The 5-time Rejected Gamma & the Lycan King novel Chapter 12

Chapter 12

‘Lucy!’ Luna Hale’s mind-link woke Lucianne from deep sleep.

‘What? What happened, Luna? What?’ Lucianne mind-linked back in a daze as she reached for her phone to check the time.

2:32 a.m. ‘You’ve got to be kidding me. What the he*l is happening at this hour?!’, Lucianne thought to herself.

‘Lucy, sorry to wake you but we need you to come over now!

‘What happened? Where’s Juan? Is he okay?’ Lucianne bolted out of bed before putting a tank

top over the sports bra she was sleeping in. Her shorts will have to do. Hale’s mind-links

‘He’s fine. He’s speaking to Alpha Frederick from the Jewel Pack. Please come quick. You need to hear them out.’

‘I’m coming!

Lucianne didn’t even bother checking her appearance or tying up her hair as she dashed out o f the room with her phone and took the emergency stairs to the floor above and ran down corridor before she reached her leaders’ room and knocked on it three times.

Juan opened the door and said, “Come.”

He was worried. That, in itself, was not a good sign. Apart from Juan and Hale, Lucianne recognized Alpha Frederick, Luna Felicity and Gamma Brighton from the Jewel Pack, all of whom she just met hours ago at dinner. Luna Felicity looked like she was holding back her tears but the puffiness under her glistening eyes showed that she had already cried a lot before Lucianne’s arrival.

“What happened?” Lucianne asked, dropping all formalities despite being in the presence of the leaders from another pack.

Juan explained in a serious tone, “Lucy, there’s been an attack. The Jewel Pack lost eleven out of fifteen warriors.”

Lucianne’s eyes widened. Then, she calmed herself before asking in an equally serious tone,”

The Beta?”

“He’s one of the four who survived, and the one who delivered the news to Alpha Frederick.”

Juan explained

“How many rogues?”

“At least ten, maybe more.”

“When did the attack start?”

“A little after midnight.”

Lucianne nodded emotionlessly and said, “Then we need to leave now. They’ll attack again before dawn.”

“Yes, we know, Lucy. Who do you need? I can mind-link the Alphas or Lunas.” Juan asked. This wasn’t the first time he left the discretion of choosing warriors for battle to Lucianne. She was the best person for the job since she knew everyone’s capabilities by heart.

Lucianne looked at the wall in front of her like she was going through an invisible list of names as she spoke, “Gamma Tobias, Alpha Tate, Alpha Zeke, Luna Zelena, Gamma Raden, Luna Lovelace and Gamma Sylvia. Most of us will be able to take on two at a time. That should be enough.”

“I apologize for this, Gamma Lucianne.” Alpha Frederick said abruptly.

She then set her sights on their Gamma, and her confident voice rang in the room, “Gamma Brighton, you’re coming along. There’s no better practice than one to save your pack. Don’t worry, we won’t let anything happen to you.”

Before her mate could ask, she bravely held back the tears and said in a muffled voice, “Go, Fred. You must. It’s a duty.”