Sebastian’s eyes were filled with regret and longing as he looked at her. She wanted to ignore him and continue walking but he grabbed her wrist as he pleaded, “Lucy, please let me explain.”
“Don’t call me that!” Lucianne’s eyes burned with rage as she took her hand back with force.
“Lucianne,” he pleaded again, his eyes glistening as she called out her name.
“Lucy, is there a problem?” Alpha Juan just exited the restroom, and Luna Hale was only two steps behind him.
Lucianne assured, “Juan, I can handle this. You and Hale go on in. I’ll be there in a bit.” Alpha Juan looked hard at Sebastian, and his Luna felt uncertain about leaving her alone with him.
Will the brother-sister duo team up to break up the King and the Gamma? 😳 What do you think they’ll do?
At tea, Lucianne, with Xandar by her side, introduced Luna Lyssa to Alpha Zeke from the Blood Eclipse Pack, and subsequently Luna Lovelace from the Midnight Pack. When Xandar left the room to answer a phone call, Lucianne chatted comically with Gamma Raden before she moved on to the refreshments table to get a drink. Just as she was about to take a sip, Sasha appeared with a cocky smirk right in front of her. “So, you’re the King’s mate.” She spat with immense distaste. Sasha made sure that the King was not in the room before she walked up to the plain, irksome-looking little Gamma. Lucianne shrugged and said, “That seems to be the case.” Sasha’s eyes scanned her from head to toe before she showed a disgusted expression. “A five-time rejected Gamma from a little wolf p
Everyone adjourned to their rooms for a short rest before dinner. The Lycan in Xandar was already whimpering at the thought of parting with Lucianne. “Do you mind if I kept you until dinner, Lucianne?” He asked nervously. He couldn’t remember the last time he was this nervous, if there was such a time in his past at all. He was a King, and before that he was the Crowned Prince. There was never really an occasion that he had to feel nervous about. Overwhelmed, yes, with rogue attacks. Fearful, perhaps, like when he was about to witness the death of his father. But never was he nervous. Lucianne narrowed her eyes and said, “That depends on what you want.” He smiled. It was a sad smile as he explained, “I want to talk to you more. I want to know you, really
In the car, Xandar suddenly had a question. “Hey, Lucianne?” “Hm?” “You mentioned that the third and fourth were Alphas.” He asked uneasily, “Are they here? In this collaboration?” “The third, yes. Alpha Brandon from Red Night. The fourth, no. He and his Luna were killed in one of the rogue attacks last year. Alpha Zeke from Blood Eclipse took half of his pack, and the other half went to Luna Lovelace from Midnight.” She answered simply. Xandar looked even more uneasy. “Wouldn’t it get awkward with Alpha Brandon?” Lucianne then laughed. “No. Like I said, our severance was consensual and amicable. It was awkward at first but then we warmed up to ea
The next morning, he wore a grey shirt and a black tuxedo. At breakfast, he beamed at his subjects when he saw that Lucianne’s head remained up when the rest of them were bowing. After greeting the attendees, he made his way to her, and kissed her on her forehead as he said, “Thank you, for not bowing.” “It felt very awkward.” She complained with blushing cheeks. He chuckled. “You’ll get used to it.” He took in her stunning figure hugged by a dark purple ruffled top and black skirt before he said, “You look beautiful.” She smirked and said, “You look great too, Xandar. Are you going to say that every morning?” “Mmm. Maybe.” He was looking at her flirtatiously, and started closing the distance between them.
After showering and cleaning up, everyone made their way to the dining hall for lunch. Lucianne wore the same purple top and black skirt she wore in the morning. For once, she entered the dining hall after Xandar. When she saw him speaking to someone she didn’t know, she decided against interrupting and went up to Christian,who was speaking to Juan and Hale. “Ah! My Queen.” Christian beamed and bowed. “Please, don’t do that.” Lucianne said as she covered her eyes, embarrassed. “It’s just etiquette, my Queen. You don’t have to be so shy about it.” Christian chuckled. Juan then uttered to himself, “Queen Lucianne Freesia Paw does sound nice. Very regal.”
To Xandar’s and Christian’s relief, Greg didn’t show up for tea or dinner. Lucianne continued to introduce pack members to the King and his second-in-command as they both took note of what each pack was asking for. The wolves were surprised and grateful for the chance to be heard. Whenever Lucianne stood to take some food or drink alone, pack members she had never met would walk up to her with a problem that their pack is facing. They felt more at ease to meet her alone first before being introduced to the King himself. She felt honored to bridge the packs with their King. The part she minded was having to risk meeting conceited pack leaders. In these situations, she will ask them a simple ‘so, can you tell me the kind of aid that your pack requires?’ before deciding whether she wanted to continue the conversation. Some Alphas and Gammas whom she had never met introduced themselves simply b
‘Lucy!’ Luna Hale’s mind-link woke Lucianne from deep sleep. ‘What? What happened, Luna? What?’ Lucianne mind-linked back in a daze as she reached for her phone to check the time. 2:32 a.m. ‘You’ve got to be kidding me. What the he*l is happening at this hour?!’, Lucianne thought to herself. ‘Lucy, sorry to wake you but we need you to come over now!’ ‘What happened? Where’s Juan? Is he okay?’ Lucianne bolted out of bed before putting a tank top over the sports bra she was sleeping in. Her shorts will have to do. Hale’s mind-links sounded urgent.
On the plane, Lucianne sat with Tobias like she always did when they traveled by plane. And he was always nice enough to offer her the window seat. “How is he to you?” “Hm? What?” Lucianne asked. Toby chuckled and asked, “Your mate. Does he treat you well?” She smiled shyly and said, “Yeah, he does. He tries really hard.” “That’s good.” Toby said with a smile. “You know Raden almost committed suicide when he told the King not to hurt you? And on the very first night, I might add.” Lucianne couldn’t believe what she had just heard. “He did WHAT?”