Xandar and Christian both appeared bare-chest, only in shorts. They only took a microsecond to take in the scene before them, and without shifting, Christian went after the Lycan attacking the Alphas, and Xandar charged at the one near Raden and Lucianne before knocking him further away from his mate.
Raden stood in front of Lucianne’s lying body, shielding her from any possible attack. With the rogue Lycan gone, Lucianne gathered the little strength she had left and pulled the knife out of her body with her canines, and threw it on the ground next to her. Her eyes started tearing from the pain but the dizziness subsided. ‘Good’, she thought. There wasn’t enough silver in her body to kill her.
Xandar and Christian made breaking the rogue Lycans’ limbs look so easy. For the next few moments, the rogues’ whimpering and the sound of
Would you want the ability to mind-link? [I would. Could save lots of time not having to type out messages, and save money on phone bills ;) ]
“Bad air traffic, ministers?” Christian asked sarcastically. Alfred spoke nonchalantly, “Apologies for our tardiness, your Grace. The order did come on very short notice.” “Lucy! What happened to you? Are you okay?” Sebastian cried out in concern as he took a step forward but stopped abruptly when Xandar growled at him and took Lucianne protectively by her shoulders. Lucianne looked at Sebastian indifferently as she spat weakly, “Fine.” Xandar’s worried voice then rang through her ears as he cupped her cheeks and stared deep into her eyes, practically begging her, “Baby, please don’t speak. Save your strength. Use the mind-link if you need to say something, okay?” Disregarding whatever
Xandar insisted on getting his personal doctor to examine Lucianne. Not wanting to risk upsetting her when she woke up, he decided against bringing her to his villa and instead got the doctor to come to Lucianne’s room in the hotel. The guard she mentioned, Benjamin, was there. He looked at the sleeping Lucianne in Xandar’s arms in dismay. He knelt on one knee and bowed even before they reached the front door. “I’m sorry for not informing you sooner, your Highness.” Benjamin said in remorse. “Stand, Benjamin. Our Queen is fine. She just needs rest. You did everything within your reach to inform me about where she went. Thank you.” The guard stared at the King in shock at the gratitude he expressed. He took a moment to digest what he just heard before slowly standing back up.
Three hours later, Lucianne’s sleepiness started subsiding, and her senses slowly brought her back to reality. She could gather that she was lying flat on a bed and the quilt covered her body to chest-level. When she slowly opened her eyes, she realized that her right hand was laced with something rough and warm. She gasped and her body shot up in panic. “Hey, hey. What’s wrong?” Xandar asked softly when he heard his mate’s gasp and felt the tugging of her small, smooth hand in his larger, rougher one. Lucianne let out a sigh of relief when she saw him. “It’s just you. I’m okay. Sorry about that.” He shook his head as he uttered, “Don’t be.” He then cautiously sat on the bed right next to her and caressed her arms to soothe his mate as he said, “It’s s
Xandar opened his eyes and tried not to make a sound as he looked up at Lucianne, who was holding her book in one hand. She was already halfway through it. He peeked at the cover, and realized that it was a book on the neuroscience behind wolf-behavior. Her hand left his hair when she wanted to flip the page. His animal whimpered but, externally, Xandar remained silent. After flipping the page, she continued stroking his thick, brown locks, and he was brought back to bliss. He kept his eyelids low to enjoy the moment. After a few minutes, Lucianne spoke while she was still reading, “It’s amazing how you don’t have to use the washroom after sleeping for four hours. How do you even hold the pee in?” His eyes shot wide open, and he looked up at her, “You
Xandar’s eyes narrowed as he asked, “Seriously, babe? That was it?” Lucianne’s eyes shot up at his response in surprise. Xandar was heartbroken that her black orbs were already glistening. He took her hands and said, “Baby, you’re scaring me. Talk to me. Is that all? Or is there more? I’m all ears even if you have a list. We can go through the whole thing tonight or until tomorrow if we have to.” She was already considering being his Queen. That was a good sign. It was progress. He was not going to ruin it. Lucianne blinked a few times to bring herself out from her shock. “Uh…I don’t know if there’s more yet but continuing to fight with them is my main concern right now.” Xandar furr
After a long while of enjoying each other’s company in silence, Lucianne said, “I wonder if the others have had enough rest. We haven’t eaten so we should probably attend dinner.” Xandar then said, “Lucianne, we can always call room service. You should rest. After what you’ve been through today, I will personally break the necks of anyone who think of questioning your absence.” “I’m fine, Xandar, really. I can go. But I need to change first.” She then looked at him and said, “So do you if you’re going.” He smirked and kissed her cheek. “As if I would leave you there with all my competitors trying to win your heart.” She narrowed her eyes and declared bluntly, “I am not interested in S
Xandar’s lilac eyes were turning onyx, furious that he was being disobeyed. Sasha Cummings’s head remained low as she said, “Your Highness, I apologize for whatever I’ve said to the wolf. I promise that it won’t happen again. It was a slip of the tongue, and I am deeply sorry for the distress that I’ve caused you.” Xandar was holding back a growl as he said in a low voice, “You insulted my mate and your future Queen. After showing you mercy by letting you train, you’re now trying to push your boundaries by entering this hall?” Sasha’s head tilted lower as she explained, “If memory serves me well, your Highness, which I’m sure it does, I was told not to appear in front of the Gamma. She’s not here, so I’m technically not disobeying your order.”
Xandar’s smile increased in its radiance as he continued, “In our history, no Queen was known to have fought alongside her people. It’s because of that that Lucianne was ready to sever our mate bond to continue to fight for those who couldn’t.” There were gasps of shock and despair that didn’t even bother to be subtle, mostly from the werewolf community. Juan, Tate and Toby started feeling uneasy. Xandar smiled as he continued to speak, “And to be honest, she would have been doing the right thing.” This garnered no laughter or support, only silence and confusion. “I don’t see why she must give up protecting our people when the whole point of being a Queen is to protect the people. Her name will go down in history for many great things. But arguably, the most significant thing that Lucy will be known for is being the first Queen to grace the battlefields with her presence, and fight along