Chapter 135


    Lucianne took a moment to digest whatever Xandar had just told her before she blinked to bring herself


    out of her daze and asked, “Is there even such a thing?”


    Xandar’s thumb tried to smoothen the lines on her tense forehead as he exined, “Not in a long time,


    sweetheart.”


    After another moment of thinking, Lucianne said, “That makes no sense. I am not even a Queen, at least


    not in technical terms.”


    Xandar smiled wider as he whispered excitedly, “That’s the thing! You’ve been our Queen long before


    anyone knew! Lucy, this is amazing!”


    “Are you sure, Xandar? Don’t you have to mark me before I even stand a chance to get that power?”


    “Well, you just proved that I don’t need to.” Xandar said matter-of-factly,


    Lucianne was still skeptical. “No, that can’t be right. How do you even measure the level of energy


    required before it can be regarded as…”


    Xandar nted a deep kiss on her lips before he released them to exin, “There’s never a need to


    measure such a power, my love. You felt the King’s Authority before. There’s no exnation for it, you


    just feel it.”


    Lucianne pondered for a moment before she asked, “How do you feel yours when you radiate it?”


    “Uh…it’s basically just emotions associated with the need to emit the Authority”


    “What does that mean?” She cocked her head to one side and asked in bewilderment,


    Xandar’s hand went to touch the back of his neck as he exined, “Well, uh…when I want to activate the


    King’s Authority, I think of the person I’m trying topel. And I couple that intention with a reason for


    thepulsion, harnessing the emotions thate with that reason.”


    His lc eyes met her ck ones, and his voice turned soft as he continued, “In the rogue’s case the


    other day, the reason was to keep you safe at all costs. I harness all the emotions I felt from needing to


    keep you safe. The stronger the reason, the stronger the emotions, the more powerful the Authority will


    be.”


    “Huh.” Lucianne continued to ponder before muttering, “I was definitely motivated by the need to keep


    Blue Crescent safe when I red down at Dawson.”


    “Did you feel a warmth in your chest forming an invisible field around your body?”


    “Yes, but isn’t that just radiating anger?”


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    He took her hands into his as he continued to ask in excitement, “And did you feel like you were


    deliberately directing that warmth towards Dawson?”


    Lucianne looked at him in confusion as she said, “Of course. Isn’t that what everyone does with their


    emotions?”


    Xandar chuckled before cupping her cheeks and pecking a kiss on her lips before saying, “No, Lucy. Not


    everyone can do that. Everyone can emit an energy around their bodies but no one can direct it to


    another individual, not unless they’re cloaked with an Authority.”


    Lucianne was lost for words, and the only thing she could say was, “Huh. Probably exins why the


    wolves listened to me without question when I’m pissed-off with their pack-to-pack rivalry.” Another short


    moment, and she said, “I wasn’t able to do such a thing when I defended Luna Hale in thedies room


    last year though.”


    “It takes very strong emotions to activate the Authority, Lucy. Odds are, you were holding back to avoid a


    confrontation with a Lycan.” That was true. Rule number one for any wolf: never pick a fight with a Lycan,


    any Lycan.


    Lucianne then asked, “But if I do have…such a power, why wasn’t I able to use it on the Lycans before


    until tonight? I wasn’t always in control of my temper. But I definitely didn’t radiate such an energy with


    Martin’s sons, Caunterberg and numerous others who pissed me offst year. Why is it that I’m only able


    t o do it now?”


    Xandar sighed as he stroked her cheek, and said sadly, “Maybe it’s because your need to defend Blue


    Crescent far exceeds your need to defend yourself.”


    Lucianne couldn’t mask her surprise. That was true. It had always been true. She’d fight to death to


    protect her pack and everyone in it. But she couldn’t remember thest time she put herself first. There


    was always something or someone that would take priority over her own life.


    After taking a few breaths to calm herself, she asked, “So, I have this… Authority-like thing because-”


    “Babe, it’s not ‘Authority-like’. What you have is an Authority. Own it.” Xandar said with arge and proud


    grin.


    “Uh…do I have it because I was adopted by a family of pack leaders?”


    Xandar thought for a moment before he said, “No, I don’t think so, Lucy. Lunas don’t have such powers,


    do they?” 1


    “Oh, good point. Hm…too much time with the then-Alpha Ken and now-Alpha Juan, perhaps?”


    Xandar narrowed his eyes. “Lucy, you and I both know the only one among the wolves with such a power


    are the Alphas. No matter how close anyone is with them, the power doesn’t…spread. And I can tell you


    right now that I feel nothing when Alphas radiate their Authorities to their pack members. But I felt yours,


    sweetheart. What you have is something stronger. With enough knowledge on how to channel it, yours


    may be even as strong as the King’s Authority.” 2


    Lucianne just stared at her mate, unable to believe that she was bestowed the archaic power that was


    only known to be wielded by Alphas and Kings. Xandar grew worried with her ensuing silence so he


    stroked her cheek as he asked, “Baby, you okay?”


    She blinked and shook her head a little before she said, “Yeah, yeah. It’s just…” she took a deep breath


    and exhaled before she eximed in a whisper, “Wow!”


    Xandar chuckled lightly before kissing her forehead and said, “Let’s just take a shower and get some


    sleep, my love. We have a busy day tomorrow.”


    Lucianne came out of her shock and smirked, “No, darling. Not ‘we’. You have a busy day tomorrow. I’ll


    be here reading up on techniques to weaken your animal before I eventually take it down.”


    Her challenge turned on a switch in Xandar, and he pressed her waist to the wall as he uttered in a tone


    which left no room for argument, “Lucy, you’re the Queen. You are expected to be at the meeting with us


    tomorrow.”


    Lucianne tried to ignore her wolf which got excited whenever Xandar pinned her to the wall like that as


    she asked, “Has an unofficially-crowned Queen ever attended such a meeting before?”


    “No, so you’ll be the first.” Xandar insisted.


    “Darling, I love you but don’t you think you’re breaking a few too many rules for me? Getting everyone to


    call me by that title is one thing but allowing me to attend government meetings and be privy to those


    discussions when I’m not supposed to isn’t exactly legal.”


    Xandar smirked cockily as he peered into her eyes and asked, “Says who?”


    “Thew, I guess?” Lucianne responded meekly


    Xandar scoffed, and his hands moved down to both sides of her bum before he said, “My dear, thew


    says that the Queen may attend to ‘any’ government matters. And the Queen’, by legal definition, means


    the King’s mate. There is no mention of a need for a coronation before the King’s mate can exercise the


    powers and enjoy the privileges of a Queen.” 1


    After pecking a kiss on her lips, he uttered in his deep, alluring voice, “I’m the King. You’re my mate. So,


    you’re the Queen. And, byw, you have every right to be with us tomorrow.”


    “Oh.” Lucianne responded as she internalized his words, controlling her arousal while she was at it. Her


    wolf really didn’t make things easy for her with how it was walking seductively in her mind, prompting her


    human part to do the same to their mate.


    “Hmm…that’s still not a yes, my Queen. Looks like I have to seduce you until I get the answer that I


    want.” Xandar’s arousal began filling the air around them.


    Lucianne gave up holding back her own arousal as she reced her look of contemtion with a


    flirtatious expression when she asked, “Weren’t you already going to do that in the shower, my indecent


    beast?”


    Xandar was surprised by her response, and the way she looked at him made his animal emit the


    dangerous yet alluring growl, the one which instigated Lucianne’s arousal. Xandar lifted Lucianne up and


    carried her over his shoulder, squeezing her bum with his free hand to elicit her cute moans as he made


    his way to the bathroom.


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    Some significant distance from the hotel, an underground casino just opened for business. The ce


    was filled withrge roulette tables, brightly-lit slot machines, gambling chips and numerous decks of


    cards. Lycans who crowded the ce cheered for their friends, booed their opponents, mmed the


    tables at losses, and treated everyone to a round of drinks at victories.


    A female Lycan was searching high and low before finally locating the person she came for. She casually


    slid into the seat opposite him in his private booth, seemingly undaunted by his menacing expression


    When she smirked, he asked, “Do you want me to throw you out again, Livia?”