The 5-time Rejected Gamma & the Lycan King

Chapter 57

Chapter 57

Lucianne immediately regretted teasing and said, “I’m so sorry, Xandar. I shouldn’t have…”

He assured her hastily, “No, baby, don’t apologize.”

She still felt bad, “I think I should just let us finish breakfast before I ask any further

questions.”

He chuckled lightly before he said, “It doesn’t affect my appetite, Lucy. I just…” he ran his hand over his hair in frustration before saying, “I love my mother but sometimes I just wish she wasn’t so blindly loyal to my father.”

Lucianne cocked her head to one side, bewildered.

Xandar then explained, “My mother, for as long as she was alive, never went against my father’s wishes. What’s worse was that she would support everything he did. It felt like she never had an opinion. She was well-educated. Surely, she could have contributed in some way. But my father never believed in sharing power with his mate so he never let her touch anything concerning the affairs of the Kingdom. Aunt Reida would go on for hours about how my mother should insist on doing something as Queen. But my mother would just brush off her own sister’s concerns and advice, saying that my aunt didn’t understand her position. As a Queen, I don’t recall her doing anything besides standing next to my father and waiting to b e greeted and bowed down to. It’s just…” he sighed again, “I love her, truly. She was a good mother. But…honestly, why didn’t she do anything with the power she had? Why didn’t she

question my father from time to time? I mean, not everything he did was good.”

she would’ve lived that long if she questioned King

amusement, “You’re actually defending a Queen who did close to nothing,

defending her. I’m just trying t o understand her. She definitely loved him, maybe more than

happy to lose it all if

it? Losing yourself for

wrong person, darling. I was this close to rejecting you to keep my life. These questions aren’t meant to be answered by a cold-blooded creature

satisfied with her response so he continued to press, “But how would you know how these women think and what they’re willing to give up? You’re definitely not

them as she uttered, “I wasn’t always like how I am now, Xandar. I’m not the perfect Queen you keep telling me that I

sighed in despair and shook her head in disapproval before continuing, “Looking back, I still can’t help but see how naïve and stupid I was to think that I should try to change myself for him or for anyone else. And how I would get upset when I couldn’t be what he wanted met o be.” Lucianne then leaned towards Xandar and met his gaze

lovingly and asked in concern,” What did

it was a problem of m y size so I really couldn’t change anything, darling. I wanted to, desperately. But I couldn’t. I then start looking in mirrors and cry myself to sleep more and more often because of my

at the memory but Xandar’s face remained hard as he continued to stroke her small, smooth hand in slow motions. So

added, “That was a long time ago, Xandar. It was one of

of you. You may not see it yet but you are a perfect Queen. Your past doesn’t have to be flawless, baby. You are flawless just by being able to make peace with it and grow from

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