Ken''s face was still as hard as cold metal when he turned to Janice, and
exploded, “I knew I should''ve killed Idris''s b*stard son when he looked
at Lucy like she was a piece of meat! How dare he try to take my
daughter''s choice from her!”
Upon hearing that, the four of them holding their breaths rxed
visibly. He was mostly mad at Jake. Thank Goddess!
"OUR daughter, dear.” Janice corrected her husband. She wasn''t
comfortable after listening to the tale either. 1
“Sick b*stard!” Ken spat. He then scowled at Juan and shouted, “And
what the h*ll was Faint Moon''s doctors doing?! How could they not
have enough blood on hand?!”
Juan argued meekly, “Dad, they brought all they had.”
Ken yelled, “It wasn''t enough! Gonna give those Faint Moon idiots a call
and...” Lucianne''s eyes widened in fear before her hand reached for her
father''s arm to stop him from getting up as she spoke with her doe
eyes, “Dad, there wasn''t more than what they brought. They did
everything they could. And it was enough. We came out fine.”
“You could have died, baby girl.” Ken said with more restraint over his
rage.
“But I didn''t, daddy. I came out stronger like you always said I would.”
Lucianne justified meekly, praying that he won''t call Luna Emilia to give
her a lecture.
As Ken''s heavy breathing steadied, he looked at Juan and said in a low
voice, “Make sure the issue of blood supply is raised in the next pack
leaders’ meeting.”
Juan rolled his eyes and responded, “We already had one after the
infiltration, dad. Blood is not going to be an issue anymore.”
“It better not be.” Ken warned.
Lucianne saw that her brother was getting increasingly agitated, so she
answered Ken, “It won''t be, daddy.”
Ken wasn''t done when he red at the remorseful-looking Xandar and
eximed, “And you better make sure that doesn''t happent o my
daughter again!”
Lucianne defended Xandar. “Daddy, that''s not fair. Xandar shielded me
from the des.”
“And gave you the poison after that.” He uttered in a low voice.
Lucianne was getting angered now. “I TOOK it from him, dad. Xandar
had already lost consciousness. He couldn''t stop me. No one could. I
would''ve used the Queen''s Authority to force them to do the same
thing if it came to that.”
Xandar''s face hardened in guilt, and Ken''s disdainful re made him
feel worse. Lucianne felt Xandar''s guilt, and she stroked his hand to
comfort him while trying to reason with her enraged adoptive father,
“Dad, think about it, mom would''ve done the same for you. Are you
saying that she would be wrong to do what I did?" 2
"YES!" Ken eximed without hesitation.
Luna Janice roared, “KEN! YOU TAKE THAT BACK!"
Juan scoffed, then leaned back into the couch as he smirked and
dered, “And it''s showtime.”
The former pack leaders shifted their sharp res to their son, who
simply looked at them in amusement as he said, “Admit it, dad. What
happened was the rogues’ fault. None of us could have stopped Lucy.
And any one of us would''ve done what Lucy did if it were our mates in
Xandar''s position.”
Ken never liked it when Juan talked back at him but when his sights
moved to the doe-eyed Lucianne, his anger evaporated, and h
e sighed and muttered in discontent, “Fine.”
After taking a quiet moment to himself, Ken''s sights fell on Xandar, and
he thrusted out his hand, which Xandar took, as the former Alpha said,
“Apologies for...ming you.”
Xandar''s response was immediate, “Don''t be, sir. I don''t take what
happened lightly either. I''ll do better by your daughter, I promise.”
Janice smiled at his response, and Ken nodded, internally... satisfied
with his answer. Not happy. Just satisfied.
The kids returned shortly after, and they met Xandar. The youngest,
Liam, was a little sad that he didn’t have Aunt Lucy all to himself
anymore but Lucianne assured him that he still had a special ce in
her heart.
They had dinner together, and talked a little more with the kids before
hitting the hay. Ken then invited Xandar for a fishing trip, just the two of
them. The tone he used for the invitation obliged Xandar to ept.
With Janice''s relentless persuasion, Ken decided to be more open with
his future son-inw on their fishing trip the next day. They talked
mostly about Lucianne, and Ken was pleased with whatever Xandar was
saying and showing, especially when he
looked hurt and remorseful when he mentioned the times Lucianne got
hurt, and how he med himself for each and every mishap.
The pain and fear in Xandar''s eyes became apparent when he talked
about the times he thought Lucianne was going to reject him. Ken saw
and felt his sincerity, devotion and love. Maybe he wasn''t so bad after
all.Property belongs to N?vel(D)r/ama.Org.
When he returned home, Ken told his mate about his time with Xandar,
and said that the boy’ may be right for their daughter. Janice rolled her
eyes at her husband and said, “He''s the Lycan King, Ken. Did you even
think that there could be someone better?”
“Titles are just the surface, Jan. You know that. It was his intentions that
I was worried about.” Ken noted.
“Xandar is fine. I''d say he’s the right fit for Lucy, and he''s spoiling her
like a princess.”
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“Like a Queen.” Ken corrected her with pride, and added, “And I can''t
believe I''m saying this, honey, but I think he''s right for Lucy, too.”
Xandar and Lucianne stayed in Blue Crescent for a week before
returning to the Kingdom when Christian informed Xandar that the trial
against the Kyltons and the others was about to start: