for T&C News Corporation, your Hi-Highness.”
“Truthful & Credible News Corporation?” Xandar muttered his way.
The reporter nodded and tried his best to fidget less but the fear spurring in his being made it impossible for him to stand still.
Xandar huffed condescendingly and said, “So, T&C’s stance is that a Queen fighting alongside her peopl
Would you wanna be a reporter in their world?
Xandar’s smile turned into a frown as he leaned into her to hold her in his arms. “That’s what you’ve been worrying about? Lucy, if kids really mean that much to you, we could always consider adoption.”“You mean…you don’t mind…not having your own kids?” Lucianne asked in a coarse and broken voice.He held her tighter as he whispered, “I only mind not having you, Lucy. I don’t even care if we didn’t have any kids.”“But you wanted…a daughter.”Xandar sighed, already regretting the way he expressed so much enthusiasm in having a little girl with Lucianne that she now felt like having a daughter was a must when it
Lucianne coughed profusely after choking on the broccoli she was chewing in her mouth when they were told that Christian was one of the people they’d have to investigate for sexual harassment. Her choking made Xandar’s eyes snapped wider in worry as he took his phone from her hand and placed it on the couch while he rubbed comforting circles on her back, holding a glass of water near her. “My Queen! Are you alright?!” Weaver’s panicked voice came through the line. After a few more coughs, Lucianne took a few sips of water before she managed to say, “F-Fine, Sir Weaver. Thank —” Cough. “Thank you. Sorry about that, Lord Yarrington. Please continue.” Weaver spoke before his mate could, “My Queen, this is
At breakfast the next day, Christian was still pissed. The only consolation he got was that Annie didn’t believe he did any of those things alleged by the so-called ‘victims’. Yarrington and Weaver assured the Duke that they were looking into the complaints made against him first, and asked for an alibi for the dates and times mentioned in the ten complaints.He and Annie went through their photographs in their iCloud Drive, and managed to negate the validity of two complaints. Then, they got out their photo albums, where Annie had a habit of writing the dates on the back of every photograph. Christian began regretting not making time to upload every photograph they took together on the Drive.They scoured through the thousands of pictures they took over the years, praying that there would be a date and time w
Chief Dalloway shook his head woefully, and the policeman who stood at the door held his head low. The Chief then said, “The Oleander bullets penetrated right through their hearts. The medical team couldn’t save them.”Lucianne inhaled deeply and exhaled sadly before she said, “I am so sorry for your loss.”“Thank you, my Queen.” Chief Dalloway responded with a polite smile, and the policeman gave her a grateful nod.Lucianne then cleared her throat before asking, “As for the location where the helicopter was found, do you happen to have any pictures of the site?”“I do, in fact. A moment please, your Highness.” The Chief took out his phone from his p
“Livia Aphael?” Lucianne asked, clearly oblivious. When the Chief nodded, even the policeman at the door was surprised to see Lucianne looking lost as she said, “I don’t know anyone by that name.” The Chief was surprised at her answer so he unlocked his phone to look for a photograph before showing it to Lucianne and asked again, “Do you really not know her, your Highness?” Lucianne’s eyes widened in recognition as she exclaimed, “Oh, her! I’m sorry, Chief. I didn’t know that was her name.” “But you seem to remember her quite well, my Queen.” His tone wasn’t accusatory. It just held genuine confusion. “I do. I’m not sure if you’re aware, Chief. But Sebastian Cummings was my previously-bonded mate, and I seve
Lucianne blinked before she sighed in frustration, “I honestly don’t know what to think, Xandar. Whatever we just heard, and whatever we went through these past few days just feels like this complicated web of events that may be connected, but may not be so at the same time.”“What do you mean by that, sweetheart?”Lucianne stared into space as she started explaining, “Well, I understand that Sasha’s behavior on the training ground was because she thinks that I’m the reason behind her father’s imprisonment. On the same day she’s placed in police custody, the strongest packs get threats from rogues to draw me to Forest Gloom. Jake mentioned that they were acting for a client. What if Livia Aphael is that client?”
After training, back in the hotel, Xandar and Lucianne just came out of the shower when Chief Dalloway’s emails came through. With a towel wrapped around her body, Lucianne buttoned-up her mate’s dark blue shirt while he blew dry her hair. After Xandar zipped up her black skirt and planted a deep kiss on her neck through her dark blue, high-neck lace blouse, they still had two hours to spare before dinner.Xandar opened up his laptop on the armrest of the couch and started reading the email. He was presented with two documents, one is the transcript of Sebastian’s interrogation, the other was the report from interrogating the rogue Lycan before he escaped.He forwarded the document on the rogue Lycan to the alliance members before opening up the transcript from the interrogation with Sebastian. Lucianne got out her
Xandar picked up from where he left off:‘Q: So, after the severance, would you say that there was never an occasion where you and your sister both went against the Crown?A: I would never work with anyone to hurt the Queen, not even if it’s with my sister.Q: That wasn’t the question, Cummings. Did you or did you not try to come between the King and Queen in the past two weeks?A: No.Q: Not even with what could seem to be an innocent act?A: Officer, if you already have an occasion in mind, just lay it on the table so I can explain myself.