Chapter 35

When Dr Yeil asked if she herself knew about her own peculiarity, Xandar asked Lucianne to tell him

about the childhood game she played with Juan and a few others. The doctor noted it and asked whether

she had any other peculiarities, apart from her abnormal resistance to silver.

“I have a striped tail, does that count?” Lucianne asked curiously.

“I’m sorry, my Queen. A what?” The doctor asked in total confusion.

Lucianne explained how her white wolf had grey stripes only on her tail. Xandar listened attentively but

embarrassment soon crept into his being. How can he proudly declare that he loved her when he didn’t

even know that distinct part of Lucianne’s wolf? (This novel will be daily updtaed at www.noveljar.com)He

knew that it had white fur with blue eyes because he saw her like that in the Jewel Pack the other day.

But he must have missed her tail because he was focused on the blood from the wound. 1

As if to make himself feel better, he started caressing Lucianne’s shoulders in soothing strokes while she

explained to Dr Yeil that she had gone through every book she could find o n irregular wolf features but

nothing came up.

“I must say that I’ve never heard of such a thing either, your Highnesses. But uh, my Queen, perhaps

consider that the striped tail may not be a peculiarity exhibited only by wolves.”

Lucianne pondered before responding, “So, you’re saying that I may have a peculiarity of another

species, like a human, a vampire, or…”

“Or a Lycan.” The doctor suggested. “Lycans are known to be generally more resistant to silver.”

Lucianne thought for a moment, and shook her head as she said, “That’s not possible. There are no

Lycans in my bloodline. And if there were, I’d be a Lycan right now, not a werewolf.”

Dr Yeil then offered his opinion, “I wouldn’t say that you have Lycan blood per se. But perhaps the Moon

Goddess gave you different peculiarities from different species. You’re not a hybrid, more like…a

werewolf with a few bonus attributes.”

“So…my tail is supposed to be able to do something?”

“Maybe, maybe not. And until you’ve tested the limits of your peculiarities, I doubt you’d know the full

extent of them.”

Lucianne was confused, “What does that mean?”

“Well,” the doctor began explaining, (This novel will be daily updtaed at www.noveljar.com)“You told me

that you swallowed merely drops of silver a sa child but the silver on the knife that was in your body

would be more than a few drops, don’t you think?” .

“Yes.”

“And silver harms werewolf children just as they would adults. An adult werewolf can be killed by the

same amount of silver as the amount given to a child. They don’t become more resistant to silver, even

with age.”

“That’s true.”

“Well, then. That would mean that not only are you more resistant to silver, your resistance strengthens

with each encounter your body has with that substance.”

“I become more resistant to silver each time it enters my body. That… might be true.” The doctor waited

in anticipation so Lucianne explained, “In a few battles I fought in before the one in the Jewel Pack, there

were rogues and hunters who scratched my skin or stabbed me with a silver blade. It hurt very badly the

first few times but, even then, I was never hospitalized like the others. Later, bearing with the pain just

got…more doable, as long as I took the blade out quickly. I thought I was just getting used to the pain.”

The doctor then looked at her and asked, “I need to ask, my Queen, do you smell silver before you see

it?”

“Of course, doesn’t everyone?” Lucianne said without hesitation.

The doctor and Xandar glanced at one another before Xandar said, “Lucy, I don’t get any scent from

silver. Neither does Christian or any other Lycan I know.”

The doctor explained, “That’s because silver is scientifically proven to have no distinct scent.”

Lucianne furrowed her eyebrows, “That doesn’t sound right. Silver smells like the grass after the rain

combined with mercury and a faint whiff of tar. Nothing metallic.”

The doctor frowned, “My Queen, mercury has no distinct smell either.” 1

She looked at the doctor, and then at Xandar who looked like he was thinking hard. She then dove into

her own thoughts. Why was she the only one smelling these things? What was wrong with her? If there

was nothing wrong, then what were these peculiarities going to do? Why was she never taught how to

harness what she was given by the Moon Goddess? It felt like their Goddess treated her like an

experiment, throwing in random things and sending her into the world to see how she’ll fare.

‘Five mate bond severances and now this? Seriously? Moon Goddess, what have I ever done to

you?'(This novel will be daily updtaed at www.noveljar.com) Lucianne thought to herself.

She then asked in despair, “Why me? Why did the Moon Goddess choose me to test this… peculiarity

combination? I’m just…a wolf, a normal wolf.”

The doctor scoffed, “Are you really just that, my Queen?” The emphasis on her future title made

Lucianne drop silent. The doctor smiled, “I wouldn’t worry about any of it. It’s just interesting to know. I

personally can’t wait to see what your tail is capable of doing.”

Lucianne then asked, “Are there Lycans with stripes on their bodies?”

The doctor then shook his head, “Not that I’ve heard of. But who knows? You may be the first.”

When they got back into the car, Xandar pecked a kiss on Lucianne’s cheek and said,” Another first. And

just to be clear, babe, you’re anything but a normal wolf.”

Her cheeks blushed at his kiss and his praise. That flustered sight of Lucianne never fails to make

Xandar and his animal happy.

After giving his plan some thought, Xandar glanced at Lucianne as he drove and said, “Hey, baby?”

“Hm?”

“Can I take you out? Like on an actual date? I feel like I don’t really know you yet.”

She was in a mood to be cheeky again, “I’m not sure if that’s a good idea, my King. You may not like me

if you get too close. I’m too blunt. I may say something that you won’t like. Plus, you’ve seen my acting.

How would you know that I’m not just going after whoever sits on the throne?”

Xandar scoffed. Then, he took one hand off the steering wheel and reached for her hand before lacing

his fingers with hers. “My darling, you wanted to get rid of me the first moment we met despite knowing

that I am King. I highly doubt you care about the throne.”

“Shoot! You’re no fun.” She complained in a teasing manner.

He smiled wider and then continued, “And if you think that being blunt is going to drive me away, you

would be very wrong. If you haven’t noticed, your words do two things to me: make me look at you like

you’re the Goddess herself, or get me aroused.” She bit her lip before she said softly, “There’s a third

thing, too. I hurt you with my words. I hurt you that first night and also in the Jewel Pack with what I said.”

She then sighed, “I may have gone a little overboard with what I said at the Jewel Pack and that first

night was… uncalled for. I’m sorry.”

Xandar kept stroking her hand as he said, “That first night. You had a reason. I don’t blame you. I didn’t

understand it at that time but after you told me about your past, I understood why you said the things you

did. And uh…the Jewel Pack.”

He sighed before saying, “It really was my fault. I didn’t realize until after I’d finished…yelling at you that I

actually really wanted to yell at myself. I made a promise to our Goddess the night before that I would

protect you and make you happy. When I saw you there, wounded, drained and exhausted after the

battle, I just… I felt like I had let you down.”

Lucianne insisted firmly, “You didn’t, Xandar! Why would you even think that? It was all the rogues doing.

You saved me. If you and Christian didn’t come, everyone in that space that day wouldn’t have survived.

I thought you knew this. You said so yourself in your speech.”

His voice exuded regret, “I know but…” he sighed, “I can’t help but feel that I should have done

more, that I should’ve just…been better.” Lucianne didn’t know he was still blaming himself for what

happened the other day. But she understood where he was coming from. When she had to watch her

friends die on the battlefield, she felt helpless. (This novel will be daily updtaed at www.noveljar.com)She

would mourn their deaths and wonder why she couldn’t be there for them, why she couldn’t…be better.

None of them spoke for a moment, then Lucianne lifted his hand up to her lips before pecking a kiss at

the back of Xandar’s hand like he always did for her. Xandar thanked Goddess that he had just parked

the car outside the dining hall when she did that. His shock a t her initiative would have taken all his

attention away from the road. Then again, knowing his mate, she would’ve taken their situation into

account before she decided to kiss his hand.

His shocked lilac eyes locked with her affectionate black ones as she said clearly and firmly,” You’re

more than what you think of yourself, Alexandar, believe me.” Xandar felt his eyes glistening and his

heart melting. Her voice was so beautiful, so sincere. Her words reached the deepest parts of his heart,

giving birth to a sense of warmth that he thought he wouldn’t experience again after the passing of his

mother and aunt.

“You’re more, really.” She repeated sincerely, firmly and convincingly.

He kissed her deeply with all the love he could channel from his lips to hers, and whispered,” Thank you,

baby.” Xandar then buried his face in her neck and took in her scent. For once, she didn’t stop him. Her

scent soothed the anxiety he had. After a while, Lucianne whispered softly, “Xandar, we should go in

now.”

“Mmm…okay.” He took in another deep breath from her neck and kissed it deeply, making Lucianne let

out an audible moan, which in turn got Xandar aroused. ‘That is the sexiest thing I have ever heard,’ he

thought to himself. Apart from his own arousal, he caught another scent.

The new scent was mixed with Lucianne’s normal scent of jasmine and butterfly pea. Xandar had a

guess but he had to do something to confirm his suspicions. Without warning, he pressed his lips against

hers and licked them in lust to seek access to her mouth. (This novel will be daily updtaed at

www.noveljar.com)When Lucianne let out a second moan, the new scent got stronger, confirming

Xandar’s suspicions that it was the scent of her arousal. His self-control was vanishing with her moans

and the new scent. His tongue plunged into the depths of her mouth as he savored her taste. His animal

was ecstatic that they finally got their mate aroused. 2 Lucianne pushed his shoulders away gently and

said with dazed eyes, “W-We should g-go in… w-while we’re still in control.”

“Mmm…losing control isn’t all bad, baby.” He started kissing her jaw as the smell of his arousal continued

to fill the space in the car.

With both her hands, Lucianne held on the sides of his head to push it away from her face,” Xandar,

please.”

“Say yes.” He said in a husky voice as he took her hand from the side of his face to press it over his lips,

kissing her small palm.

Still trying to come out of a daze, Lucianne stuttered, “T-To what?”

“A date, Lucy.” 1

After averting gaze and blinking her eyes a few times to bring herself out of the daze, she scoffed and

her lips curled into a smile before she said, “I was already going to say yes when you first asked

anyway.”

Lucianne let go of his face and opened the door to get out, leaving Xandar in the car smiling like he had

just won the lottery, and maybe he did. Her arousal AND her saying yes to a date, that was two lotteries

in one day.