The 5-time Rejected Gamma & the Lycan King
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Chapter 9 Nine img
Chapter 10 Ten img
Chapter 11 Eleven img
Chapter 12 Twelve img
Chapter 13 Thirteen img
Chapter 14 Fourteen img
Chapter 15 Fifteen img
Chapter 16 Sixteen img
Chapter 17 Seventeen img
Chapter 18 Eighteen img
Chapter 19 Nineteen img
Chapter 20 Twenty img
Chapter 21 Twenty One img
Chapter 22 Twenty Two img
Chapter 23 Twenty Three img
Chapter 24 Twenty Four img
Chapter 25 Twenty Five img
Chapter 26 Twenty Six img
Chapter 27 Twenty Seven img
Chapter 28 Twenty Eight img
Chapter 29 Twenty Nine img
Chapter 30 Thirty img
Chapter 31 Thirty One img
Chapter 32 Thirty Two img
Chapter 33 Thirty Three img
Chapter 34 Thirty Four img
Chapter 35 Thirty Five img
Chapter 36 Thirty Six img
Chapter 37 Thirty Seven img
Chapter 38 Thirty Eight img
Chapter 39 Thirty Nine img
Chapter 40 Forty img
Chapter 41 Forty One img
Chapter 42 Forty Two img
Chapter 43 Forty Three img
Chapter 44 Forty Four img
Chapter 45 Forty Five img
Chapter 46 Forty Six img
Chapter 47 Forty Seven img
Chapter 48 Forty Eight img
Chapter 49 Forty Nine img
Chapter 50 Fifty img
Chapter 51 Fifty One img
Chapter 52 Fifty Two img
Chapter 53 Fifty Three img
Chapter 54 Fifty Four img
Chapter 55 Fifty Five img
Chapter 56 Fifty Six img
Chapter 57 Fifty Seven img
Chapter 58 Fifty Eight img
Chapter 59 Fifty Nine img
Chapter 60 Sixty img
Chapter 61 Sixty One img
Chapter 62 Sixty Two img
Chapter 63 Sixty Three img
Chapter 64 Sixty Four img
Chapter 65 Sixty Five img
Chapter 66 Sixty Six img
Chapter 67 Sixty Seven img
Chapter 68 Sixty Eight img
Chapter 69 Sixty Nine img
Chapter 70 Seventy img
Chapter 71 Seventy One img
Chapter 72 Seventy Two img
Chapter 73 Seventy Three img
Chapter 74 Seventy Four img
Chapter 75 Seventy Five img
Chapter 76 Seventy Six img
Chapter 77 Seventy Seven img
Chapter 78 Seventy Eight img
Chapter 79 Seventy Nine img
Chapter 80 Eighty img
Chapter 81 Eighty One img
Chapter 82 Eighty Two img
Chapter 83 Eighty Three img
Chapter 84 Eighty Four img
Chapter 85 Eighty Five img
Chapter 86 Eighty Six img
Chapter 87 Eighty Seven img
Chapter 88 Eighty Eight img
Chapter 89 Eighty Nine img
Chapter 90 Ninety img
Chapter 91 Ninety One img
Chapter 92 Ninety Two img
Chapter 93 Ninety Three img
Chapter 94 Ninety Four img
Chapter 95 Ninety Five img
Chapter 96 Ninety Six img
Chapter 97 Ninety Seven img
Chapter 98 Ninety Eight img
Chapter 99 Ninety Nine img
Chapter 100 One Hundred img
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Chapter 7 Seven

They continued their meal. Then, Cummings came around the table with the two who followed him. Xandar was speaking to Alpha Juan but when he noticed Lucianne’s eyes wandered to the side, he turned to see the minister standing before them sheepishly. “Forgive our intrusion, your Highness. May we sit with you? Perhaps we’ll take this opportunity to make amends for my poor behavior earlier.”

The King smirked. “That’s not for me to decide, I’m afraid.” He looked at Alpha Juan and said, “Alpha Juan, the discretion is yours and your Luna’s. I have no qualms even if the minister’s presence is refused.”

Alpha Juan’s gaze turned gentle when he asked his Luna, “What do you think, baby?”

Xandar envied how sweet the couple before him was. He could only hope that he’ll be allowed to call Lucianne his ‘baby’ soon. He hadn’t even begun calling her ‘Lucy’ yet. He didn’t mind taking it slow, so long as she was comfortable.

They were clearly mind-linking until Luna Hale smiled meekly and said, “Perhaps we should take this opportunity to make amends.”

“Thank you, Luna Hale.” Cummings said, and dropped into the seat next to Alpha Juan.

“Lucianne?” A deep voice came from behind her.

Lucianne turned around, and when she saw who it was, she stood without a smile and greeted the Lycan, “Sebastian Cummings, it’s a pleasure to see you again.”

Sebastian looked uneasy as he trembled over his words, “Uhh... it’s good to see you, too. H—How have you been? You look beautiful, by the way.”

Xandar was practically shooting daggers with his eyes at the man who was talking to his mate with such yearning. He only managed to control himself because he saw how uninterested Lucianne was.

She responded in a flat tone, “I’ve been doing well, thank you. If you can excuse me, I would like to finish my meal now.”

Before she could turn back around to sit and resume eating, Sebastian exclaimed, “No! Lucianne, wait!” He was about to reach for her arm but her agility enabled her to step back before he caught hold of it.

Xandar leaped out of his seat, and growled as he stood in front of Lucianne, shielding her from Sebastian. The word ‘mine’ was at the tip of Xandar’s tongue but he didn’t want to take that choice from Lucianne. He remembered the previous night when she was reluctant to consider being with him for the rest of her life. He didn’t want her to feel like she was coerced to give in to the mate bond.

“Your Highness, I—” Sebastian looked startled. He peeped at the indifferent Lucianne before bowing to the King and said, “I apologize.”

He then moved to sit in between his sister, Sasha, and his father. Sasha was sitting right next to Xandar. She wore a backless bright red dress showing a lot of cleavage. In Lucianne’s head, she was rolling her eyes. ‘What some females would do to get the attention of the opposite sex’, she thought.

“So, Lucianne, what have you been up to since last year?” Sebastian asked as he poked into the food on his plate, breaking the awkward silence at the table.

Xandar tensed up but next to him, Lucianne shrugged as she avoided Sebastian’s soft gaze and responded, “The usual. Training. Fighting. Teaching.”

Sasha started speaking animatedly, “Oh, it must be awful to have to learn all of that! It takes away so much energy and time!”

Lucianne blinked at Sasha’s comment, and cocked her head to one side as she said, “I can’t think of a better way to spend my time and energy but I do acknowledge that everyone has a different set of priorities.” Xandar smiled at his mate’s diplomatic response.

“Oh yeah. I know about that. Being the daughter of the Defense Minister, I can’t really escape the importance of combat. But given the choice, I’d rather settle down with a mate and have his babies, not having to worry about safety and all of those things.”

Lucianne smiled flatly in her way. “Not having to worry about safety is a viable priority, I suppose.” Alpha Juan covered his mouth to hide his smile. He and his mate had known Lucianne for so long that they could recognise her sarcasm from a mile away.

In fact, Sasha was the only one at the table who seemed oblivious about it as she continued, “I know, right? And I must say, you are so brave to sit next to our King! I mean, most wolves I know would shun away from Lycans, and for what? I don’t know. But here you are, next to the strongest Lycan. Don’t you feel small?”

Before Lucianne could speak, Xandar asked coldly, “Why should she feel that way?”

Her eyes brightened when she met Xandar’s cold ones as she chuckled lightly before explaining, “Well, your Highness. Not to brag but we are a superior species so...”

“Superiority in size and strength is no match for a superiority in character.” Xandar said.

“Oh, such wise words from our King.” She laughed coquettishly. Lucianne sipped her water as she wondered whether she could escape this unwanted exchange. In the end, she only hoped that her Alpha and Luna would not leave her alone with the Lycans.

Luna Hale seemed to have read her mind as she mind-linked, 'Don’t worry, Lucy. We’ll be here as long as you need us.'

'Thank you, Luna.'

Sasha then leaned in a way to show her cleavage as she asked “So, what have you been up to, your Highness?”

“Work.” He replied flatly as he looked at the wall ahead and sipped his drink.

“Oh, you work so hard for us. It almost makes me feel bad as one of your subjects. What do you do for rest?”

“Sleep.” He said equally uninterestedly, and Lucianne almost snorted at his emotionless response.

“Hmm…” Sasha then whispered, “Want some company for tonight?”

Lucianne bit her lip and intertwined her fingers as she hid her hands on her lap, under the table to cope with the familiar feelings of rejection before Xandar said, “No, I don’t. And even if I do, it won’t be with you.” Despite his firm tone, Lucianne still felt uncomfortable. Xandar noticed this, and it made his animal whimper to see their mate sad.

With pain in his eyes, he leaned towards her, and was about to say something when Sebastian asked Lucianne, “Would you like to take a stroll in the park later, Lucianne? The Irrelises are in full bloom this time of year. It’s a beautiful scene.”

“No, thank you, Mr Cummings. I’ve seen them.”

He seemed defeated but persisted to speak to Lucianne, “Would you like to sit with us during the ceremony later this morning?”

“No, thank you. I’ll be sitting with Alpha Juan and Luna Hale.”

“We can make room for a few more. Our seats are nearer to the front so you would all have a better view of the stage.” Sebastian offered with a small smile.

Xandar then said, “You need not worry about their view. I have invited Lucianne and her pack leaders to sit with me at the front row. They were about to respond to my invitation before your father showed up at our table.” Of course, this was a lie.

Disregarding the three Cummings’ stunned looks, Xandar’s eyes softened with tenderness when he turned to Lucianne and asked with a charming smile, “What do you say, Lucianne? Would you join me at the ceremony?”

She managed a small smile and nodded slightly as she uttered, “Sure, Xandar.”

“What did you just call his Highness?!” Sasha hissed in anger.

            
            

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