The 5-Time Rejected Gamma And The Lycan King Chapter 9

It was the King's turn to look terrified, he looked at Luna Hale and jokingly said, "Please forgive me, Luna Hale. I'm afraid I must take your Alpha's side on this for you to stop at the number of pups you already have."

Alpha Juan smirked victoriously in his mate's direction and Luna Hale said in mock anger, "You spineless traitor, your Highness!"

Lucianne and Xandar were about to laugh when a low growl came from behind them, "How dare you speak to our King like that, you wolf!"

Alpha Juan and Luna Hale flinched visibly in their seats. Lucianne froze. But Xandar was furious. Who dared speak to them like that?!

His head turned. His murderous eyes saw that it was Cummings, his Defence Minister. His daughter, Sasha was right behind him with a man next to her.

"Is there a problem, Cummings?" Xandar growled.

"Your Highness." Cummings bowed. "Should I send security to deal with this she-wolf?" As if on purpose, he said it so loudly that half the hall turned in their direction. Alpha Juan stood, his body shielding his mate's as his dark eyes bore into Cummings'.

Xandar growled furiously, obliging Cummings and the two behind him to bow. He said in a clear tone, "These people are my guests. I will deal with you before you have a chance to deal with anyone without basis."

"But your Highness, she accused you of being a traitor!" He argued and Sasha gasped in mock surprise from behind.

"Did you partake in our conversation? DID YOU HEAR WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT?" Everyone finched at the King's outburst.

"N-no, your Highness."

"Then how would you know the context in which we were speaking?"

Cummings shook visibly as Xandar announced, "For clarification's sake, our conversation trailed around humour. What your Defence Minister had just heard was simply a joke. If he didn't manage to decipher that, I must say that I'm worried about allowing him to continue being the one to protect my people."

Murmurs filled the room as everyone started throwing disapproving looks at the minister. Cummings bowed lower and uttered, "A thousand apologies, your Highness. It won't happen again. I misunderstood. I apologize for my mistake."

Xandar glanced at Lucianne, whose eyes of displeasure were fixed on Cummings before he looked back at his minister and said loudly, "Don't apologize to me. Apologize to Luna Hale, the wolf you've wronged."

There were audible gasps, even Sasha's, which was genuine this time but their King was unperturbed. Since Lycans were the more superior species, it is completely unheard of for a Lycan to respect a wolf, let alone apologize to one.

Cummings raised his head only slightly. He was about to say something but when he saw the King's murderous eyes, he faced Luna Hale and gritted his teeth as he uttered, "Please forgive me, Luna Gale."

"It's 'Hale', minister." Lucianne's irritated voice said while she remained seated.

"Pardon me?" Cummings asked, surprised by the remark from a tiny wolf whom he did not recall ever meeting. He arrived late the previous night so he didn't know who she was.

Alpha Juan then said darkly, "It's Hale, with a 'H'."

Cummings was getting agitated until Xandar's cold voice rang through his ears, "How can you call yourself a Lycan if you can't even hear a name correctly, Cummings?"

He aborted his plan to retort the wolves, and bowed in their direction as he said, "My apologies, Luna Hale. I misunderstood and misspoke. I hope you'll forgive me."

Luna Hale glanced over Cummings with disdain before she locked eyes with Xandar, and stood up with poise and grace as she said in her Luna voice, "Thank you for clarifying the situation, your Highness. Otherwise, there would be a severe misunderstanding among our species that may take too much time to mend."

"I can assure you that that won't happen on my watch, Luna Hale." he smiled and he looked around the hall as he said, "Everyone else, as you were."

Cummings and the two behind him turned and walked away, towards the buffet table. Alpha Juan, who was still standing, thrusted out his hand and thanked Xandar for resolving the confrontation.

Xandar shook his hand graciously as he said, "You need not thank me. Right now, I'm embarrassed to even admit that he is one of my ministers."

When they both resumed their seats, Lucianne turned to him with her bright eyes and whispered, "Thank you, Xandar. Really."

The shine in her eyes and her adorable smile ignited a fire in Xandar's heart. He leaned over to whisper in her ear, "Don't thank me, Lucianne. It was the right thing to do."

He took advantage of their proximity and pecked a kiss on her cheek, sending a visible blush to it, and he chuckled at how her body responded to his gesture.