The 5-time Rejected Gamma & the Lycan King novel Chapter 129

Chapter 129

“Livia Aphael?” Lucianne asked, clearly oblivious. When the Chief nodded, even the policeman at the door was surprised to see Lucianne looking lost as she said, “I don’t know anyone by that name.”

The Chief was surprised at her answer so he unlocked his phone to look for a photograph before showing i t to Lucianne and asked again, “Do you really not know her, your Highness?”

Lucianne’s eyes widened in recognition as she exclaimed, “Oh, her! I’m sorry, Chief. I didn’t know that was her name.”

“But you seem to remember her quite well, my Queen.” His tone wasn’t accusatory. It just held genuine confusion.

“I do. I’m not sure if you’re aware, Chief. But Sebastian Cummings was my previously-bonded mate, and I severed our bond after finding him making love with this woman, who up until today, I didn’t know the name to.”

“Ah, I see now. We were aware of the previous bond from the conversation between the two siblings but w e were unaware of the full events leading up to the severance.”

“How is this relevant?” Xandar asked impatiently, not at all pleased that his mate’s past rejection was being raised

“Well, my King. Livia Aphael’s name came up in their conversation during Mr Cummings’s visit. Seeing that Ms Cummings is gone, we are tracking everyone who may possibly be offering her shelter. After speaking to neighbors and bartenders, we discovered that Ms Cummings and Ms Aphael share a close friendship. So, we were looking into her.”

Christian sat upright again as he questioned, “What do you mean you ‘were’ looking into her? She’s in the clear now?”

“That’s the problem, your Grace.” The Chief’s exhausted eyes peered into the Duke’s irritated ones as he said, “She’s missing. Her whole family is missing.”

Christian then muttered to himself, “You’ve got to be f*cking kidding me.”

Xandar then uttered, “So, it’s safe to say that this woman is our prime suspect in helping Ms Cummings escape?”

“That’s the theory for now, yes. And what makes Ms Aphael’s position worse is that she was the woman who was at the other Duke’s residence, the one who made sexual advances before being thrown out by the Duke himself. Seeing as he is also missing, we thought she might have something to do with their disappearances.”

“That’s possible.” Xandar muttered in agreement. “She could be the one who hired those men to help break her friend out of prison.”

“Yes, my King, that is unless the results from the interrogation with Mr Cummings offer a different conclusion.“ Dalloway then looked at Lucianne and asked, “My Queen, if I may ask, when did you last see Ms Aphael? Was it when the bond was severed?”

Lucianne spoke calmly when she replied, “No, the last time I saw her, inadvertently, I must add, was when we were at a restaurant…” she did a mental count before she continued, “…five days ago. What’s the name o f the restaurant we went to the other day, Xandar? The one with the huge aquarium?”