Chapter 56

He took in his mate’s unperturbed expression and asked, “Why is it that you don’t look surprised?”

Lucianne shrugged and said, “Because it’s not surprising. Rogue Lycans didn’t exist at that time. So how

would you know about rogue wolves?”

He stroked her hand and smiled sadly, “We should’ve known.” .

Lucianne’s grip tightened and their eyes locked, she said assuringly,(This novel will be daily updtaed at

www.noveljar.com) “You do, now. You were young, Xandar. And you had no access to that information

during King Lucas’s reign. But the fact is you chose to notice us as soon as you could. That’s more than

enough. You and Christian have changed so much for all of us.”,

Xandar scoffed before he said, “Wolves are still terrified of us though.” He recalled how the werewolves

in the collaboration didn’t feel safe speaking to him and Christian unless Lucianne was there, bridging

their species. He wondered if he could ever be half as good as her in terms of connecting with them.

Lucianne stroked his hand lovingly as she said with an encouraging smile, “Give it time, darling. They’ll

come around. Besides, many of the wolves here are already warming up to you and Christian, and also

to Weaver and Yarrington. Word will spread when they return to their packs, and our species will begin to

see that not all Lycans are menacing.”

Xandar’s eyes widened with Lucianne’s choice of words as he said, “Menacing. Wow. My dear,” Xandar

chuckled. “If I remember correctly, I’ve only ever killed hunters who breach our inter-species agreements

and Lycan criminals who deserve the death penalty. And also a few rogue wolves who we found trying to

trespass for illegal intentions. That’s probably around ten kills in the last eighteen years. You and your

friends, on the other hand, my love, have probably lost count of the number of rogues you had to

eliminate to save your packs. And we’re the menacing species?”

The waiter came with their food and Xandar reluctantly let go of Lucianne’s hands as the plates were

placed on the table. His mate thanked the waiter with a polite smile before she turned back to Xandar

and said, “Menacing in intention was what I meant, my darling.(This novel will be daily updtaed at

www.noveljar.com) It’s like you said, the Lycans never did anything for us but every year they would take

fifty percent of our pack’s revenue…well, until eighteen years ago, that is. Thank you for lowering i t to

ten percent, by the way.”

He sighed in dismay, “Oh dear, Goddess.”

“I just spoiled your appetite, didn’t I? Maybe we should have talked about your mother or Aunt Reida

first.”

A wide smile graced his features again and he reached for her hand before he said, “I would say that

looking at you only increases my appetite but I’m not sure how well I can control my

arousal if we trailed along that line of conversation so let’s just leave that there.” He caught the stern look

she was throwing his way and he chuckled.

After his humour subsided, gratefulness replaced it when Xandar said, “You have no idea how thankful I

am to be bonded to you, Lucy. I’ve seen more than past Kings after my father died but I still wasn’t

seeing enough, feeling enough or doing enough. The Moon Goddess practically gave me a walking

encyclopedia and gateway to discover the truth behind how wolves are really faring when she bonded

us.”

Lucianne was trying to press back a cheeky smile. He narrowed his eyes playfully and asked, “What is

it?” She shook her adorable head and continued trying to press back her smile which was getting wider

by the second.

He then resorted to mind-linking her, ‘Baby, if you’re not going to share the joke, I’m going to g o over

there and tickle it out of you in front of all these people.’

Her smile faltered and her eyes grew wide with horror, ‘You wouldn’t.’

He smirked, ‘Wanna bet? You know I’m not against pouring out my affection for you in public. I’ve done it

countless times in the dining hall and on the training ground.’

“Don’t you dare do it here.’

“Then tell me.’

Her smile of amusement graced her features once more as she linked, ‘I was just going to tweak our little

act at the refreshments table, this time with the mock realization of you just wanting me as an

encyclopedia and an information-gateway for your very taxing job as King.’ 1

He was looking tenderly at her small hand before he linked, ‘You, my dear, have a tendency to venture

into dangerous waters.’

‘And you, my King, have a tendency to conjure up inappropriate thoughts.’

He smirked and kissed her hand once before releasing it and saying aloud, “Only when I’m with you,

sweetheart. But I’m controlling it, Lucy. I promise.”

She offered a grateful smile as she uttered, “I know. Thank you.”

He scoffed, “This is definitely not something you should be thanking me for. (This novel will be daily

updtaed at www.noveljar.com)Goddess, I havet o get someone to teach you to be more self-entitled.”

After swallowing the food in her mouth, Lucianne said, “Greg’s a good choice, I suppose.”

Xandar’s eyes turned dark for only a second before he returned to his light mood when he saw his

mate’s cheeky grin so he decided to just play along, “He can’t teach you, Lucy. He already failed the test

when you made him shut that annoying mouth of his. He’s no longer qualified.” 1

She nodded in agreement and took a sip from her cup before she asked, “So who do you suggest?”

Xandar sighed, “I don’t know, sweetheart. You’re really stubborn when it comes to not claiming your own

worth. I don’t think the Moon Goddess herself would be able to teach you.” She chuckled at his comment

and the mock look of exhaustion on his face as he chewed the toast in his mouth.

After a few silent moments of eating, Lucianne started to link her mate as she chewed, (This novel will be

daily updtaed at www.noveljar.com)’So, your mother, what was she like?’

A soft smile grew on Xandar’s face as he reminisced about the woman who brought him up before he

linked, ‘She was my source of comfort. Whenever I’m upset, she somehow manages to make

everything…better. She and her sister, Aunt Reida.’

‘But you mentioned your favorite person was your aunt, not your mother. Why is that? The late Queen

didn’t give you as many sweets as you would like as a kid?’ Lucianne teased through their link. 1 His

smile turned sad as he muttered under his breath, “I wish it were that simple.”