The 5-Time Rejected Gamma And The Lycan King Chapter 78

Xandar suppressed a grin as his hands started caressing her shoulders. After a brief kiss on her hairline, he said in a husky voice, “Careful now, my love. We both know how that conversation ended last time.”

Annie then asked Christian out loud, “This was the one with Xandar’s arousal spiraling out of control among the wolves in the dining hall, right?” Christian tried to suppress a laugh and nodded in response to his mate’s question.

Despite the strong wave of sparks Lucianne felt from Xandar's hands on her shoulder, she looked at the Duchess in as much irritation as she could muster as she said, “Annie, you heard me. Did any part of what I just said sound horny to you?”

Christian couldn’t help it this time, and was chuckling uncontrollably by Annie’s side. Xandar himself was still trying his best to suppress a grin, and he continued to caress his mate’s shoulders in adoration as he pecked a sweet kiss on her temple again while waiting for his cousin-in-law’s answer.

Annie narrowed her eyes at Xandar and began, “My King, you should be ashamed of yourself. Your thoughts are as inappropriate as they are unprofessional. It’s no wonder the Queen showed you no mercy in combat this morning.”

Lucianne burst into laughter, and Christian laughed even louder. The sound of his chuckles filled the large lounge. In between laughing, Lucianne exclaimed, “Oh, Goddess! She knows!” She was already holding Xandar’s shoulder for support, and it did not help that Xandar was squeezing the flesh on her waist playfully to make her laugh even more. When her laughter subsided, Xandar pecked butterfly kisses on her cheek, sending a visible blush to her features as he took a whiff of her hair.

When Christian had finally calmed down as well, he told Annie with a broad smile, “If only I had made a recording of that spar, my Duchess. We could’ve shown it to the families to keep them entertained too!”

At the mention of the three families that the Duke and Duchess were housing, Lucianne grew concerned. Her humour died down in an instant, and she asked Annie in a serious tone, “The families who moved here, how are they holding up?”

Annie dropped her humour and reciprocated Lucianne’s serious demeanor, “They’re alright. But it’s always a worry when the kids are in school. Waiting for the time to pass, and just hoping that they’ll come home safely is pure torture.”

“Let’s hope the case can be closed soon.” Lucianne said with furrowed brows.

Suddenly, Lucianne felt her dress being gently tugged. She looked at the source, and her voice turned soft as she bent down to greet the little boy, “Hello, Russell. How was school today?”

“Hello, Aunt Lucy.” He wrapped his little arms around Lucianne’s neck right after he said that. It didn’t matter how many times Russell hugged her, her heart would melt every single time. When he let her go, he asked, “Aunt Lucy, can you come play with me?”

Lucianne already looked guilty that she had to disappoint him, “Well…no, sweetheart. Aunt Lucy has some work to do. But I promise to play with you one day, okay?”

His already-large eyes widened as he asked innocently, “Is Aunt Lucy catching bad guys?”

Lucianne smiled, “Yes, Russell. And we have to catch them fast so everyone will be safe. Hm?”

Russell hugged her again as he whimpered into her ear, “Be careful of bad guys, Aunt Lucy. When I grow up, I’ll protect Aunt Lucy from bad guys.” Lucianne was holding back her tears as she held Russell before releasing him.

She pecked a kiss on Russell’s head and said, “You’re a brave boy, Russell. Go play with Rita now, okay?” He nodded dotingly with an adorable smile, and showed those cute dimples before disappearing from the living room.

Annie’s surprised voice than rang through the room, “Wow! You’re really good with kids!”

Lucianne stood up after Russell disappeared. She then spoke in her normal voice, “Well, they’re easy to be with. No ulterior motives. No ill-intentions. Easy to read. Just pure, little creatures.”

Annie then asked curiously, “Were the kids from your pack like this around you?”

Lucianne said, “Yeah, pretty much. It’s most likely because I’m the smallest werewolf everywhere I go. So the kids kinda see me as almost being one of them. The most daring ones even interrupt the training sessions with my warriors just to make me promise that I would play with them on the weekends.”

Annie then smiled and said, “I don’t think it’s your size, Lucy. There’s this warmth you bring that amplifies when you see a child. It feels welcoming and assuring. I think that’s why Russell was drawn to you, so much so that it made your mate jealous.”

“I’m sorry, what?” Lucianne asked in disbelief. Christian started laughing again. Lucianne then looked at Xandar who was suppressing a guilty smile as he held her closer to the side of his body. His reaction in itself confirmed Annie’s observation.

Lucianne asked in annoyance, “You were jealous of a four-year-old, Xandar?”

Christian then said, “Oh, we thought he was five.”

Lucianne shook her head slightly, “No, Ben said Russell is four. Rita is five.”

Xandar then complained, “Like that matters. He’s a male who’s getting smiles and kisses from you without having to put in any effort. And he gets to call you ‘Lucy’!” Annie and Christian were chuckling from the side at Xandar’s childish remark.

Lucianne couldn’t believe what she was hearing. But she decided to give in this time. So she pulled herself up and pecked a kiss on his cheek before saying, “Don’t worry, my darling. Russell is cute but you’re more of my type for a mate.”

The smile which graced Xandar’s features showed that he was satisfied with the answer, or the kiss. Xandar kissed Lucianne’s forehead before whispering, “You’re my only type, Lucy.”