The 5-Time Rejected Gamma And The Lycan King Chapter 15

She stood back and took another breath, "We've all heard stories. Most of us lost friends. We can't let our distance destroy our own. We must stop hoping that help will come on time when we need it because last year clearly showed that it may not."

"It's time to stop wishful thinking. It's time to step up. It's time that every able pack member learned to fight. I've spoken to my Alpha, and he has agreed to offer training sessions to Gammas and warriors from any pack who are interested. It is better to have sufficient defenders in your own pack to buy your allies time to come help you."

"With that being said, the Blue Crescent Pack is not the only one blessed with trained warriors. Many of you in this room have the necessary skills. You know who you are. Please, offer your grounds and your time. The rogues are getting stronger. The rumours about rogue Lycans have not died down. "

"This is no time for pack rivalry. We are all the children of the Moon Goddess. In effect, we are siblings, whether we like it or not. We don't have to wait for any official to help us. We can help ourselves and each other. Let's stand together, for the sake of your people and mine. Thank you."

When she stood back from the microphone, the Lycans clapped politely, Xandar's clap being the loudest. The werewolves were looking at one another and Tobias's eyes glazed over as he received a mind-link from his Alpha. When his eyes cleared, he shot Lucianne a cheeky grin from the side but she looked at him in confusion.

He then stood closer to her, and faced the audience as he howled into the air. Every other werewolf in the room got on their feet and howled with him. When the Lycans saw Xandar stood and howled with the werewolves, they too, howled along.

Howling instead of clapping after a speech was the highest honour for any werewolf or Lycan to receive. It was so rarely practiced that some thought it was a dead myth.

Tonight, Tobias, upon being ordered by his Alpha, who had received support from the other wolves around him, revived the practice.

If memory served Lucianne right, the last howl after a speech was about two hundred years ago when the vampires and werewolves declared truce.

She was moved. Tobias held her in a brief embrace the second time before she got off the stage.

Alpha Juan and Luna Hale couldn't be prouder. Xandar walked towards her even before she reached her seat and held her in a tight embrace as he whispered into her ear, "You are beyond amazing."

She blushed as she uttered, "I only do what I can, Xandar."

He planted a deep kiss on her hand, "If only you could see how much that really is."

Her cheeks flustered, and Xandar grinned as he cheekily traced the warmth forming there with his thumb. A few rows to the back, Sasha Cummings scowled at the affection Xandar was publicly displaying to the little wolf who, up until last night, was a nameless creature under his reign.

Next to her, Sebastian's lilac eyes were turning onyx as he tried his best to restrain the animal in him, clearly angered and jealous at how Lucianne was looking at and interacting with their King.

At tea, Lucianne, with Xandar next to her, introduced Luna Lyssa to Alpha Zeke from the Blood Eclipse Pack, and subsequently Luna Lovelace from Midnight Pack. When Xandar left the room to answer a phone call, Lucianne chatted comically with Gamma Raden before she moved on to the refreshments table to get a drink.

Just as she was about to take a sip, Sasha appeared with a cocky smirk right in front of her. "So, you're the King's mate." She spat with immense distaste. Sasha made sure that the King was not in the room before she walked up to the plain, irksome-looking little Gamma.

Lucianne shrugged and said, "That seems to be the case."

Sasha's eyes scanned her from head to toe before she showed a disgusted expression, "A five-time rejected Gamma from a little wolf pack is bonded to the Lycan King. This clearly is the joke of the century, or millennia. I mean, look at you! You're not even a Lycan. "

"I look more like a Queen than you do. You just look like a dying rogue picked from the streets and given some new clothes. You don't even know how to dress and put on make-up like a real female, let alone a Queen. How is it that you think that you are qualified to take on that position anyway?"

Lucianne started laughing hysterically and many were turning in her direction. Xandar heard everything from a distance, his hearing being the sharpest because he was the King of both species.

He dashed to Lucianne's side and held her protectively around her waist as his cold eyes glared at Sasha, his lilac orbs turning onyx. His animal demanded to be released to defend their mate. Around them, the noisy room was turning silent.

Lucianne was the only one who seemed unperturbed. When she stopped her hysterical laughter, a sarcastic smile spread wide across her face. Her voice radiated strength and confidence when she spoke, "Ms Cummings, you are absolutely hilarious. Uh…"

She chuckled once before she continued, "First of all, I've never asked to be his mate. Ever." She pointed at Xandar on her right without looking at him.

"After being rejected five times, I can tell you that a mate was the last thing I wanted. I would've rather spent the rest of my years alone than risk being rejected after falling in love again."