The 5-time Rejected Gamma & the Lycan King novel Chapter 75

Chapter 75

When Lucianne was done dressing up, she came out of her spot and took her time to walk back to the largest acacia tree, captivated by the number of freesias between her feet and in front of her. She leaned against the largest tree trunk and was rooted to the ground even when Xandar’s tall figure approached her from behind.

One of his hands reached for her abdomen and the other for her arm. He took in her scent from her neck before he whispered into her ear, “I come here when I need to get away for a while. From everything.”

She turned her head and her eyes met his as she asked, “Since when?”

He smiled at the memory, “Since forever. Whenever I need a break from what I am, what I have to do and who I have to be, I come here for some quiet time… and to just be by myself. Away from all pressure and expectations. I did come here more often after my parents and I stopped seeing eye to eye. There’s something about this place that just makes it welcoming.. and soothing.”

“I feel it too.” She took a breath of air filled with the scent of the freesias before she asked, “ Does Christian come here with you sometimes?”

Xandar shook his head and rested his chin on her shoulder before looking up into her eyes, “H e doesn’t know about this place. I never told him or anyone else. It’s my escape from everything and everyone so I keep it a secret.”

Lucianne felt a tug in her heart, a tug towards him. He brought her to a place where no one else in his life knew about. She was so touched and surprised that she didn’t know what to

say.

Xandar saw the surprise in her eyes, and he chuckled lightly before he held on to her hand and sat himself on the ground, his back leaning against the tree. He then patted on his lap, motioning his mate to sit there as he looked up at her in hopefulness and anticipation. Lucianne returned his smile as she sat sideways on his lap. Xandar held her close to his chest and pecked a kiss on her temple before he started stroking her arm in slow motions.

Lucianne returned her sights to the field before them. That was when Xandar said, “I don’t believe that it’s a coincidence, you know?” She looked at him in confusion so he continued to explain as his beguiling eyes fix on her black orbs. “What are the odds that the place I seek refuge from all these years is filled with nothing but freesia, and then I’m bonded to a mate named Lucianne Freesia Paw?” 2

Lucianne was surprised by this revelation. She didn’t make the connection to her name. These were always her favorite flower because of the colors and scents but she didn’t connect the field before her to herself. When she continued to look in her mate’s way, her attention suddenly went to the tree they were under.

She smiled to herself and muttered rhetorically, “And what are the odds that all these freesia are surrounded by a forest of acacia trees?”

Xandar’s smile fell as jealousy and insecurity swam in his eyes, making him hold her closer a she asked, “What do you mean? You know someone who’s named after these trees?

“No, but I do know someone who smells like them.”