The 5-Time Rejected Gamma And The Lycan King Chapter 83

Lucianne scoffed, “Greg wasn’t the first person to use my past rejections against me. After the first few people, I saw the pattern. Those who taunted me with that had their own insecurities that they were never able to make peace with. Greg is no different… Well, apart from the fact that he’s a Duke, there really is no difference.” Xandar chuckled.

He thought about how incredible Lucianne was as a person, about how much she knew just through her own observations and experience. The sad thing was that she couldn’t see the full extent of what she was. Everyone saw it, except her. And it was frustrating!

Xandar cleared his throat before saying, “Annie is right, you know.” He glanced at Lucianne and continued, “You are the strongest werewolf. I mean, one only has to listen to the way you speak to know that. Most people would be embarrassed to be rejected once, but when you spoke against Greg and even Cummings’s daughter the other day, you talked about your rejections with so much grace. You were so composed. It’s not that you downplayed the severity of it all but you sort of…showed everyone that rejections…do not define you as a person. I cannot imagine the amount of strength you had to muster to do that. It’s like you were sending a message saying that no matter what, you won’t merely survive, you’ll live…to the fullest, even.”

Lucianne was touched by how much Xandar noticed in those few minutes she had with Greg and Sasha. She smiled and said, “No matter what, all of us can live life to the fullest. It’s not just me. But we have to choose to do that. Making that choice…is often the most difficult and painful phase to get through. But once you get through it, you’ll be fine. Not instantly, of course. But gradually, you’ll learn to make peace with it. I’m grateful to have something to live for and many friends to live with.”

Xandar felt a tinge of guilt that he couldn’t be there for her when she went through the worst phases of her life. She had Juan, Hale, Toby, Raden and a long list of other people whom he met in the past few days. But he wasn’t there for her. He wished he could have been. Now that he had met her, he vowed to make sure that she would never have to go through anything painful without him. He kissed her hand deeper this time before he uttered sincerely, “You have me, too, Lucy. I hope you know that.”

Lucianne’s smile widened, “I know.” She stroked his hand with her thumb before saying, “Thank you, Xandar. And you have me.”

His animal purred in bliss under her touch. He parked outside the dining hall before pulling her into a deep kiss, then muttered appreciatively, “Thank you, baby.”

They got out of the car and made their way to the dining hall. As they walked hand-in-hand, Lucianne said, “I have a question about the date.”

Xandar smirked, “You’re not going to cancel on me now, are you, sweetheart?”

Lucianne rolled her eyes and asked, “Is it a human date or a wolf-Lycan date? I just realized I didn’t ask.”

Xandar paused on his spot. He didn’t think of that either. He explained as he thought about it, “When I asked you out, I pictured a human date. But now that you mention it…I’d really like to see your wolf again. And I’ll definitely be paying more attention to your tail this time.”

Lucianne nodded once in agreement before she said, “Okay, then. I do want to see your Lycan, too. So which one are we doing first?”

Xandar’s Lycan was jumping in excitement in his head when it heard that Lucianne said she wanted to meet it. Xandar smiled and suggested, “You mentioned that you go for a run a little after 4 a.m. everyday. How about we have the animal date tomorrow morning? We do have the next two days off since it’s already the weekend.”

Lucianne’s eyes widened in surprise. She didn’t expect their date to be only a few hours right after they had planned it. Xandar then teased her with a mock look of suspicion, “My love, have you already planned a rendezvous with someone else? Am I disrupting your plans with one of my competitors?”

Lucianne composed herself and smirked before she said, “Yes, you are, in fact. I was supposed to sneak out to see Russell tomorrow morning but I guess that would have to be changed.”

Xandar took her hand and continued making slow steps towards the dining hall as he muttered, “I can’t believe I’m competing with a 4-year-old.”

Lucianne shook her head slightly with a small smile and said, “Neither can I, Xandar. Neither can I. Imagine the number of little boys you have to worry about if and when you meet the kids from my pack…and also those from our ally packs.” He squeezed the flesh on her waist to elicit a giggle from his beautiful and cheeky mate.

After they had entered the dining hall and bowed together with the attendees, an old couple and their daughter came up to them, making Xandar freeze in shock and discomfort. His grip around Lucianne’s waist tightened, fearful that she would leave his side.

Christian came in shortly after, and he stopped abruptly in his tracks when he saw the three people before his cousin and the Queen. When he snapped out of it, the Duke made quick steps to stand next to Lucianne, sandwiching her between his cousin and himself. ‘How the f*ck did they get in here?’, Christian thought to himself.

The family of three were wearing fake smiles as they bowed before them and said, “Your Highnesses. Your Grace.”

Xandar, Christian and Lucianne bowed in return but the two cousins were trying to hatch an escape plan. Lucianne felt discomfort emanating from the two cousins but had no clue why.

Xandar spoke first, his tone low and troubled, “Lord Kylton. Lady Kylton. To what do we owe the pleasure?”