Sebastian was ignoring the bombarding messages on his phone until the sound became too distracting. When he reached for his device with the intention of silencing it, he subconsciously skimmed through the news that was forwarded to him.
After burning his eyes from watching a short video of his naked sister rushing for a towel on the training ground, he placed his phone back on the table as he sighed at Sasha’s stupidity.
Knock. Knock.
His secretary came in. “Sir, the meeting is in twenty minutes. Are there any documents you’d like me to bring to the boardroom first?”
He looked at the photo of Lucianne he had framed up on his desk, and his fingers went to the picture to gently stro
As soon as the door of the interrogation room opened up for Sasha, Sebastian didn’t even wait for the policewoman escort to leave before he snapped at his sister, “WHAT THE H*LL WERE YOU THINKING?!!”Sasha glowered at her brother as she sat. Unlike him, she let the door close with a thud before she smirked and said, “It’s nice to see you too, Seb.”Sebastian emitted a low growl before he said, “DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA THE DEPTH OF SH*T YOU’RE IN RIGHT NOW?!”“Considering that I’m the one who’s here with the charges, I think I have a pretty good idea.” Sasha replied nonchalantly.“How could you do that?!”
When Lucianne and Xandar stepped into the building after Sebastian was out of sight, Lucianne paused in her steps and studied her mate in concern. Her small hand reached for his cheek, and she started stroking it with a cute, little thumb as she asked, “Are you okay, Xandar?”Xandar didn’t know why Lucianne pulled him to a stop until he heard those words. He leaned into her touch and a smile graced his features at her concern for him. He then kissed her forehead and said in a husky voice, “Of course I am. I’m always okay when I’m with you.”Despite the sparks, Lucianne narrowed her eyes and continued, “Really? So, that means you didn’t just throw a fit at Cummings back there and the other Cummings this morning. Both times when I was right next to you. And how about the time when&h
Xandar noticed that they were garnering curious stares, and he caressed his mate’s shoulders in hopes of soothing her a little as he suggested in a gentle voice, “How about we discuss this at my place, Lucy? We’ll see the number of Lycan warriors we need.”Lucianne nodded numbly, and started walking towards the door with Xandar leading the way. Christian and the alliance followed closely behind. They didn’t say a word to each other throughout the drive, not even when Xandar walked Lucianne into his home and then his office. She was worried, and understandably so. But she was also quiet because she was mentally strategizing their options to keep every pack and its members alive.The Duke and the alliance strode in with equally ominous expressions as they took their seats around the table with their King a
Lucianne sighed as she said, “You’re an Alpha, Tate. You have a duty to fight alongside your pack. You can’t just abandon them. And Juan, as Blue Crescent’s Alpha,” she locked eyes with her brother and declared in a tone which left no room for discussion, “will NOT be following me to Forest Gloom.”Before Juan could speak, Tate continued in the same gentle but firm voice, “Fine. Don’t take the Alphas or the Lunas. Take all the Gammas, at least.” Contemplative murmurs of agreement soon filled the room.That was actually a viable option. Their packs were strong, and Lucianne had taught more than one warrior in each pack about strategy. So, every strong pack actually already had at least one ‘spare Gamma’ to take charge whenever the Gamma wasn’t around.
Lucianne’s eyebrows raised at the Duke’s question, and she said, “That really depends on you, Christian. You can come with Xandar and I to Forest Gloom, or you can remain here to guard Annie while we’re gone.” “Annie?” The Duke’s expression hardened at the mention of his mate. Lucianne explained when the room fell silent, “I’m being honest with you here, Christian. I don’t know what the rogues have in mind. These…simultaneous attacks on the strongest packs could be a trap for anything. If the Tacticians had done their research, which I’m sure they would have, they’d know that we now have access to Lycan warriors to defend our packs. And they would know that you and Xandar would come with us to fight, just as you two joined us in the Jewel Pack. I don’t know if the declaration of rogue attacks is just to distract us. And I don’t k
The rogue across the river was Jake, Alpha Clement’s brother.Xandar’s features stiffened, and he emitted a low growl in Jake’s way for speaking to Lucianne in that flirtatious manner. Jake had short, black hair with a good build to match his flawless bad-boy look.His stormy-grey eyes studied the King only momentarily before his sights returned to Lucianne. “I heard that you got yourself a King, Lucy. Can’t say I’m surprised you managed that, given your ability to charm…”It was Lucianne’s turn to growl, which seemed to have turned on a switch in Jake as she spat, “Leave now, Jake. You know this won’t end well for you and your friends.” Xandar’s eyes widened in realization at the mention of
Silver.Lucianne shouted her lungs out as she charged for the next rogue, “Wolves! Watch out for silver! They’re coming! Ten blades! Maybe more!”Most rogues were stunned to hear that. Some of them even got distracted as they exchanged glances with each other and linked, ‘How did she know?’. Their people with the blades haven’t even come out of the forest yet.The wolves defending Forest Gloom grew cautious, keeping an eye out for silver. Xandar gave the order for Lycans to shield any wolf from silver blades should they see the blades coming first. Silver only causes a slight itch for Lycans so they can be used as a shield for their cousin species.As Lucianne tore a rogue&r
Clement and Tate both stood protectively in front of Lucianne, and Phelton appeared next to them, ready to defend his Queen. Jake ignored all three of them, and glowered at Lucianne as he said, “I told you I would’ve given you everything, Lucy. Even if it meant ending my own sister’s life.”Jake just stood there like he was waiting for something. Lucianne’s grip on the knife tightened as she wondered what Jake was playing at. But when she smelled more silver, she left her spot to defend the wolves near the area. Clement charged towards his brother without hesitation, which was when Jake yelled out, “You’re not going to like what our client has in mind for you, Lucy! I would’ve refused their request if you had chosen me!”Clement and Tate instantly shifted into their animals