The 5-time Rejected Gamma & the Lycan King
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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 6 Six

Lucianne hesitated, and glanced at Luna Lyssa before she asked, “Can I have a few more minutes with Luna Lyssa? We were just finishing up our discussion.”

“Of course.” He grinned, once again feeling proud of her selfless nature.

“Apologies, your Highness.” Luna Lyssa said.

He waved his hand in the air with a smile and said, “No need. It brings me great joy to see a fruitful exchange.” His graciousness and understanding earned him a smile from Luna Lyssa and Lucianne. He got lost in his mate’s smile and moved closer to her before slipping his arm around her waist.

Lucianne gasped softly, and tried to ignore the sparks and warm sensation from his arm and hand. She then cleared her throat, and spoke to Luna Lyssa about her training plan. “Luna Lyssa, you need not worry about the Blood Eclipse Pack, I can assure you that they are nothing like the rumours being spread about them. They are fierce, yes. But that’s only because they have to be when the rogues attack. We’re all like that when we fight. Their Alpha is understanding and generous. He will help you.”

“Would it be possible for you to introduce us at tea later? I was hoping that, since he knows you, he’ll be more willing to offer his warriors to train our pack.” Luna Lyssa suggested.

"That wouldn’t be a problem at all, Luna Lyssa. I should also introduce you to Luna Lovelace from the Midnight Pack. Their warriors are very well-trained as well, and their pack isn’t very far from yours so perhaps you would want to consider collaborating with them in the future.” Lucianne smiled and uttered in response.

“That would be wonderful! Thank you, Lucianne. It’s so wonderful to finally make your acquaintance after hearing so much about you. I won’t keep you now.”

“Likewise, Luna Lyssa.”

Luna Lyssa bowed to Xandar once more before taking her leave. When she was far away enough, Xandar whispered into Lucianne's ear, “It’s so difficult to not fall in love with you after seeing you do that.”

She shrugged and muttered, “I was just helping.”

“Helpful and humble.” He uttered and smiled, offering her his hand as he said, “Come, let’s get something to eat.”

She nodded and, hand-in-hand, they made their way to the buffet table. The wolves and Lycans stepped aside when they saw their King approaching but His Royal Highness insisted that his subjects took their food first as he happily waited in line. Lucianne sighed with relief when he did this. He knew. He didn’t want her to feel uncomfortable about being a royal. More importantly, he didn’t want her to feel uncomfortable being with him.

Seating was free but there was an unspoken rule that wolves could not sit at a table if a Lycan was already sitting there. So, both species sat among their own. When Lucy placed her plate on an empty table, Xandar pulled out the chair for her and uttered, “If you like, you could have your pack leaders sit with us.”

“Really?” Her eyes sparkled, sending an electric spark through his being.

“Of course.” His lips curled up as he chuckled lightly.

Her eyes glazed over when she mind-linked Alpha Juan and Luna Hale. Within moments, they arrived at the table, and bowed to the King before taking their seats. Conversation with the King started out careful and polite but when Xandar took an interest in Alpha Juan’s efforts to challenge ruthless Alphas to take their packs and give better care to the pack members, the atmosphere around the table eased considerably.

Cold as he may seem, the King felt touched when Luna Hale talked about how the pack, under her supervision, took care of the new pups from the packs they took over, especially if they had lost their parents. She personally adopted five of them, and said that she would’ve continued to take in more had it not been for Alpha Juan’s firm objection.

“I can’t allow her to do it, your Highness. I really can’t. We already have three of our own, and I love the five we have taken in but any more than that and we may have to build a hotel for a pack house.” Alpha Juan said, earning a playful slap on his arm from his mate.

Lucianne giggled, capturing Xandar’s attention. He thought her voice was the most beautiful thing he had ever heard but her laughter sounded even better! He wanted to hear more of it.

Xandar looked at Alpha Juan with a smile and said, “Should Luna Hale decide to take in any more pups in future, Alpha Juan, do let me know. I’ll happily contribute financially to building the hotel.”

Both Luna Hale and Lucianne laughed at Alpha Juan’s terrified look. He looked nothing like the stern, scary Alpha that many packs described him as at that moment. Alpha Juan cleared his throat before suggesting, “Your Highness, perhaps we should strike a deal. For every pup we take in, you should, too.”

It was the King’s turn to look terrified, and he looked at Luna Hale and jokingly said, “Please forgive me, Luna Hale. I’m afraid I must take your Alpha’s side on this. You should stop at the number of pups you already have.”

Alpha Juan smirked victoriously in his mate’s direction, and Luna Hale said in mock anger, “You spineless traitor, your Highness!” Lucianne and Xandar were about to laugh when a low growl came from behind them, “How dare you speak to our King like that, you wolf!”

Alpha Juan and Luna Hale flinched visibly in their seats. Lucianne froze. But Xandar was furious. Who dared speak to them like that?! His head turned. His murderous eyes saw that it was Cummings, his Defence Minister. His daughter, Sasha was right behind him with a man next to her.

“Is there a problem, Cummings?” Xandar growled.

“Your Highness.” Cummings bowed. “Should I send security to deal with this she-wolf?” As if on purpose, he said it so loudly that half the hall turned in their direction. Alpha Juan stood, his body shielding his mate as his dark eyes bore into Cummings’.

Xandar growled furiously, obliging Cummings and the two behind him to bow. He said in a clear tone, “These people are my guests. I will deal with you before you have a chance to deal with anyone without basis.”

“But your Highness, she accused you of being a traitor!” He argued, and Sasha gasped in mock surprise from behind.

“Did you partake in our conversation? DID YOU HEAR WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT?” Everyone finched at the King’s outburst.

“N-no, your Highness.”

“Then how would you know the context in which we were speaking?”

Cummings shook visibly as Xandar announced, “For clarification’s sake, our conversation trailed around humour. What your Defence Minister just heard was simply a joke. If he didn’t manage to decipher that, I must say that I’m worried about allowing him to continue being the one to protect my people.”

Murmurs filled the room as everyone started throwing disapproving looks at the minister. Cummings bowed lower and uttered, “A thousand apologies, your Highness. It won’t happen again. I misunderstood. I apologize for my mistake.”

Xandar glanced at Lucianne, whose eyes of displeasure were fixed on Cummings before he looked back at his minister and said loudly, “Don’t apologize to me. Apologize to Luna Hale, the wolf you’ve wronged.”

There were audible gasps, even Sasha’s, which was genuine this time but their King was unperturbed. Since Lycans were the more superior species, it was completely unheard of for a Lycan to respect a wolf, let alone apologize to one. Cummings raised his head only slightly. He was about to say something but when he saw the King’s murderous eyes, he faced Luna Hale and gritted his teeth as he uttered, “Please forgive me, Luna Gale.”

“It’s ‘Hale’, minister.” Lucianne’s irritated voice echoed in the space between them as she remained seated.

“Pardon me?” Cummings asked, surprised by the remark from a tiny wolf whom he did not recall ever meeting. He arrived late the previous night so he didn’t know who she was.

Alpha Juan then said darkly, “It’s Hale, with an ‘H’.”

Cummings was getting agitated until Xandar’s cold voice rang through his ears, “How can you call yourself a Lycan if you can’t even hear a name correctly, Cummings?”

Cummings aborted his plan to retort the wolves, and bowed in their direction as he said, “My apologies, Luna Hale. I misunderstood and misspoke. I hope you’ll forgive me.”

Luna Hale glanced over Cummings with disdain before she locked eyes with Xandar, and stood up with poise and grace as she said in her Luna voice, “Thank you for clarifying the situation, your Highness. Otherwise, there would be a severe misunderstanding among our species that may take too much time to mend.”

“I can assure you that that won’t happen on my watch, Luna Hale.” he smiled, and he looked around the hall as he said, “Everyone else, as you were.”

Cummings and the two behind him turned and walked away, towards the buffet table. Alpha Juan, who was still standing, thrusted out his hand and thanked Xandar for resolving the confrontation. Xandar shook his hand graciously as he said, “You need not thank me. Right now, I’m embarrassed to even admit that he is one of my ministers.”

When they both resumed their seats, Lucianne turned to him with her bright eyes and whispered, “Thank you, Xandar. Really.”

The shine in her eyes and her adorable smile ignited a fire in Xandar’s heart. He leaned over to whisper in her ear, “Don’t thank me, Lucianne. It was the right thing to do.” He took advantage of their proximity and pecked a kiss on her cheek, sending a visible blush to it, and he chuckled at how her body responded to his gesture.

            
            

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