Lucianne choked on her drink, and Xandar shot up from his seat and rushed to her side to rub small comforting circles on her back. He passed her a glass of warm water that a waiter was kind enough to bring without being asked.
After a few minutes, Lucianne managed to calm down. Xandar still stood by her side as he caressed her shoulders in slow, soothing motions. She looked up at him in furrowed brows and the first words which came out of her mouth were, “Have you?!”
His concerned look was replaced with confusion. She then clarified, “Have you thought about baby names?”
He pecked a kiss on her forehead in hopes of easing her tension before he said, “Not yet. I was just curious about whether there were any particular names that you’ve
‘How bad was it?’ Lucianne wondered as she watched Xandar’s handsome face show a visible streak of discomfort at the mention of Aunt Charlotte. Xandar took a breath before he said, “Whenever I visited, she would sit me down and ask how many girls I’ve slept with in the past week, or how many girls I’ve ever taken out on a date, how many drinks can I handle before I got drunk, who and how many have willingly stripped in front of me. Her face showed that it was fun for her to ask these things but to be on the receiving end of those questions was just…” Xandar shook his head in disapproval, annoyance and dismay before he said, “I am so glad I don’t have to deal with her anymore. That was the one funeral I attended in pure happiness.” “Oh wow. That was bad.” Lucianne muttered, and had to shake her head to bring herself out from what
After Xandar settled the bill, he drove them back to the hotel. When they arrived, Xandar got the hotel staff to get the books to Lucianne’s room. It took two employees two trips each before every book was finally in Lucianne’s room. When they were done, Xandar left them a generous tip before thanking the two shocked employees. After closing the door behind him, Xandar looked around him and commented, “Your place is getting smaller with all these books. It might get a little uncomfortable to live here now.” He was wondering whether they should just send back some of those she got for her friends first. Lucianne’s eyes sparkled when she exclaimed, “Are you kidding?! After I’ve taken them out and arranged them all over the place, it’s going to look like a Reading Wonderland!” She then let out an unrestrained shriek of excitement.
The next morning, Lucianne got out of bed and almost tripped over one of the many paper bags of books in her room. This made her recall the entire day she spent with Xandar, and she smiled to herself in the dark as she changed for her morning run.When her white wolf was approaching the same spot she went to every morning, she caught the scent of acacia wood and forest trees before Xandar’s Lycan came into view.His animal got up from where it was sitting and approached her slowly. Its lilac eyes fixed on hers as he mind-linked, ‘Morning, beautiful.’‘Good morning, Xandar. I don’t recall having a date this morning.’ She teased.
Chief Dalloway looked at Lucianne and said apologetically, “No, my Queen. I’m afraid not. We’ve taken his blood and run it through hospital records but no one has contacted us with a match yet.”She then asked, “No criminal records either, I suppose?”He shook his head in dismay. “None, my Queen.”Xandar then noted, “So he’s either a first-time offender or this is his first time getting caught.”Chief Dalloway spoke up, “If I may, my King, we think it’s the latter. First-time offenders are normally more fridgetty and more willing to blurt something, even if it’s blurting a lie. This one is unusually calm and quiet. The medical team s
Juan shot up from his chair, and threw his clenched fist at the rogue’s jaw, breaking it with an audible crack. Xandar pulled the rogue by his prison clothes across the table towards him.The King’s eyes already turned onyx as he growled, “You sought to murder our Queen. If you think you can live your life without painful repercussions for what you did to MY mate, I’m telling you right now you’re going to live a long cycle of torture and recovery. Now, answer me, who sent you?”And they felt it. Everyone did, even the wolves from the next room. They felt the King’s Authority ra
Lucianne narrowed her eyes in Zeke’s way, “We’ve been through this, Zeke. Tate changed himself, and…”“No, he didn’t.” Toby uttered with a taunting smirk in his Alpha’s way.Lucianne threw Toby a glare before going back to Zeke, “He did. And let’s get one thing straight. For Xandar… I didn’t… ‘make’ him kneel to me.”When everyone heard the sound of metal slamming onto the floor, their sights returned to the next room. Chief Dalloway slammed the rogue’s chair upright again and the three men resumed their seats as well.Th
The rogue was already pale from exhaustion when he muttered grudgingly, “I am to kneel… and bow before the Queen.”The wolves looked teasingly at the flustering Lucianne. In the interrogation room, Xandar smirked like a cocky winner, “Good that you’ve come to your senses. We’re done for today. Chief Dalloway will take it from here now.”As Xandar got up, so did Christian and Juan. And the Duke went behind the rogue, slammed the rogue’s head against the table one more time before the King fractured the rogue’s neck, earning a painful whimper from the criminal.Xandar smirked in arrogance and satisfaction before he walked out the door. When the wolves started getting up from the chairs, Toby tried to copy Xandar’s mu
Xandar groaned in frustration when Lucianne stopped him from kissing her on her lips. Christian chuckled while Juan pressed back a smile.Lucianne pushed herself off the table, joining the rest of the alliance on their feet. Xandar held her firmly by her waist to make sure she didn't go any further. He pecked a kiss on her temple before he turned to everyone and said, “Wu Bi Corp is a company that Lucy, Christian, I and a few others have been investigating for a few days. When we hit a dead end, Christian and I pulled some strings. But our contacts haven’t been able to dig up anything yet. He…” his head gestured at the rogue in the next room, “…seems to have given us the fastest ticket to get to the bottom of what we’re investigating.”Zelena spoke, “Your Highness, I don&r