The 5-time Rejected Gamma & the Lycan King novel Chapter 131

Chapter 131

After training, back in the hotel, Xandar and Lucianne just came out of the shower when Chief Dalloway’s emails came through. With a towel wrapped around her body, Lucianne buttoned-up her mate’s dark blue shirt while he blew dry her hair. After Xandar zipped up her black skirt and planted a deep kiss on her neck through her dark blue, high-neck lace blouse, they still had two hours to spare before dinner. 1

Xandar opened up his laptop on the armrest of the couch and started reading the email. He was presented with two documents, one is the transcript of Sebastian’s interrogation, the other was the report from interrogating the rogue Lycan before he escaped.

He forwarded the document on the rogue Lycan to the alliance members before opening up the transcript from the interrogation with Sebastian. Lucianne got out her own laptop, and she sat sideways on Xandar’s lap, her back facing his laptop before she turned on her device on her own lap.

Without taking his eyes off the screen, Xandar’s arm circled her waist like it was the most natural thing for him to do. And Lucianne’s head instinctively leaned against his warm chest as she started reading the 70-page report on the rogue Lycan.

Xandar decided to start with the document on Cummings first because it was a much shorter document… and also because Sebastian was his mate’s ex-mate. —

‘Question: For the record, what is your relationship with the suspect?

Answer: I’m her brother.

Q: Have you been in contact with your sister?

A: Not since the day she was arrested. The last time I saw her was in the evening the day before last, when I visited her here in prison.

Q: So, after you left that evening, there were no phone calls, text messages, emails, notes or correspondence of any kind?

A: No.

Q: And have you been in contact with your father lately?

A: …

Q: Mr Cummings, should I repeat my question?

A: No, no. It’s just. No, I haven’t been in touch with him either.

Q: When did you last see him?

A: I paid him a visit late in the morning today after he called to tell me that Sasha disappeared. You can check the visitation records. My name should be there.

Q: Do you believe that your father aided in your sister’s escape?

A: What? How does that make any sense? If he could get her out, why wouldn’t my father get himself out? He is resourceful as a minister but with the current charges against him and with his assets frozen, it doesn’t take a genius to come to the conclusion that there is no way he could’ve helped anyone escape. M y sister is no exception.

Q: So, you’re saying that your father couldn’t have been the one to break Sasha Cummings out of our

facility because the minister is in police custody and his assets are frozen?

A: That’s what I said.

Q: Then, could it be you who has helped Sasha Cummings escape, Mr Cummings? Seeing that you are not i n police custody and your assets are not frozen, you would have every opportunity to…

A: I didn’t break her out.

Q: But you have the means to do it.

A: That doesn’t mean I did it! After what she did to Lucia- the Queen, I was relieved that Sasha was imprisoned.

Q: You were happy that your own sister was imprisoned?

A: Happiness may be taking it too far, officer. I was relieved, I’ll admit that much. I was relieved knowing that she could hurt…anyone anymore.

Q: When you visited her yesterday, what did you talk about?

A: Don’t you have the transcripts to answer that question?

Q: I ask the questions here, Cummings. What did you both talk about?

A: It really wasn’t anything important. I asked her why she did it, why she hurt the Queen.

Lucianne was still confused. How did reading about a rogue Lycan raise any thoughts of his feelings for her? “I love you, too, Xandar. Which part of the document are you reading by the way? I don’t see anything that…”

Xandar silenced her with a deep kiss before he uttered, “It’s not the report on the rogue, my love. I’m reading the transcript from Cummings’s interrogation. He mentioned that I couldn’t take my eyes off you i n the collaboration last year, which pissed him off quite a bit. It seems this beast has been under your spell even before we met, before we were bonded.”

Lucianne blinked, trying to keep up with her mate’s train of thought before she uttered in confusion, “As romantic as that is, dearest, why was it in the transcript? How does that connect to Sasha’s disappearance?”

He brushed his nose against the bridge of her nose as he explained, “The police suspect that the brother may have helped the sister escape.”

“Did he?”

“It doesn’t seem likely for now. But I haven’t reached the end yet. I’ll let you know when I’m done, sweetheart.” Another kiss on her temple, and his eyes retumed to his screen but that was when a small hand reached for his cheek.

Lucianne turned his face towards hers. With a shy smile and her doe-eyes, she said in a soft voice, “For what’s worth, I’ve always thought you’re the most handsome creature I’ve ever seen, even before we met.”

“Is that so?” Xandar asked flirtatiously as he tucked a loose strand behind her ear. He even felt his animal’s ears perk up at Lucianne’s confession.

Lucianne started blushing when his thumb stroked the warmth on her cheek as she admitted, “It is. From afar, you’ve always looked…brooding and maybe a little scary but I don’t know why, I just never felt intimidated by you. I’m not sure if the others felt the same way but to me, there’s always this…confidence and…assurance that you bring into a room which makes your people feel…looked after in some way. It’s kind of hard to explain. Even when you don’t smile and look…menacing on most occasions back then, there was never a time I felt…unsafe in your presence.”

Xandar felt a gentle warmth embracing his heart, making him peck a kiss on her lips before he declared,” Not feeling unsafe is not enough, Lucy. I want you to feel safe when you’re with me, completely safe.”

“I do. That was last year, before we met. I do feel safe with you now, Xandar. More than safe, actually.”

“That’s good.” Xandar uttered before his animal had the sudden urge to tease their flustering mate so he said, “And, my dear, maybe you’ve never been intimidated by this menacing beast because of your unusual tendency to venture into dangerous waters.”

“So, you’re saying that I shouldn’t have such tendencies, my King?” Lucianne challenged with a coquettish smirk in retum

“It’s far too late for that, my Queen.” He pecked a kiss on her palm before he pouted, “You wouldn’t want to break this poor beast’s heart by staying away now, do you, my love?”

Lucianne continued tracing his eyebrows as she muttered, “I don’t think I could even if I wanted to. Staying away from you would hurt too much, Xandar.”

Xandar’s Lycan cooed when Lucianne’s words showered it with a blissful waterfall of love, affection and devotion. Their lips collided until they became breathless, and they reluctantly tore their eyes away from each other to return their attention to the documents on their screens.