The 5-Time Rejected Gamma And The Lycan King Chapter 49

His eyes lit up, “Great! Then you can come live with me!”

She narrowed her eyes and said, “Nice try, your Highness. If you don’t need a toilet break, let me go, because I do.”

He pouted and snuggled deeper into her. “Just a little while longer. You feel so cozy.”

“Xandar, for the past four hours, I’ve been putting water into my system but I haven’t gotten out of here. Let me go. I need to pee.”

Xandar groaned and turned to lay on his back to let her go. After seeing her retreat to the bathroom and hearing the door close, he suddenly felt the urge to empty his bladder. It was then he hoped that she would come out of the bathroom soon so he could use it next. When he heard the sound of the toilet being flushed, he sighed in relief and waited for her to come out.

When she emerged from behind the closed door, Xandar dashed in. “My turn. Thanks, babe.” And he hopped into the bathroom without even closing the door behind him. Not wanting it to get awkward, Lucianne closed it for him from the outside and took the book she was reading to the couch, continuing from where she left off.

When Xandar came out, he admired the his mate’s serious look when she read, her elbow supporting her head on the armrest. Xandar smiled to himself at the sight. He then dropped down on the couch right next to her. Their eyes locked and she asked, “Better?”

He pecked a kiss on her nose before declaring in a deep voice, “I am now.” He lifted her up and placed her on his thighs. His arm went across her shoulders and guided her head to lean against his body. After pecking a kiss on her hair, he inhaled her scent as Lucianne continued to flip the pages.

They enjoyed the silence for a moment before Lucianne asked, “Is Christian okay?”

Xandar took another whiff of her scent before he responded, “Yeah. He must’ve done quite a lot of damage. The doctors said that the rogue would only wake up tomorrow afternoon.”

“Mm. That’s good. We’ll be safe for now.”

Xandar stiffened at the words ‘for now’. ‘For now’ is never good enough when it came to Lucianne’s safety. He gently lifted up her chin to get her attention. Lucianne’s eyes were torn away from the page as she met Xandar’s lilac orbs. With assuring eyes, he uttered, “You’ll be safe for now and for all your life, Lucianne. I won’t let anything hurt you, I promise.”

“Xandar, it’s sweet of you to say that but, one way or another, there’ll always be a lurking danger. And I’m not defenseless. I can protect myself most of the time. You don’t have to promise me that.”

She was about to return to her book when Xandar held her chin up as he whispered in despair, “Let me.” He begged in desperation, “Let me protect you. Let me take care of you. Please, Lucianne. Just let me.”

His sincere gaze made her heart melt. She was familiar with the feelings of belonging and of having a family but it still felt different with Xandar. The emotions she felt when he said those things ran deeper, sending a pleasurable warmth into the darkest and most dormant parts of her being. She was touched, and her lips curled upward before she leaned in and pecked a kiss on his cheek as she whispered, “Thank you.”

The shock on his face was evident. He had been hoping for a kiss from her since the moment they met but he didn’t expect to get one so soon. Even his animal was stunned for a moment before it howled in joy in his head. When he recovered, he realised that he wanted to feel more of the sensation that her lips gave him. His hand reached for her cheek, caressing the smooth skin there in slow motions. And he was gazing longingly at her small, pink lips.

Xandar started closing the distance between them. When his lips were merely an inch away from hers, she whispered, “Xandar, before you do this, I need to talk to you about something.”

He moved away from her face only enough to study her expression. She looked guilty and sad, but why? He whispered back in concern, “What is it? What’s wrong?”

Lucianne hesitated and looked down as she asked, “If I agreed to…be Queen, what do I have to give up?”

Give up? Xandar was walking on eggshells as he tried to guess what his mate was afraid of losing before saying very cautiously, “Well, I hope that you would be able to come live with me so… you may have to give up your room in the pack house.”

“Okay.” She said and was waiting for him to continue.

He scratched the back of his head as he continued in obvious struggle, “Uh…You might not be able to travel back-and-forth daily from here to Blue Crescent so you might have to…not be their Gamma anymore.”

She bit her lip as she whispered, “Okay.”

Xandar was running out of things to say. He took her hands into his as he asked, “Baby, help me out here. What is it that you’re really concerned about losing?”

She was still avoiding his gaze. Reluctantly, she took back her hands and muttered, “Um…” Lucianne swallowed a lump in her throat before her voice came in a despairing whisper, “Do I have to give up fighting with the wolves in rogue attacks?” Her neck stiffened as she waited for him to respond.