Chapter 36
In the dining hall, after having dinner, Lucianne and Xandar were speaking to Juan and the others when
Xandar got confirmation that the rogue Lycan was up but rather light-headed because ofck of food and
water. He wouldn’t be fit enough to be interrogated yet so they had to wait for the medical team to give
the okay.
Lord Yarrington came up to Lucianne, and asked if there were anymore werewolves who had an opinion
in education because he found his previous discussion with the three wolves she introduced to him very
useful. 1
Lucianne knew of two more, and she told the education minister that there are many who would want a
say in the matter but are, sadly, not Alphas, Lunas or Gammas so they weren’t a t that particr
coboration. She got him to take down the contact details of a few others she knew of, and promised to
get in touch with them first to give them a heads-up on the minister’s call. (This novel will be daily
updtaed at .noveljar)Xandarter told Lucianne that he had never seen Yarrington so excited
about
government affairs. 1
“Excuse me, your Highness.” Pierre Whiw’s voice came from the side when Lucianne had just finished
speaking to Yarrington.
Xandar and Lucianne turned to see him with another minister, who looked about the same age as him.
Xandar’s voice was stern as he addressed the deputy minister, “Yes, Whiw?”
The old man looked at Xandar and said, “Oh, I was referring to the Queen, my King. Apologies for the
mimunication.”
Lucianne put on an emotionless face, “What is it, minister?”
He faked a smile, “I wanted to apologize. If the Queen is willing, I’ll do my best to make amends.”
Lucianne started pressing him, “For what?”
Whiw’s fake smile fell, reced by genuine surprise, “Pardon?”
Lucianne exined simply, “You mentioned you would make amends, but for what in particr, minister?
Is it for not doing your job, for what you said to me as a Gamma for the past few years, or merely for
what you said to me as the King’s mate this morning?”
Whiw began to feel uneasy, “Uhh..well…”
Lucianne was not backing down, “So the apology is for the King. It’s not really for me, is it? Or i s it not
for the King either. It’s just for whoever sits on the throne?” 1
Whiw was still lost for words. Lucianne faked a small smile and said, “You seem a bit
confused, minister. Tell you what, I’ll tell you the same thing I told Greg w – I will believe i t when I see
it. Until you act like an actual minister and look after the people you’re supposed
to, don’t expect me to believe that you are making amends.”
His confidante, the other old man suddenly bowed and spoke cautiously, “Forgive my intrusion, your
Highnesses. But the deputy minister was going to express his concern for you, my Queen.” He then
smiled and said, “My Queen, allow me to introduce myself, I am…”
“You’re Lord Caunterberg, the Minister of Health and Welfare, I know.” Lucianne responded nonchntly.
He seemed encouraged, “Well, it’s an honour to be known by the Queen herself before an introduction.”
Lucianne remained unperturbed, “I wouldn’t call it an honour if I were you, minister. (This novel will be
daily updtaed at .noveljar)I will exin how I came about knowing you. But seeing that you
were so supportive of Whiw expressing his concern, I shall let you speak first.”
The two ministers nced at one another before Lord Caunterberg spoke, “We didn’t see your
Highnesses at tea. Was anything the matter?”
Xandar wondered if the two ministers knew something about their visit to the audit department but when
he saw his unperturbed mate, he decided to appear equally emotionless.
Lucianne gave a faint nod and said, “Yes, there was. I had to attend a doctor’s appointment to have my
condition checked after the incident at the Jewel Pack. Thankfully, everything is fine.”
The two of them nced at each other. Both tried to hide their surprise with her answer but were too
slow to mask their true expressions. Lucianne smirked and asked, “Ministers, is there a problem? You
two seem like I’ve just said something unexpected, though I can’t fathom why. Everyone knows that I
was in the alliance, and that I was the most injured. A doctor’s appointment would be anything but
unexpected.”
“N-No, my Queen. We…we just expected you to say that you were spending time with the King,
perhaps.” Lord Caunterberg tried to make up a viable excuse but even Xandar could see through his
terrible attempt to act.
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Lucianne gave a small smile, “Well then, I’m sorry to have disappointed you. But the King was with me
during the check-up so I suppose you’re notpletely wrong. Now, let me tell you how I know you, Lord
Caunterberg.”
“Well, if the Queen insists.” Caunterberg smiled graciously but Whiw was already having a bad feeling
about what was about to happen next.
Lucianne smiled with a murderous glint in her eye and said, “You came up to mest year when I
attended this very coboration as a Gamma. Do you remember what you asked me at that time?”
Caunterberg’s eyes widened in shock, his face turned white but his feet couldn’t move.
Whiw observed his friend freeze in fear, and could only pray that he himself would be spared from
Lucianne’s wrath.
Lucianne observed the old man and said, “Your silence is quite worrying, Lord Caunterberg. Let me
refresh your memory. You asked me how much I charged for, in your words, ‘a night of action’.” Xandar’s
lc eyes turned onyx almost immediately, ring straight at Caunterberg. Lucianne pressed her hand
over his that was secured at her waist, hoping to calm him down for a few more moments. 1
She then continued, “And, I just want your Lordship to know that I don’t take it personally.” She waited for
that glimmer of hope to appear in the old man’s eyes before she crushed that hope by saying, “Because
you’ve said it to more werewolves than I can count. There were even numerous times where you asked
a Luna! But despite the sexual harassmentints we submitted, you’re still here, alive and well,
standing as our Minister of Health and Welfare. Well, (This novel will be daily updtaed at
.noveljar)I guess you can’t really expect welfareints made against the Welfare Minister
to be taken seriously by the Welfare Minister himself.” 7
Caunterberg looked like he was going to faint, while Whiw had already gone to the side to seek refuge
with Cummings, leaving Caunterberg all by himself.
Lucianne felt Xandar’s radiating anger. He was about to lose it. As that thought came to her, Xandar
growled louder and fiercer than he ever had before. The room fell silent. Some of those in attendance
dropped their sses that they were holding, shuddering from fear and shock at the sight of their King
starting to shift. The wolves were especially petrified, knowing full well that once a Lycan shifts, their
species have little chance of surviving an attack.