The 5-Time Rejected Gamma And The Lycan King Chapter 42

Lucianne was taken aback, “I called you and left you a text. And I told Benjamin.”

Xandar’s voice got louder, “Why the he*l didn’t you come and bang on my door?! You know where I live! And what was telling the guard going to do, huh? He wasn’t going to come defend you!”

“Cuz, cool it.” Christian said cautiously from the side but Xandar growled at his cousin, obliging him to stay silent before Xandar turned back to Lucianne.

Lucianne’s eyes were glistening, not with gratitude or sadness but with hurt and anger. Her voice was significantly softer and weaker when she spoke, “You’re blaming me for not telling you? You expected me to go find you before I came here? Do you have any idea the damage they could’ve done to this pack if we were just two minutes behind?! Did you know that they’ve already lost eleven warriors in the first attack just hours ago?!”

When he saw her tears, his heart felt like it was getting stabbed painfully slowly. It was then he realized that he wasn’t angry at her. From the moment Christian told him where she was going, he was beyond furious but it was only after making his mate tear-up in front of him did he realize that his infuriation was towards himself for failing to protect her. It was him that he was angry at, not her.

Ignoring her blurred vision from her tears, Lucianne continued to speak in her weakened voice angrily, “I did everything I could to tell you where I was going. Blame yourself for not getting the memo on time. If you think that I should not have left without making sure you know first, you are a selfish, inconsiderate, self-entitled animal! We took our positions for less than two minutes and the rogue attack started. Now you want to make me apologize for not pleasing you? Do you even think that I will feel bad about this?!”

Xandar’s animal was already whimpering in his head, filled with remorse at how they yelled at Lucianne when they should have been yelling at themselves. His animal just wanted to hold her, apologize and beg for her forgiveness. But the human part of him froze on his spot, unable to digest and accept what he just said to her, shocked that those words could even come out of his mouth in that inhumane tone. This was his mate, the most precious person in his life! How could he have said those things to her?

Taking advantage of his silence, Lucianne stood closer to him and looked him sternly in the eye, “I don’t care what you do to me. I will NEVER regret what I did.”

Lucianne panted after exerting herself at the word ‘never’. She then turned around slowly, and wiped away her tears hastily with the back of her hands and swallowed a sniffle before looking up to face the wolves.

Ignoring Xandar, Lucianne asked in a flat tone, “How are Alpha Frederick and the warriors with him?”

Juan answered softly, “I told them it was safe to come out of the cellar a minute ago.”

Lucianne nodded meekly, “Okay. Good. Any casualties?”

The Beta stepped forward and said with a smile, “None, Gamma Lucianne.”

“Alright, that’s…good news.” She said between breaths, still weak.

“Thank you, Gamma Lucianne. The Jewel pack owes you.” The Beta said with gratitude and offered a slight bow.

“No.” She shook her head gently and managed a smile, “I couldn’t have done it without everyone else here. As children of our Goddess, it’s our duty to protect each other.” She glanced at Tate after she said that, and he was smiling broadly as they both recalled their conversation on the plane.

“Are you sure you’re alright?” Xandar’s deep, remorseful voice came from behind her as he placed his hand gently on her waist where she was stabbed, making her body stiffened in response to the contact.

She turned reluctantly, and their eyes locked. The anger that was there before had vanished, now there’s just guilt in his glistening eyes. “I’m fine.” She responded flatly.

He looked at the wolves and his expression turned serious, like he was contemplating on something. Lucianne moved to block his line of vision, she growled, albeit weakly, “Leave them out of this. They’re only here because I asked them to come with me.”

Behind her, Juan said in a clear voice, “That’s not true, your Highness. If I hadn’t mind-linked the Alphas and Lunas and given out the order, none of us would be here. This isn’t Lucy’s fault. It’s mine.” And Juan fell on one knee before the King.

Lucianne hissed, “Juan, shut up and get up. You still have Hale and a pack. Let me deal with this.” She turned back to face Xandar, and said in her weak voice firmly, “I asked for the wolves. Juan was just the messenger. Do not touch him or the others.”