Chapter 40

“Weaver, watch your left foot. And remember to keep your core in.” Lucianne reminded him a s she and

Toby watched Weaver spar with Yarrington.

Toby was as serious as Lucianne was when he said, “Yarrington, don’t overdo those punches. Get to his

nose, there have been two openings already. Don’t miss a third.”

After another few minutes of hitting and dodging, Weaver came out as the winner.(This novel will be daily

updtaed at www.noveljar.com) He helped his mate up.

That was when General Langford of the Lycan warriors came to where they were, bringing along one of

his own warriors. He bowed without a smile, and Lucianne returned the bow with an equally straight face.

“How can I help you, General?”

He looked offended as he said, “As much as we acknowledge that you are one of the best of your kind,

your Highness. I must tell you that you have no jurisdiction to train the Lycans. We would appreciate it if

you do not overstep the authority that you’ve been given. If you want to train the wolves, then do so. But

we can very well take care of our kind.”

Lord Yarrington scowled at the General, “How dare you speak to our Queen in that manner! Weaver and

I were the ones who asked her to train us.”

Langford seemed even more offended, “And why would you both do that, my lord?”

Weaver responded on behalf of his mate, “We wanted to advance our skills.(This novel will be daily

updtaed at www.noveljar.com) This is what the collaboration is for anyway! What is your problem,

Langford?”

Langford looked at Lucianne from head to toe and chuckled as he asked the ministers, “You think that a

wolf’s skills are superior to those of a Lycan?”

“You certainly don’t think so.” Lucianne’s stern voice suddenly rang between everyone’s ears. Some of

those around them had already slowed down or pretended to be taking a short break, glancing in

Lucianne’s direction to see what was about to go down.

Langford said with zero sincerity, “I mean no disrespect, your Highness.” It was conspicuously clear that

the General had every intention to offend her. He just didn’t do it directly.

Toby then countered, “Then why are you questioning us being here? We’re just helping!”

Langford glared down at Toby but Toby stood his ground and matched his glare. Lucianne then came

between them and pushed Toby away from Langford’s view, taking his place in front of the General.

She smirked darkly and said, “Tell you what, General. You, me and your right-hand man over here spar.

If I win, you keep your mouth shut about who I train. If you win, I’ll keep my mouth shut, and when you

ask me to leave, I’ll leave.”

Weaver panicked, “What?! My Queen, you can’t just leave us.”

Yarrington squeezed his shoulder as he uttered, “Have a little faith in her, dear.”

“Well?” Lucianne asked Langford. The General smirked as he mind-linked his warrior behind him, and

the warrior too smirked in response. They took their positions on the mat Weaver and Yarrington were

using. Lucianne was at one end, and the General and his warrior was at the other end. (This novel will

be daily updtaed at www.noveljar.com)Many around them, mostly Lycans, had started taking their so-

called breaks to watch.

Lucianne studied their build and waited for them to start. The warrior charged at her first. Throwing a

punch with his entire arm. Lucianne dodged sideways and grabbed his arm before twisting it

emotionlessly. She kicked his kneecaps to make him kneel. When his second punch came, she flipped

her body over his neck and the punch went into the air. Her weight on his neck was too much, and the

warrior fell on the ground with a loud thud. That was when Langford came from behind, as Lucianne

expected. He attempted to pounce on her but she rolled away right before he did. So he ended up

putting his weight on the warrior. Since Langford was heavier, the warrior howled in agony when the

General’s weight fell on him.

Lucianne didn’t even give the General a chance to recover from his shock before she threw a punch at

his throat and broke his nose with no remorse. Lycans heal quickly so that damage wasn’t worrying.

One of Lucianne’s hands reached for the back of his head and the other reached for his shoulder before

she turned his head forcefully to the left. If Lucianne turned his neck a few inches more, his neck would

have snapped, and the General would have been dead.

Lucianne cocked her head to one side to meet Langford’s shocked and somewhat fearful eyes. She then

pushed his body harshly to the back and turned the warrior’s body over so that the latter could breathe.

Seemingly out of nowhere, Xandar appeared on the sidelines, where Toby and many of the Lycans had

gathered to watch. He was looking at Lucianne with so much love and pride. By his side, Christian was

already chuckling mercilessly at the men she defeated seconds ago. Toby smirked as he fist-bumped

Lucianne. “That was awesome, Lucy.” “Thanks, Toby.”

Xandar walked over to her when Langford and his warrior were getting up. Lucianne asked the latter,

“What’s your name, warrior?”

“Ph-Phelton, my Queen” He bowed.

Xandar reached her side when Lucianne bowed in return and offered a genuine smile as she thrusted

out her hand, “Pleasure to meet you, Phelton. Hope to see you beat me next time.”

He looked at her in confusion. But Lucianne continued to smile as she said, “I mean it,

Phelton. You have the built and the strength. You only need to work on your speed and agility. (This

novel will be daily updtaed at www.noveljar.com)Those skills can be taught. You’ll improve in no time.”

His eyes began glistening. He took Lucianne’s hand and shook it once before pecking a formal kiss on it

and falling on one knee as he said, “Forgive me, my Queen. I have offended

you.”

Lucianne said firmly, “Stand, Phelton.” He stood, guilty as ever. She smiled graciously and said sincerely,

“I hold no grudge against you. But I do hope that you will forgive yourself. This was just a mistake. Don’t

repeat it and you’ll be fine.”

“Yes, my Queen. Thank you for your graciousness. I won’t let you down.” He pledged. Lucianne nodded

with a gentle smile.

Then, she moved around him to come face-to-face with General Langford. He stood still but his face

emitted embarrassment. A General, a supposed best Lycan warrior after the King himself was beaten by

a five-foot-one werewolf in such a short time. And it happened in front of so many people. That really did

not look good.

Xandar was right behind Lucianne as she called out, “General Langford.”

He looked up at her gaze hesitantly. But his mouth was sealed shut. Lucianne waited but nothing came

out. Lucianne then said, “General, do you really have nothing to say?”

He opened his mouth and his teeth gritted as he said his next words in utmost difficulty, “I will not

interfere with who you train, your Highness.”

“Thank you.” Lucianne said simply and was about to leave but Xandar stopped her tracks by holding her

waist in place. The King glared at Langford before he asked, “Isn’t there something else you would like to

tell the Queen, General?”

Lucianne knew that Xandar was forcing the old man to ask for her forgiveness but she couldn’t care less

about whether Langford apologized so she turned herself around to face her mate and said, “Darling, I

don’t need an apology. I got what I wanted. Let’s just get back to training now, okay?”

He looked her in the eye and firmly said, “No. No one can disrespect you and expect to get away with it.”

He turned her body back to face Langford in one swift movement but the old man remained reluctant to

speak.

Lucianne then groaned, “Xandar, I don’t want a fake apology. Just let me go. We have to train! We‘re

wasting time!” She tried to wriggle her way out but Xandar’s grip on her waist was too strong. ‘Stupid

Lycan strength’, she thought to herself.

Xandar’s tone was condescending when he spoke to Langford, “Stop wasting our Queen’s time,

Langford. You should be grateful that she and her comrade wanted to train the Lycans. After what she

just did to you, you would be a fool to not beg her to train our army. It’s a good thing none of the packs

applied for our warriors.(This novel will be daily updtaed at www.noveljar.com) Their chances of survival

would’ve been too low. The wolves themselves may even have to carry our weight.”

Toby was pressing back a smile at Xandar’s compliment. On the inside, he couldn’t wait to run back to

tell all the werewolves he knew about what the King just said.

Christian then patted Toby on his shoulder and uttered, “It’s okay, Gamma Tobias. You can laugh. I do it

all the time.” 3

Toby was surprised by the Duke’s carefree demeanor in such a tense situation but Toby managed to say,

“I don’t think I’ve reached that level of comfort to do that yet, your Grace.” Christian chuckled at his well-

articulated, formal response.

“Well?!” Xandar yelled. The old man’s will was definitely strong.

Lucianne had had it with having to stand where she was. She then addressed Xandar in a serious tone,

“Dearest, if you don’t let me go in the next ten seconds, I’m going to beat you up t o break free.”

Christian, without hesitation, declared excitedly, “Cuz, you’re going to die!” Toby was finding i t more and

more difficult to hold in the laughter. They both knew she could beat him. Everyone else knew she did it

once, but they weren’t sure whether that was because Xandar let her win. 1

Weaver and Yarrington glanced at each other with worry, wondering if the Queen would really beat up

the King just to break free.

When the ten seconds were up, Lucianne sighed as she muttered, “I am so sorry for this, darling.”