Ellia had a guilty expression and looked like she was about to breakdown in tears. Lucianne asked, “Ellia, what’s wrong? Are some of the archives missing?”
She shook her head, “No. It’s…Goddess, I’m so sorry. Uh…a while ago, shortly after you ascended the throne, my King, a few of us were ordered to…manipulate the finances for…a few of the governing members. We were warned that…if the real information was leaked, they will target our families…our kids, when we come to have kids.” She then looked at Russell on Lucianne’s lap as Ben held their daughter in his arms.
The three of them were stunned. Lucianne was the first to recover, “Ellia, what are you saying? Does it mean what you’re printing now has been manipulated?”<
Was Ellia wrong to keep this from the King all these years?
“Yeah, come in!” Ellia called out. Edward and Tim entered her office, and bowed. When they stood with the royals, they went over to carry the two stacks waiting for them on Ellia’s desk. Xandar put Russell on the floor, and the little boy ran straight for Lucianne’s leg and hugged it while tugging her dress to get her attention. When Lucianne felt a warmth wrap around her leg, she looked down and saw Russell. She bent down with a smile and the little boy said in a sad voice, “Are you leaving, Aunt Lucy?” “I am, Russell. It was so nice to meet you. I hope we’ll see each other again.” Lucianne said in the same gentle tone she used with him earlier as she caressed his cheek with her thumb.
When Dr Yeil asked if she herself knew about her own peculiarity, Xandar asked Lucianne to tell him about the childhood game she played with Juan and a few others. The doctor noted it and asked whether she had any other peculiarities, apart from her abnormal resistance to silver.“I have a striped tail, does that count?” Lucianne asked curiously.“I’m sorry, my Queen. A what?” The doctor asked in total confusion.Lucianne explained how her white wolf had grey stripes only on her tail. Xandar listened attentively but embarrassment soon crept into his being. How can he proudly declare that he loved her when he didn’t even know that distinct part of Lucianne’s wolf? He knew that it had white fur with blue eyes because h
In the dining hall, after having dinner, Lucianne and Xandar were speaking to Juan and the others when Xandar got confirmation that the rogue Lycan was up but rather light-headed because of lack of food and water. He wouldn’t be fit enough to be interrogated yet so they had to wait for the medical team to give the okay. Lord Yarrington came up to Lucianne, and asked if there were anymore werewolves who had an opinion in education because he found his previous discussion with the three wolves she introduced to him very useful. Lucianne knew of two more, and she told the education minister that there are many who would want a say in the matter but are, sadly, not Alphas, Lunas or Gammas so they weren’t at that particular collaboration. She got him to take down the contact details of a few others she knew of, and promised
Lucianne moved to position her small body right in front of Xandar’s large frame as soon as he growled. His black fur was starting to show on the visible parts of his skin, and he was still throwing a murderous glare at Caunterberg. Lucianne then took Xandar’s slightly furry face in her hands, and she stroked his face slowly and soothingly. “Xandar. Xandar, look at me, please.” His fists were clenched tightly by his sides, both covered in black fur.Lucianne then pulled his face towards her to make his angered eyes lock with her soft ones, “Xandar, darling. Listen to me, okay? It’s just you and me. Nothing else is important. Okay? Breathe. It’s okay. We’re both okay. Breathe. We’re okay. We’re okay. Breathe. Breathe.”
The minister’s voice was nervous and apologetic, “I apologize for bothering you right now, your Highness. But a lot of wolves are asking me whether the complaint can be made against the sons of government officials who’ve attended the collaboration with their parents. Should I tell them that those would be a separate complaint since the sons are technically not government officials, or can we just include them with what we’re doing now?” “Include them.” Xandar said without hesitation but he was pinching the bridge of his nose. Those good-for-nothing idiots actually used their collaborations to hit on females?! This is a government function, not a nightclub for goodness sake! “Alright. Thank you, your Highness. I’ll let them know. Have a goodnight.” “Yo
“Were you even going to tell me?” The menacing voice rang into Helena’s ear, sending a shiver down her spine. Still, she tried to remain calm, “W-Well, your Grace. The audits have already been…adjusted to what we want it to reflect so I didn’t see a need to worry you about something like this.” “Hm…” Greg contemplated, “Your people are sure that my cousins bought it? That the figures are real?” Helena frantically answered, “Yes! I spoke to the three of them in charge when I got to the office. They practically knelt and pleaded, swearing that they did what we asked them to do. And the receptionists said one stack went with the King and one with the Duke…the other Duke. I mean, if they didn’t believe it, why bother splitting the documents between themsel
“Weaver, watch your left foot. And remember to keep your core in.” Lucianne reminded him as she and Toby watched Weaver spar with Yarrington.Toby was as serious as Lucianne was when he said, “Yarrington, don’t overdo those punches. Get to his nose, there have been two openings already. Don’t miss a third.”After another few minutes of hitting and dodging, Weaver came out as the winner. He helped his mate up. That was when General Langford of the Lycan warriors came to where they were, bringing along one of his own warriors. He bowed without a smile, and Lucianne returned the bow with an equally straight face. “How can I help you, General?”He
Lucianne kicked backwards, aiming at his testicles and Xandar groaned in anguish. His grip on her waist loosened and she elbowed his chest, pushing him backwards by a few steps. She turned around to face him, pain and guilt filled her eyes as she stood where she was to watch her mate’s reaction. When Xandar regained his bearing, he looked at his mate with only humour and playfulness as he teased out loud, “Why the anguished look, my love? I haven’t even landed any blows on you yet.”The guilt in Lucianne’s eyes was gone. She watched him get into a position ready to spar her, and she asked, “Do you really want to do this, Xandar?”“You’re not afraid to lose now, are you, sweetheart?” Xandar challeng