Chapter 186

Greg didn't deny it. The Duke only locked eyes with Lucianne, and he

averted his guilty gaze before falling on both knees and uttered, “I have

no excuse, my Queen. I welcome any punishment for my behavior and

misdeeds.”

Dalloway was ready to cuff the Duke. Xandar dropped Kelissa before he

started taking large strides towards the cousin he hated to the core. But

Lucianne’s hand gesture stopped them both. Her response to Greg was

firm and immediate, “Your situation involves a very complicated set of

circumstances, your Grace. We'll deal with you later. To prevent any

further interruptions, I need you to follow Deputy Chief Laurent back to

the station for further questioning.”

“As you wish, my Queen.” Greg uttered in obedience, and got up to

follow the Deputy Chief ready to escort him out.

Xandar's murderous eyes followed Greg until he was out of sight. His

animal then reminded him about the creature they were thrashing

before they were interrupted. Xandar retumed to Kelissa. He breathed

heavily as he growled, “You. Also. Hurt. MY MATE. “Another growl, and

he began thrashing Kelissa again as he declared, “NO ONE CAN HURT

MY MATE! NO ONE!" 1

Lady Kylton pleaded, “Your Highness, please. In the name of our

friendship with your late parents, we beg you to let our daughter g o!

Please!”

It was as if Xandar didn't hear her, and he lifted Kelissa up only to throw

her across the room. Her body slammed against the wall and fell onto

the floor right in front of her parents. Not accustomed to being tossed

around like she was nothing, Kelissa was finding it difficult to push

herself off the floor.

Lord Kylton then yelled at Lucianne, “ARE YOU BLIND?! CONTROL YOUR

MATE! HE CAN BE CHARGED FOR GRIEVOUS BODILY HARM FOR

THIS!"

Lucianne’s eyes bumed into the Lord's, and she asked, “Finally

admitting that he's MY mate now?” The possessiveness in her voice

pulled Xandar's heartstrings, cooling his anger. The Lycan King tumed

his attention away from Kelissa as he gravitated towards his Queen

Lucianne continued, “And grievous bodily harm? Really? What about

what you did to my people?! My species?! You've been slaughtering my

kind and my friends for more than a decade! You want to talk about

grievous bodily harm when you have murder o n your hands?!” The

wolves growled in support. . *

In the midst of that showdown, Kelissa's soft voice came from the side,

“Please, my King, for old time's sake, let me go. I've never meant to hurt

you, I just...”

Xandar and Lucianne scowled at the heiress as the King growled and

the Queen declared, “Stop trying to get my mate to help you, Kelissa! If

he wanted to do that, he would've done it by now! Maybe you haven't

heard but we're engaged.” Lucianne lifted her hand and showed-off the

ring on her finger before she growled, “He's MINE.” 2

The corners of Xandar's lips curled upwards at her sexy ferocity, and he

took her hand before pecking a deep kiss on Lucianne’s fingers, placing

her palm on his cheek to get rid of any stench that Kelissa left there

earlier,

Lucianne continued to speak to Kelissa in her venomous voice, “You

sent a rogue to mark me by force while asking his men to harm MY

mate.” Her voice choked a little when she continued, “Xandar almost

died because of what you did, because of the Oleander you had them

use! You're a complete BUFFOON TO THINK WE'LL LET YOU GET AWAY

WITH THIS!"

Kelissa's eyes widened. She was dumbfounded. What did the wolf

mean? She only told Jake to mark Lucianne and make a light scratch on

Xandar while he shielded Lucianne. How did the scratch turn into

something so serious?

“You're lying.” Kelissa spat meekly.

Lucianne’s black and onyx eyes turned sapphire, and Xandar released

her hand that was on his cheek. He stepped back as he watched her in

pride. Her energy was daunting but also energizing. Despite Kelissa's

broken bones which were still in the midst of healing, she was

compelled to endure the anguish as she stood with submissiveness to

the Queen's Authority. Her screams and cries did not make Lucianne

any more merciful.

Lady Kylton pleaded in tears, “STOP IT! PLEASE, STOP! USE ME! USE ME!

LEAVE MY DAUGHTER ALONE!"

When Lucianne didn’t even bat an eyelash, Lord Kylton yelled, “STOP IT,

YOU SCUM OF A WOLF! YOU—"

Xandar growled, emitted his own Authority to mute the Lord and Lady

before he said, “Unless my fiancée requires a response, you are

expected to keep your mouths SHUT.” His vicious eyes bore into their

frightened ones as he declared, “And when she requires a response,

you WILL address her as your Queen.”

Lucianne’s low voice captured everyone's attention when she asked

Kelissa, “Did you send Jake to mark me?"

Despite her efforts to remain silent, she was compelled to answer. “Yes.”

"Did you send rogues to kill my mate?”

"No."

“How do you explain the Oleander blades?!”

“I don't know what happened there. My instruction to them was to

make the slightest scratch on the King's arm while he protected you,

my Q-Qu-Queen.”

“And what was the point of that if it wasn't to kill the King?”

"T-To cause a s-scandal, to make it a point that you were a I-liability to

the King so that p-public uproar and detest would p persuade the King

to...reject you.”

Lucianne’s rage rivalled Xandar's own as his hands went protectively

around her shoulders while Lucianne removed her Authority t o let

Kelissa fall. Xandar then spat, “You're an idiotic imbecile to think that I

would ever let my mate go. Even if I gave up the throne and everything

else in my life, I would NEVER reject her. I'd BEG her to stay if that's

what it took to keep her in my life.”

After pecking a kiss on Lucianne’s temple, he whispered “Let me into

her ear. Lucianne had no idea what he intended to do but those words

were enough to stop her from stopping him. Xandar approached

Kelissa and emitted his own Authority. She stood in agony once more.

Xandar then said, “Hiring a bast*rd to take away someone I was making

mine was a mistake, Kylton. Thankfully, my mate had the Queen's

Authority to stop that sh*t of a rogue you sent before he did anything.

And do you know what I did to the rogue after that? Let me show you.”

He forced Kelissa's animal to show its canines, and her breathing

hastened when Xandar's hand reached for her animal's teeth, which he

pulled out with force, making Kelissa scream her lungs out but to

everyone's surprise, she was muted. Xandar threw her canines on the

floor before he glared at the heiress and declared, “That's what I did to

Jake. You'd do well to remember it.”

Lord and Lady Kylton looked like they were screaming too. Their faces

turned red and their eyes drenched in tears despite being voiceless but

no one gave a damn. Xandar's eyes only softened when he returned to

his mate's side like a good pup before lifting up her hands to kiss them,

and he asked, “Shall we send them to prison now, my love?”

She looked at him with her doe eyes and nodded with a small smile. As

Xandar kissed her temple, Lucianne warned Kelissa, “If you try to escape

police custody as Sasha did, I'll end your life the same way I ended hers,

only slower. Much slower. Do I make myself clear, Kelissa?"

Kelissa trembled in fear as she nodded without hesitation.

“Good.” Lucianne smirked, and Xandar gave Dalloway the okay to take

the hostages back to prison.