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Chapter 9
The next morning, he wore a grey shirt and a black tuxedo. At breakfast, he beamed at his subjects
when he saw that Lucianne’s head remained up when the rest of them were bowing. After greeting the
attendees, he made his way to her, and kissed her on her forehead as he said, “Thank you, for not
bowing.”
“It felt very awkward.” She complained with blushing cheeks.
He chuckled. “You’ll get used to it.” He took in her stunning figure hugged by a dark purple ruffled top and
black skirt before he said, “You look beautiful.”
She smirked and said, “You look great too, Xandar. Are you going to say that every morning?”
“Mmm. Maybe.” He was looking at her flirtatiously, and started closing the distance between them.
With her hand on his hard chest, Lucianne kept their remaining distance as she said, “Behave
now, your Highness. There are people you should meet.” “Fine.” He groaned.
With his hand on her waist, Lucianne introduced him to the pack members of Lunar Eclipse, Night Howl
and Glimmer Moon. It took a lot of encouragement and prompting on Lucianne’s part before the
members felt like they could speak up about their concerns without sugar-
coating anything.
When it came to damaged borders, Xandar promised to contribute financially without hesitation.
However, things like hospital supplies, rusting pipes and a seasonal shortage of
clean water were trickier.
He had to call for a meeting with his ministers to address these issues. He made mental notes on what
they needed, and promised to get back to them on the aid that his government can
provide.
Alpha Juan and Luna Hale walked up to them with wide smiles as Juan called out, “Lucy!
Your Highness! Busy morning, I see.”
Some Lycans were glaring at him for speaking so casually to the King but Juan and Hale couldn’t care
less. Xandar shook Juan’s hand with a smile and said, “Yeah, well. I guess that’s
what happens when I get an over-responsible mate.”
“Don’t I know it.” Juan rolled his eyes in Hale’s direction, earning a slap on his arm from his
Luna before she lovingly slipped her arm into his.
Lucianne narrowed her eyes at her mate and said, “Xandar, you asked for this.”
Hale then chirped in, “Lucy, forgive them. Men don’t always know what they want.”
“That’s true.” Xandar agreed without hesitation, and locked eyes with Lucianne before he proceeded to
say, “But there are certain things that I can never be more sure of.” He kissed her on her cheek, and
watched as she blushed. She pressed her lips together to force back tier smile, internally frustrated that
she could never control the warmth that would creep up her cheeks whenever Xandar kissed her.
They got breakfast and sat together as they ate. Lucianne invited the members of White Blood over, who
gave suggestions on how they think the government could facilitate their efforts in providing training to
untrained packs.
Xandar tried his best to control the jealousy he felt whenever he caught Lucianne and Gamma Tobias
throwing each other knowing glances and cheeky smirks as Alpha Tate
spoke. Even the Alpha was stealingglances at her whenever Lucianne wasn’t looking. ‘
Xandar held onto Lucianne’s hand, and pecked kisses on it from time to time to remind her that his
feelings for her are real, and to make an implied statement to the Gamma and the
Alpha that Lucianne was HIS mate.
About half an hour before training was bound to start, everyone left the dining hall to change into their
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇttraining attire. They then gathered at the royal training ground.
Unlike during meals, there were fewer present since many Lycans didn’t feel comfortable sharing the
ground with wolves. They used their old age as an excuse to escape the need to train. The Lycans who
were there were more open. although hesitantly open, to the werewolf
community.
Everyone was to pair up and spar with their partner on a mat beneath their feet For the first two weeks,
the training was non-shifted combat. The following two weeks would be shifted combat.
As the Defense Minister, Alfred Cummings spoke a few words with his deputy. Plerre Whitlaw, by his
side. Lucianne and Xander stood side~by-side. She changed into a sleeveless
top and her yoga pants hugged her figure. Her hair was tied up into a tight bun. Xandar was also in a
sleeveless shirt and shorts as he glared at any male who was looking at his mate’s
body.
At the end of Cummings‘s speech, Xandar received a brotherly pat on the shoulder before a
voice called out, “Your Highness.”
Xandar saw who it was, and pulled the man into a friendly hug as he said, “Goddess, it’s you! It’s great
that you could make it, Christian. How’s Annie?”
The man smiled in satisfaction. “Good. The trip away did get rid of the stress she had been
enduring for months at work.”
Xandar then pulled Lucianne to his side and said, ‘Lucianne, this is my cousin from my mother’s side and
my second-in—command, Christian Blackfur. We grew up together, and he
worked for hours into the night with me when I first ascended the throne. He was the one
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Lucianne bowed politely and said, “It’s a pleasure to meet you, your Grace. Thank you for all you’ve
done to help the werewolves.”
To her shock, Christian took her hand and knelt on one knee before lightly kissing the back 0 f her hand
and letting it go as he stood. “My Queen, you shouldn’t have to bow to me. It is an honor to finally meet
you. I’ve read many great things about the Blue Crescent Pack.”
Embarrassed, Lucianne said, “Your Grace, please don’t do that again. And I’m not your Queen.”
‘Yet.” He chuckled as his eyes fixed on Xandar, who was looking at Lucianne with nothing but love and
adoration.
“I should…” Lucianne said, and started pointing in the direction where most of the werewolves were, “…
go help them train.”
Christian’s voice stopped her when he said, “My Queen, if you‘don’t mind. I would love to
watch you spar our strongest Lycan here. Wolves take training more seriously than Lycans d 0. Your
pack is so strong that Xandar and I have a theory: one day, even a wolf can go against a Lycan. And
from what I’ve been hearing in between the gossip of the crowd, you’re the best 0
f your kind.”
Lucianne was a little lost for words. Xandar thought she was hesitant and said comfortingly, ”
You don’t have to if you don’t want to, Lucianne.”
Cheekiness sparked in Lucianne, and she smirked at Xandar as she said, “You’re not scared o f being
beaten by a little wolf now, are you, your Highness?”
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Xandar’s look of concern was quickly replaced with a short stint of surprise before he took on Lucianne’s
challenge with a cocky smirk. “You asked for this, sweetheart.”
They took their positions on the mat, and the Lycans and wolves training closer to them started to lose
focus when they saw that there was going to be a spar between their species.
They slowed down but kept working on their techniques.
Lucianne had a serious look on her face as she assessed Xandar’s built. He was tall so leaping over him
will definitely be a challenge. If she’s lucky, she can dodge his attack by slipping
under his legs.
Xandar had a cocky grin as he sprinted in her direction. She let him come at her, and let him throw his
punches. She had years to train her speed and was dodging his punches in swift motions until she saw
her chance, and used all the force in her leg to knock Xandar off his
feet.
He fell on his back with a thud but got up quickly enough to pull her towards him, slamming her back into
his chest. I-Ie held her by her neck and she struggled for a second before her legs lifted into the air and
slammed his t*sticles. He howled in pain, and Chirstian laughed hysterically from the side. 3
Xandar’s grip on Lucianne’s neck loosened, and she threw a punch to his jaw before swiftly flipping over
his head and grip his neck as she reigned him in a manner as to get him to turn
his body before pressing her weight on his back.
Her arm around his neck lifted his face off the ground, and her weight in his upper body made it
impossible for him to get up. As he lost air, he also lost strength. When his fingers stopped scratching her
arms to beg for release, and she felt his body give in to gravity, she
released her hold on him and got off his back.
Everyone around them had already stopped training, and some had their arms crossed and eyebrows
furrowed with focus as they watched the spar between Xandar and Lucianne.
Lucianne squatted beside Xandar’s head, and with one hand on his shoulder she asked, “Hey,
you okay?”
His eyes looked drained, and Lucianne felt a little remorseful. Perhaps she went too far. “Can
you talk?” She asked. Even Christian was coming over to check on his cousin.
Taking advantage of her worry, Xandar grabbed her hand from his shoulder and swiftly turned his body
while pulling Lucianne’s body to slump onto his chest, making her groan, ” Oof!” Before she could get off
him, he pinned her wrist to the ground on his side and pressed
her waist to his chest.
Lucianne’s surprise was replaced with narrowed eyes. “So, you are okay. C’mon. Let me go.”
She then tried to get off of him.
He held her tighter, and asked in a husky voice, “Aren’t you going to tell me what I did wrong?”
Seeing that he wasn’t going to release her, she said flatly, “You should’ve pinned me to the
ground with your weight when you had me by the neck.” “Really?” He asked, as if he was contemplating.
“Mm—hm.” She nodded.
With a cheeky glint, he turned their bodies over, and Lucianne’s back was pinned to the ground. Xandar
placed a part of his weight on Lucianne’s body, supporting himself only with his hands pressed on the
ground on both sides of his mate’s head. His eyes bore into hers as h
e smirked coquettishly, “Like this?”
Lucianne tried her best to ignore Xandar’s hardened manhood pressing against her abdomen, and
simply said, “You very well know that if you pinned me when you had my neck, it would b
e my chest being pressed to the ground, not my back.” He looked at her coyly and muttered, “Mmm, but I
prefer us in this position.”
“Of course, you do.” She smirked. “Let me go now, Xandar. I promised a few friends that I’ll
help train them.”
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She greeted him with a smile, “I’m here, Toby.” She then turned to the pack leaders and
greeted, “Alpha Wainwright. Luna Lyssa.” And they nodded with a smile in acknowledgment.
“What are we looking at?” She asked Tobias.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmHe explained, “I’m getting Alpha Wainwright to gain speed, and Luna Lyssa to make use of
her elbows and knees to escape her opponent’s grasp.”
“Great, let’s»see it.” When she gave the green light for them to start, she and Toby took a step back to
watch. The Gammas watch them attack and defend. After punches were thrown and
bodies fell and rose, Luna Lyssa came out victorious.
“Oh, goddess. That was a good fight, Luna Lyssa.” Wainwright said sportingly as he shook her hand. ‘
They then waited for the Gammas’ remarks. Toby explained how Luna Lyssa should not pass the
opportunity to aim for her opponent’s kneecap when she notices an instability, and he advised
Wainwright to find a pattern in the way his opponent punches. For Lyssa, it was almost always two
punches with her right fist, followed by one with her left. He then told Lyssa to be less predictable in the
way she threw her punches.
When Toby was done, the three of them looked at Lucianne.
In a serious tone, she said, “More often than not, a male’s chest is the most difficult spot to find a weak
point, especially if they’re well built. Focus on their abdomen, testicals, neck and nose, if you can get
close enough. If it’s a female you’re fighting, aim for her abdomen, face and feet. If her hair is long and
within reach, try to catch hold of it and use it against her. Also, be wary of your opponent’s height. If
you’re about the same, then there’s a good chance that you would be able to ip yourself over his
shoulders and push him to the ground after
attacking his vulnerable areas. And in battle,” she looked directly at Wainwright before she
said, “Show no mercy, especially if your opponent is a woman.”
Toby snorted and added, “More so if she’s only about five feet.” He shuddered mockingly after
glancing at Lucianne and added, “Dangerous creatures.” Everyone knew he meant Lucianne.
Instinctively, Lucianne punched Toby in the arm, and his body tilted slightly to the side as he continued
laughing with Wainwright and Lyssa. From a distance, Xandar saw this, and he harnessed the sudden
jealousy and anger to pin Christian to the ground before choking him b
y the throat with murderous eyes.
When Xandar released his cousin and helped him up, Christian took a moment to recover before he
said, “Well, that’s a tie. Just give me a few minutes, cuz.” He took another few breaths before he said,
“There was a sudden change in your ferocity. How did you do that?”
Xandar’s eyes went to Lucianne, who was still next to Toby as they both watched another pair of fighters.
Christian followed his gaze and chuckled. “You’re not jealous, are you?”
“You can’t blame me for being a little insecure. The werewolves love her but I suspect some of
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friendship. They could very well be in love with her.” Xandar said.
“Xandar, listen to me.” Christian’s serious tone made Xandar pay attention, “Don’t make something out of
nothing. So what if there are others in love with her? You’re her mate. She’ll only have eyes for you. If
you try to control her circle, you’ll only push her away. From whatever little I can tell,” Christian looked at
Lucianne who was demonstrating a technique t
o the two wolves who just completed sparring each other, “She just sees them as friends.”
Christian then got up, and approached his cousin, “She’s the best one they have, so she’s bound to be
interacting with a lot of fighters, which happens to include the male population. You’re her mate. You
have to find a way to be okay with that. I’ll go as far as saying that she
expects you to be okay with that.”
Xandar listened to Christian’s reasoning and promised himself that he would not interfere with Lucianne’s
circle. His cousin was right. It didn’t matter who or how many males were
after her. If he won her heart, there was nothing that could come between them.
Stina’s Pen Author
“ Let’s get real here. Will Xandar really NOT control L ucianne 3 circle? He ‘5 the fiercest and most
powerful creature in the Kingdom!
But does ferocity and power have anything to do with possessiveness?
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