Chapter 108

Reflexively, Lucianne pushed Toby away before she moved in the opposite direction. The idea was to

see who the lunatic was targeting. When the grey Lycan landed, it didn’t even take a breath before it

charged towards Lucianne. It extended its long, sharp claws in the air and just when it was about to

scratch her, Xandar appeared between them. The claws ended up scratching deep wounds on the King’s

back instead!

When Xandar turned to face the grey Lycan, his eyes were onyx. And he growled ferociously not

because of the pain from the wounds that were already healing but because of his anger that there was

still someone who dared try to hurt his mate.

When Lucianne saw the depth of the scratches on his back, cutting right through his shirt, her eyes

snapped wider in horror and worry, and she immediately placed her hands over the woundst o hasten

the healing process with the mate bond. Xandar’s hand held her body protectively behind his.

The grey Lycan’s eyes widened in shock at what it just did. It looked at its own claws that were stained

by blood, the King’s blood. Upon Xandar’s growl, it retracted its claws as it whimpered audibly and

bowed in apology and submission to its ruler.

When the scratches healed, Lucianne moved to her mate’s side and asked frantically, “Xandar, are you

okay? Do you still feel any pain? Any internal injury?”

When his onyx eyes fell on her worried expression, his gaze softened. He planted a deep kiss on her

forehead and said, “I’m all healed, baby. Thank you.”

Lucianne let out a sigh of relief as she wrapped her arms affectionately around his, gluing his arm to her

chest and resting her temple on his biceps as she muttered ‘Thank Goddess’. That was when Xandar

noticed that Lucianne’s hands were blood-stained, with his blood. He lifted one of her hands up and

started licking her palm to get it cleaned. 1

Lucianne then said, “Xandar, this is nothing. You don’t have to…”

“Just let me, Lucy.” He used his trump card against her, and she couldn’t find it in herself to argue further

as he licked on it again and again until they heard a low, suppressed growl from the still shifted Lycan.

Xandar’s almost-lilac eyes turned onyx again as he glared down at the Lycan who was glowering a t

Lucianne. Lucianne sighed in frustration before taking away her hand, and going to a nearby bag that

belonged to someone else, where there was a towel placed right on top. She lifted the towel u p, and

asked the Lycan nearby, “Can I borrow this?”

“O-Of course, my Queen.”

“Thanks, Adeline.” Lucianne said and strode back to where Xandar and the lunatic were. Adeline, the

minister’s daughter, was surprised that the Queen knew her name. She didn’t recall ever speaking to her

Lucianne then handed the lunatic the towel from a safe distance as she said flatly, “Just shift

back, Ms Cummings.”

There were shocked gasps from the wolves and Lycans who could hear Lucianne. Some were already

starting to gossip. Sasha’s angered-glistening eyes turned a darker shade of onyx as she reached for the

towel. When she was close enough, her retracted claws extended in an instant and she scratched a

deep wound along Lucianne’s arm, making Lucianne’s blood splatter on the grass around her.

The towel fell from Lucianne’s hand as the pain shot up her arm like fire. She groaned in pain and gritted

her teeth to cope with it. Xandar dashed to Lucianne’s side. Shocked gasps filled the training ground,

and the alliance members who were initially rooted in shock at Sasha’s attack on the King were dashing

towards her way now. Christian and Toby reached them first as they stood around Sasha, preparing to

restrain her if she attempted to harm the Queen again.

Xandar took off his shirt and gently pressed her deeply-injured arm on his bare chest to heal her faster

with their bond. Lucianne’s teeth clenched, and her partially glistened eyes squinted slightly in pain as

Xandar placed her wound against his chest. The sight caused Xandar to emit a second growl that was

more ferocious than the first. And when he growled again, he activated the King’s Authority to compel

Sasha to shift back as the alliance members arrived.

Sasha’s animal was forced to suppress itself, to comply with her King’s command. The minister’s

daughter stood naked in the middle of the field, and some of the male Lycan’s arousal started filling the

air. Lucianne was the first to smell it from a few males around her.

With whatever strength she could muster while coping with her own pain, she shouted, “The rest o f you,

turn around!”

Apart from Toby, Christian, Xandar and the women of the alliance, everyone turned away from Sasha as

they uttered ‘As you wish, my Queen’. The arousal Lucianne smelled before began to fade.

Lucianne then turned to face the still-naked Sasha who showed no signs of reaching for the towel that

fell on the ground. With a look of disbelief, Lucianne said exasperatingly, “Just cover yourself, Ms

Cummings.”

Sasha scowled, “Why? Feeling insecure that your body can’t rival mine to hold the King’s attention?”

Fierce growls were emitted from the alliance, from Christian, Toby and especially Xandar, making Sasha

squirm internally. Unlike her animal, Sasha’s human part wasn’t going to waver. Her rage fueled her

courage so she stood her ground.

Xandar then spoke to Sasha in a low, homicidal tone, “If you think I’m looking at you because of that,

your empty head clearly cannot comprehend the severity of your current situation. You’d be lucky to get

the death penalty after what you just did to our Queen. When I decide on how I want to end your

meddlesome life, Cummings, you’ll make a prime example for ANYONE WHO DARES HURT MY

MATE.”

Tears of anger and jealousy flowed down Sasha’s cheeks but she still refused to cover-up, simply

because Lucianne asked her to do just that earlier. She was not going to obey a little wolf, especially the

one who stole the King she wanted for herself!

Those who didn’t need to look away were looking at Sasha in fury and disdain, wondering whether one

of them should just cover her up.

With the mate-bond healing her wound faster than usual, Lucianne managed to smirk at Sasha as she

said, “Ms Cummings, I told you to cover yourself because I was trying to help you save whatever little

dignity you have left. But since you feel that your dignity is best presented without any clothes, I shall

respect your wishes.”

With a glint in her eye, Lucianne turned to everyone on the field and shouted out, “You can all look this

way now. Feel free to take as many photos as you like, and remember to tag Ms Cummings in

your posts and tweets.”

“YOU B*TCH!” Sasha shouted as she rushed for the towel and covered herself as fast as she could. But

many had already snapped the photos they wanted, especially the deeply enraged alliance members.

After Sasha hastily wrapped the towel around her body, Xandar emitted the King’s Authority again,

compelling her to kneel. Sasha felt her legs give way but she didn’t understand why. She looked at her

knees in confusion, and realized that she was stuck. She couldn’t get up or even move.

Then, she felt her head tilting downwards until her neck was close to breaking before her mouth

suddenly uttered, in her own voice, a set of words that were not her own, “I submit my most sincere

apologies, my Q-Qu-Queen. I plead for the highest degree of pu-punishment for my actions today.”

As soon as those words were out of her mouth, she gasped in shock and tried to lift her head up but she

still couldn’t. She wanted to scream but her voice box seemed to be blocked. What the h*ll was going

on? What happened to her?

Xandar’s cold voice rang through the air. “Rest assured, that is exactly what you’ll get for the injury and

distress you’ve caused our Queen. And in hurting her, you’ve challenged me, your King. Perhaps you

and your father would be able to spend some quality time together in prison.”

‘No!’, Sasha thought but couldn’t say. Then her mouth started opening again, and she feared the worst of

what she was about to be made to say next,