Chapter 119

The rogue across the river was Jake, Alpha Clement’s brother.

Xandar’s features stiffened, and he emitted a low growl in Jake’s way for speaking to Lucianne in that

flirtatious manner. Jake had short, black hair with a good build to match his flawless bad-boy look.

His stormy-grey eyes studied the King only momentarily before his sights returned to Lucianne. “I heard

that you got yourself a King, Lucy. Can’t say I’m surprised you managed that, given your ability to

charm…”

It was Lucianne’s turn to growl, which seemed to have turned on a switch in Jake as she spat, “Leave

now, Jake. You know this won’t end well for you and your friends.” Xandar’s eyes widened in realization

at the mention of the former Alpha’s name.

Despite Jake’s arousing thoughts at Lucianne’s feistiness, he scoffed darkly and skimmed her body in a

black t-shirt and white shorts before he asked thetorically, “Are you sure, Lucy? Have you even met my

friends?”

As if they were summoned, shifted Lycans appeared by his side. Lucianne gave out the order for more of

their own warriors to join them. Xandar tried using the King’s Authority on them but it was odd that it

wasn’t working.

Jake saw what Xandar was trying to do and huffed, “You didn’t think we’d come without being shielded

from your Authority, did you, your Highness? We knew you’d try to use it but in the spirit of a fair fight,

we’d thought it’d be best if we had a fighting chance.” His eyes moved to Lucianne again as he

continued,” Something that this sweetheart once taught me.”

Clement, Tate and Xandar growled in unison as Clement spat, “You are in no position to call her that!”

Jake raised his eyebrow before scowling at his brother. “Like you were never in a position to claim her?

Sneaking out to train with her all those times and you never grew the balls to tell her you’ve wanted her

since she was sixteen!” Jake scoffed and continued, “You were too needy and too much of a coward to

mark her anyway.”

Lucianne took over as she shouted, “Wake up, Jake! You were the one who was cast out, WITH the

support and approval of your own pack members. The fact that you’ve had to resort to blackmailing the

strongest packs to get me here shows that you’re the coward.”

A female’s voice then came from behind Jake, “Hmph. That’s sad. We thought you’d see those

misleading notes as a strategy. So sorry to disappoint.” It was Iris, the sister Clement casted out with

Jake.

“It’s foul play.” Tate spat in her direction.

Iris’s angered amber eyes fixed on Tate, and everyone saw the look of betrayal and infuriation from the

tall beauty as she glared at the Alpha and said, “I warned you it was a mistake to choose her over me,

Tate. I would’ve made you happy! I was ready to rule alongside you as your Luna!”

Tate didn’t even need to think before declaring firmly, “You were just one of the many women who offered

sex. And being the immature d*ck that I was, I took it without considering the repercussions. But I can tell

you that I NEVER saw any women I slept with as my Luna, especially not YOU.”

That hit a nerve. Iris’s eyes glistened in anger. Her fiery hair color somehow enhanced the fury she was

feeling within as she hissed, “She never gave you the experience I gave you in bed. She had never even

given you one single experience in bed, and you saw her as your Luna?!”

Tate growled ferociously at Iris before declaring, “Unlike you, she’s not an Alpha-seducing whore! You’re

a n IMBECILE to think that you can ever compare yourself to her! She’s done more for White Blood as

an ally than you can EVER hope to do as Luna!” Keeping Juan’s warning in mind, Tate restrained himself

from saying anything further.

Neither Iris nor Tate had to look at Lucianne, or point to her, for every single person there, except

Lucianne herself, to know that they were both referring to her. 2 .

The Lycans were exchanging confused looks, wondering if their suspicions of the Alpha’s romantic

interest for the Queen was an absurd thought or a real thing. Xandar was trying his best not to lose his

cool.

Lucianne noticed her agitated mate, assuming that he was angry because Jake and Iris were pushing

hers, Clement’s and Tate’s buttons, so she linked him, “This is what Jake and his cronies do, dearest.

They mess with your mind to make you lose focus before a fight. Don’t let them get to you.’ 1

As soon as her eyes cleared, Iris scowled at Lucianne and said, “What do men even see in you? You”

“Clearly more than what they see in you.” Lucianne tumed on her switch of acting and hypocrisy as she

cut Iris off with a taunting smirk. Lucianne didn’t believe what she just said about herself, knowing that

Iris had always been the type of she-wolf to attract second looks from most males when Lucianne herself

wasn’t, at least not that she noticed. But the aim now was to get Iris to lose control before the battle.

A steady volcano built in Iris’s being from Tate’s words followed by Lucianne’s. The fiery-hair she-wolf

then spoke through gritted teeth, “You were rejected. Five times. You. Are. Nothing.” The Lycans and

wolves on Lucianne’s side growled at her insult but Iris stood her ground.

“Nothing? Really?” Lucianne asked rhetorically with a glint in her eye as she said, “Didn’t stop your older

brother from asking me to be his Luna after my first two rejections, did it?”

This was news for everyone present. A few warriors from Forest Gloom even scoffed and snorted in

amusement. No one had to be a genius to know that Jake never stood a chance with Lucianne.

Lucianne only told Juan and Hale about Jake’s offer because she found it humiliating to be asked by an

infamous player who clearly had no intention of committing himself to one female, and who never had his

pack’s best interest at heart.

When Jake said nothing, Iris hissed at her brother, “Say something! Tell her she’s lying!”

Jake’s angered eyes fixed on Lucianne. His ego broke when the embarrassing secret he kept from

everyone was revealed. He was an Alpha! He was supposed to be able to get anyone he wanted! But he

was refused. By a Gamma!

Jake breathed heavily to cope with the anger as he said in a low tone, “I would’ve given you everything,

Lucy. I forgave you for refusing the dance because you were young and didn’t know any better. I forgave

you for choosing to speak to my weakling brother when you shunned away from me! But when you said

n o to becoming my Luna, you’ve single-handedly severed the ties between Forest Gloom and Blue

Crescent.”

“Hah!” Lucianne scoffed and smirked as she spoke loudly and sarcastically, “Spoken like a very mature

Alpha, who didn’t cut ties with a long-time ally when his ego broke with a simple ‘no’.”

Both the werewolf and Lycan warriors were chuckling at Lucianne’s retort. The fighters on Lucianne’s

side were beginning to understand what she was doing. She was pressing Jake’s buttons just like how

she pressed Lady Kylton’s the other night.

Iris glanced at Lucianne in disbelief before hissing at Jake again, “Was that why you never wanted those

she-wolves mom and dad asked you to meet? You wanted her?!”

“Shut up, Iris.” Jake spat at his sister. The sister was so shocked that her own legs wobbled at the

revelation.

Xandar finally spoke in a low voice, “Leave and no one gets killed. We are not outnumbered. We will

slaughter all of you if we have to.”

Jake scowled at the man who Lucianne chose to be with, over everyone else and over him! Hatred and

jealousy filled the former Alpha’s entire being. His controlled temperament was getting out of control as

his lips curled into a menacing smile when he uttered, “Let’s see how many lives will be lost tonight then.”

As soon as he said that, his people charged forward over the river, and those defending Forest Gloom

pounced on them as soon as they landed. Lucianne linked Xandar, ‘Get all the Lycans to shift now!

Xandar linked the rest of the Lycans as he too shifted upon his mate’s command.

Lycans only stood a chance in their animal forms. Their untrained speed would’ve enabled the rogue

wolves to beat them almost too easily.

Jake, without hesitation, went for Xandar. And Iris went for Lucianne.

Xandar caught Jake’s leg and started breaking his bones mercilessly as he howled in pain until three

rogue Lycans threw punches at the King, making him drop Jake in the process. When Jake healed, the

Lycans distracting Xandar mind-linked him to attack the rest since a wolf was clearly no match for the

Lycan King.

As Lucianne fought the enraged Iris, she tried to understand how the rogues intended to win. She knew

Jake and Iris. They cheated in any possible way to win. So, apart from rogue Lycans and misleading

notes, what was under their sleeves to survive the night?

As soon as she threw Iris against a large tree, and Iris fell unconscious from the impact, Lucianne

smelled something that she was hoping she wouldn’t have to smell that night.