The 5-time Rejected Gamma & the Lycan King novel Chapter 164

Chapter 164

The next morning, Xandar scrolled through the headlines on his phone while he waited for Lucianne to fix her hair, which already looked perfect to him. After reading a few articles on the corruption case, he smiled, and picked the best one as he approached his beautiful mate. His arms crept around her waist from behind as he handed his phone to her and said, “Have a read, sweetheart.”

Xandar inhaled Lucianne’s scent from her neck when she skimmed through the article. It reported on the trial, and reproduced the statement the four of them collectively wrote while they were in the court cafeteria the previous day.

When Lucianne reached the end of the statement, her body stiffened. Her widened eyes were still fixed on the screen when she asked, “Why is my name above yours?”

Xandar’s lips curled into a smile at her neck when he explained in amusement, “Because it was your idea, my love. Why do you seem so surprised?”

“Because the Queen’s name normally comes after the King’s?” Lucianne pointed out matter-of-factly.

Xandar showed a disgusted look before saying, “That wouldn’t be fair. You want to burn down the patriarchy, don’t you? I’m helping you do just that, in my own little way for my own little freesia.”

“This is NOT a little way at all, Xandar.” Lucianne noted firmly, and turned to see his affectionate lilac eyes gazing deeply into hers while his head rested on her shoulder. She pecked a kiss on his nose and uttered gratefully, “Thank you, my love.”

He scoffed before kissing her on the cheek and turning her around as he declared, “Babe, the three of us should be thanking you. None of us had a solution. I, for one, assumed that Cummings, Martin and the others were going to drag the whole governing body with them into the tainted parts of history.”

Xandar’s hand cupped her cheek, and she leaned into his touch as he continued, “But you showed us that not all was lost, that there was a way to come out stronger than before. Have you seen the comments section? Our people seem to be trusting the monarchy and the government more than they did before. You were right, Lucy! Explaining the debacle to them, without sugar-coating or blame-shoving, made them feel…assured. Owning up to it made them feel assured. Lowering tax because of the debacle made them happy, and it was only lowered by a small percentage. They’re just happy that the monarch and the government are taking steps to rectify the wrongs. Do you have any idea how amazing you are, sweetheart?”

Lucianne was lost for words. Every sentence coming out of his mouth made her feel…worthy. Despite her rejections, Lucianne had taught herself to never feel worthless, justifying it by the fact that she was alive, and she was a warrior, a friend, a sister, an adopted daughter and an aunt.

But she never felt this level of worth that Xandar was showering over her through his words alone. She felt touched. Apart from feeling loved, what Xandar said made her feel… amazing.

With glistening eyes, Lucianne pulled him into a deep kiss before they parted their lips, and she whispered, “I love you…so much.”

His smile broadened before he said, “I love you, too, sweetheart.”

His anticipating eyes demanded the usual response, and Lucianne chuckled before she said, “I know. Thank you.”

Something was still bothering Xandar’s animal, so much so that it kept pestering its human part to bring up with their mate. And that was exactly what Xandar did. “What I don’t love are those idiots in the comments section flirting with you. The emoji with hearts in its eyes are way too much, and honestly, very anger-inductive. Can’t they read the word ‘Queen’ before your name?! And it doesn’t take an expert to guess that they are NOT the King. I AM. Seriously, they’re just looking for a way to”

Lucianne silent her ranting mate with another deep kiss. “I’m with you, my indecent beast. Only you.” 4