Greg didn''t deny it. The Duke only locked eyes with Lucianne, and he
averted his guilty gaze before falling on both knees and uttered, “I have
no excuse, my Queen. I wee any punishment for my behavior and
misdeeds.”
Dalloway was ready to cuff the Duke. Xandar dropped Kelissa before he
started takingrge strides towards the cousin he hated to the core. But
Lucianne’s hand gesture stopped them both. Her response to Greg was
firm and immediate, “Your situation involves a veryplicated set of
circumstances, your Grace. We''ll deal with youter. To prevent any
further interruptions, I need you to follow Deputy Chief Laurent back to
the station for further questioning.”Property belongs to N?vel(D)r/ama.Org.
“As you wish, my Queen.” Greg uttered in obedience, and got up to
follow the Deputy Chief ready to escort him out.
Xandar''s murderous eyes followed Greg until he was out of sight. His
animal then reminded him about the creature they were thrashing
before they were interrupted. Xandar retumed to Kelissa. He breathed
heavily as he growled, “You. Also. Hurt. MY MATE. “Another growl, and
he began thrashing Kelissa again as he dered, “NO ONE CAN HURT
MY MATE! NO ONE!" 1
Lady Kylton pleaded, “Your Highness, please. In the name of our
friendship with yourte parents, we beg you to let our daughter g o!
Please!”
It was as if Xandar didn''t hear her, and he lifted Kelissa up only to throw
her across the room. Her body mmed against the wall and fell onto
the floor right in front of her parents. Not ustomed to being tossed
around like she was nothing, Kelissa was finding it difficult to push
herself off the floor.
Lord Kylton then yelled at Lucianne, “ARE YOU BLIND?! CONTROL YOUR
MATE! HE CAN BE CHARGED FOR GRIEVOUS BODILY HARM FOR
THIS!"
Lucianne’s eyes bumed into the Lord''s, and she asked, “Finally
admitting that he''s MY mate now?” The possessiveness in her voice
pulled Xandar''s heartstrings, cooling his anger. The Lycan King tumed
his attention away from Kelissa as he gravitated towards his Queen
Lucianne continued, “And grievous bodily harm? Really? What about
what you did to my people?! My species?! You''ve been ughtering my
kind and my friends for more than a decade! You want to talk about
grievous bodily harm when you have murder o n your hands?!” The
wolves growled in support. . *
In the midst of that showdown, Kelissa''s soft voice came from the side,
“Please, my King, for old time''s sake, let me go. I''ve never meant to hurt
you, I just...”
Xandar and Lucianne scowled at the heiress as the King growled and
the Queen dered, “Stop trying to get my mate to help you, Kelissa! If
he wanted to do that, he would''ve done it by now! Maybe you haven''t
heard but we''re engaged.” Lucianne lifted her hand and showed-off the
ring on her finger before she growled, “He''s MINE.” 2
The corners of Xandar''s lips curled upwards at her sexy ferocity, and he
took her hand before pecking a deep kiss on Lucianne’s fingers, cing
her palm on his cheek to get rid of any stench that Kelissa left there
earlier,
Lucianne continued to speak to Kelissa in her venomous voice, “You
sent a rogue to mark me by force while asking his men to harm MY
mate.” Her voice choked a little when she continued, “Xandar almost
died because of what you did, because of the Oleander you had them
use! You''re aplete BUFFOON TO THINK WE''LL LET YOU GET AWAY
WITH THIS!"
Kelissa''s eyes widened. She was dumbfounded. What did the wolf
mean? She only told Jake to mark Lucianne and make a light scratch on
Xandar while he shielded Lucianne. How did the scratch turn into
something so serious?
“You''re lying.” Kelissa spat meekly.
Lucianne’s ck and onyx eyes turned sapphire, and Xandar released
her hand that was on his cheek. He stepped back as he watched her in
pride. Her energy was daunting but also energizing. Despite Kelissa''s
broken bones which were still in the midst of healing, she was
compelled to endure the anguish as she stood with submissiveness to
the Queen''s Authority. Her screams and cries did not make Lucianne
any more merciful.
Lady Kylton pleaded in tears, “STOP IT! PLEASE, STOP! USE ME! USE ME!
LEAVE MY DAUGHTER ALONE!"
When Lucianne didn’t even bat an eysh, Lord Kylton yelled, “STOP IT,
YOU SCUM OF A WOLF! YOU—"
Xandar growled, emitted his own Authority to mute the Lord and Lady
before he said, “Unless my fiancée requires a response, you are
expected to keep your mouths SHUT.” His vicious eyes bore into their
frightened ones as he dered, “And when she requires a response,
you WILL address her as your Queen.”
Lucianne’s low voice captured everyone''s attention when she asked
Kelissa, “Did you send Jake to mark me?"
Despite her efforts to remain silent, she waspelled to answer. “Yes.”
"Did you send rogues to kill my mate?”
"No."
“How do you exin the Oleander des?!”
“I don''t know what happened there. My instruction to them was to
make the slightest scratch on the King''s arm while he protected you,
my Q-Qu-Queen.”
“And what was the point of that if it wasn''t to kill the King?”
"T-To cause a s-scandal, to make it a point that you were a I-liability to
the King so that p-public uproar and detest would p persuade the King
to...reject you.”
Lucianne’s rage rivalled Xandar''s own as his hands went protectively
around her shoulders while Lucianne removed her Authority t o let
Kelissa fall. Xandar then spat, “You''re an idiotic imbecile to think that I
would ever let my mate go. Even if I gave up the throne and everything
else in my life, I would NEVER reject her. I''d BEG her to stay if that''s
what it took to keep her in my life.”
After pecking a kiss on Lucianne’s temple, he whispered “Let me into
her ear. Lucianne had no idea what he intended to do but those words
were enough to stop her from stopping him. Xandar approached
Kelissa and emitted his own Authority. She stood in agony once more.
Xandar then said, “Hiring a bast*rd to take away someone I was making
mine was a mistake, Kylton. Thankfully, my mate had the Queen''s
Authority to stop that sh*t of a rogue you sent before he did anything.
And do you know what I did to the rogue after that? Let me show you.”
He forced Kelissa''s animal to show its canines, and her breathing
hastened when Xandar''s hand reached for her animal''s teeth, which he
pulled out with force, making Kelissa scream her lungs out but to
everyone''s surprise, she was muted. Xandar threw her canines on the
floor before he red at the heiress and dered, “That''s what I did to
Jake. You''d do well to remember it.”
Lord and Lady Kylton looked like they were screaming too. Their faces
turned red and their eyes drenched in tears despite being voiceless but
no one gave a damn. Xandar''s eyes only softened when he returned to
his mate''s side like a good pup before lifting up her hands to kiss them,
and he asked, “Shall we send them to prison now, my love?”
She looked at him with her doe eyes and nodded with a small smile. As
Xandar kissed her temple, Lucianne warned Kelissa, “If you try to escape
police custody as Sasha did, I''ll end your life the same way I ended hers,
only slower. Much slower. Do I make myself clear, Kelissa?"
Kelissa trembled in fear as she nodded without hesitation.
“Good.” Lucianne smirked, and Xandar gave Dalloway the okay to take
the hostages back to prison.