The 5-Time Rejected Gamma And The Lycan King Chapter 37

Juan sighed out loud before he and Alpha Tate came to sit facing her and Toby. Toby looked a little surprised. But when he glanced at Lucianne and saw that she was unperturbed, he knew she had something to do with their Alphas’ presence.

“Lucy,” Alpha Juan’s voice demanded her to look at him, “Talk to us. Tate knows what he saw.”

Lucianne narrowed her eyes in Alpha Tate’s direction, and Tate said, “You can’t expect us to not ask, Lucy. We’re a family. You said it yourself. Like it or not we’re all children of the Moon Goddess. We’re siblings.”

“Really? You’re using my own words against me, Tate?”

Tate shrugged and replied, “I don’t know a better way to win an argument against you.”

She sighed and assured the Alphas, “It’s nothing, I promise. It won’t affect the fight.”

“Toby,” Tate turned to his Gamma and asked sternly, “What happened?”

Before Toby could speak, Lucianne said, “Leave him out of this, Tate. It’s just me. I just…need to think about what I want to do with the mate bond.”

Juan’s eyebrows furrowed, “Meaning?”

She glared at him and said, “You know what I mean. After five rejections, Juan, you know exactly what I mean.”

“Does she mean…” Tate suddenly looked alarmed as he took in Juan’s reaction. Juan pressed the nose of his bridge before sighing in frustration.

Tate then asked Toby, “Did you have anything to do with this?” The Alpha’s eyes were already boiling with anger.

Toby opened his mouth but before he managed to say anything, Lucianne said firmly, “No, he didn’t. Toby only told me what was already circulating among the wolves. Nothing more. Leave him out of this.”

Tate then said, more gently than he did with Toby, “What has been circulating among us are not even bad things, why are you so upset?”

Juan’s voice was low when he explained, “Because…she doesn’t want to give up her life as a wolf.” He looked at his childhood friend and his closest confidant. Lucianne’s glistening eyes confirmed his suspicions.

Her voice was shaky when she whispered, “It’s not fair, Juan.” She swallowed a sob before she added, “Why would I have to give up…my whole life…to be with him but he gets to keep his whole life…and me if I chose to accept him?”

Juan then squatted in front of her and looked at her seriously as he said, “Lucy, talk to him. See if you can find a middle ground. Don’t do anything rash. You seem to like him, and we can all see that he is already deeply in love with you. Don’t end this if you don’t have to.”

Lucy nodded ominously before Juan hugged her. Lucy pushed him back after a few seconds and asked Juan sadly, “What if he just sees me the way he does because of the mate bond?”

“If you think that’s true that you’re just being naive. You have five previous mates to compare with. Which one of them has ever looked at you the way the King now looks at you, or treated you the way he is treating you?” Juan questioned without hesitation. He was right. As far as Lucianne could remember, none of them showed her a level of affection that Xandar has shown her in the past two days, not even close.

She pressed her lips and averted her eyes from Juan, she muttered under her breath, “I’m scared. I’m not a Queen.”

Juan then scoffed softly, bringing her attention back to him, “Lucy, I’ve always told Hale that if I ever had to give someone else in our pack my Alpha title, it would be you. You’ve been a leader long before you want to admit. I was pissed and hurt when you didn’t accept my offer to be my Beta but that never stopped us from giving you as much discretion as you were willing to take.”

“Gammas are cooler. Why would I want to be a Beta?” Lucianne retorted like a little girl.

Tate chuckled from the side, and Juan smiled at her response, “Talk to him, Lucy. He really wants to make this work with you. As much as your past gives you a reason to do what you’re thinking of doing, bear in mind that the King may be different. We can all see that. You need to see it too, okay?”

She nodded obediently, “Thanks, Juan.”

He smiled and ruffled her hair, “Anything for my little sister.”

“Hey!” Lucianne complained. Now she had to retie her hair as Juan and Tate chuckled. Toby let out an audible sigh of relief when it was all over.

‘CUZ! WAKE UP NOW!’ Christian’s mind-link woke Xandar in an instant. He checked the time on his alarm clock. It was only 2:58 a.m.

‘This better be good, Christian.’ He groaned.

‘Get your as* out of bed and get to the Jewel pack RIGHT THIS SECOND! I’ll meet you there. I’ve just told Annie. And where the f*ck was your phone?!’

‘What do you mean?’ He searched for his phone and realised that it wasn’t in his room.

‘Our Queen and some wolves have gone to the Jewel pack. She told the guard at the hotel that there was going to be a rogue attack.’

‘WHAT?! WHY DIDN’T SHE TELL ME?!’

‘Check your phone before you start blaming the Queen, your Highness. Do you know how many times the guard himself tried to reach you? We were lucky that I fell asleep with my phone in my hand.’ Christian linked as he addressed his cousin with his title in pure sarcasm.