The Rogues Who Went Rogue
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Chapter 6 Six img
Chapter 7 Seven img
Chapter 8 Eight img
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 5 Five

Tate was already pinching the bridge of his nose in dismay. His wolf wanted to do everything to protect the teenager but how was he going to protect her from the law when he had already vouched to stand with the law when he took an oath as the newly-elected Deputy Defense Minister (Wolf Division) just several weeks ago?

Lucianne was careful not to look too ominous when she delivered the truth, "Then she has to be fined or...kept in custody in accordance with the law."

'Kept in custody' was a nice way of saying 'jailed'. Stella knew this, too. "NO! NO! PLEASE! YOU CAN'T! YOU CAN'T! PUT ME THERE INSTEAD! PLEASE!'

Lucianne sat closer to her and wrapped her arms around the girl to comfort her with a hug. Stella's tears drenched a part of Lucianne's cerulean-colored blouse but the queen didn't mind it as she let the poor girl cry her eyes out until her crying eventually reduced to sobs and sniffles. When Stella came to terms that there wasn't a way to change Lucianne's mind, she asked in a small voice, "You'll take care of us? You promise?"

Lucianne gently lifted up the girl's chin, and looked deep into her eyes as she uttered clearly and firmly, "I promise."

Tate then got Xiera to lead the lycan warriors to the dungeons where the other two rogues had been held all night, and Xiera drove them all back to the open space where the jet was. Lucianne sat with Stella in the backseat as Tate drove them. A large part of him felt that Stella shouldn't be going with Lucianne, that she should remain in White Blood under his care and supervision. He glanced at the girl through the rear-view mirror every once in a while, and the decision of not turning the car around felt more wrong by the second.

He stole glances of Lucianne, not from affection but from wanting to seek confirmation that his instincts weren't wrong. He saw that she wasn't enjoying any of this either. But what choice did they have? She was the queen. He was a deputy minister. They both had a duty to uphold. But why did upholding a duty have to feel so...wrong?

They reached the field and got out of the car. Xiera just came down from the jet after making sure the lycan warriors didn't need anything else with securing the two prisoners. Tate got Xiera to guard Stella as he ushered Lucianne to the side.

With nothing but hesitance, he began, "Lucy, I don't feel good about this."

"Well, I guess it's comforting to know that I'm not alone," she muttered.

"Can't you do something?" Tate pressed in a dismayed whisper.

"I can, Tate. But I need to take her for now. You and I both know that. I'll talk to Xandar and Chief Dalloway. We probably have to call for a government meeting soon to discuss rogues beyond the Wu Bi Corp sphere, specifically when it comes to minors. I'll make sure she's okay."

Tate's anxiety eased a little at Lucianne's assurance. She shook her head in dismay as she muttered, "Why her? Apart from her scent, she's nothing like a typical rogue we've been slaughtering for years on end."

"I wonder what's with her mother."

"Whatever it is, I hope it's not too grave. Parents have this instinct to do anything to make sure their child is okay. We just don't know how many laws her mother had to violate to raise her."

"You know, I wished I wasn't elected all of a sudden. At least then I wouldn't be torn between duty and instinct," Tate remarked with a light chuckle.

Lucianne's frown turned into a smile when she whispered, "I'd say I wish I wasn't the queen so that I could ask Juan and Hale to take Stella into Blue Crescent, but it somehow feels irresponsible and wrong for me to deny the position I'm given now. The coronation ceremony cost taxpayers a lot of money."

"Not to mention the fact that your mate wouldn't like to hear you refusing the crown."

A broader smile graced her features when she admitted, "That's true...but I'm still more concerned about the taxpayers' expenditure in this case."

Tate chuckled at her response. They embraced like old friends. Lucianne then approached Stella and Xiera. After thanking Xiera and giving her a hug for old time's sake, they all heard ferocious growls as five wolves charged towards them at lightning speed. One of them was about to pounce in Xiera's way before Lucianne's eyes turned as blue as sapphires when she radiated the Queen's Authority, compelling the five rogue wolves to stay rooted to their spot.

The lycan warriors heard the commotion, and Phelton dashed out of the plane and sprinted to his queen, preparing to shift into his animal to defend her. Lucianne's Authority held the rogues to their spot, and her eyes returned to their black-and-lilac color as they fixed on them. She wondered why they were attacking in an open space, in broad daylight. Rogues normally attacked after dusk or before dawn to avoid capture and to ease escape.

Her confusion was clarified when Stella exclaimed, "MOM!"

'Oh no.' Lucianne thought to herself. A mere attempt to attack Lucianne was a crime on its own since she was the queen. How was she going to persuade her overprotective husband to go easy on Stella's mother now?

And just when Lucianne thought that things couldn't get any more complicated, she saw Tate look at the rogues like he was in a trance. But there was no desire to kill. He just stared at them for a good three seconds before approaching them in slow, careful steps. That was when Lucianne realized that the red she-wolf leading the other four had her rosewood eyes fixed on Tate.

Tate followed the delightful scent of hyacinths and morning dew to the red rogue wolf. When he got down on one knee to level himself with the she-wolf, he uttered, "Mate."

Lucianne, the lycan warriors and Stella were all shocked to hear that. Tate, the Alpha of one of the strongest packs in existence, who was also one of the kingdom's two deputy defense ministers, was bonded to a rogue?

                         

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