The 5-time Rejected Gamma & the Lycan King

Chapter 62

After Lucianne had gone through the sections of her own interest, they still had time so she went over to other sections to see if there were books that her friends back home liked. When she realized that there were, she also realized that she made a mistake negotiating with Xandar to only let her pay for lunch.

She gave her plan some thought before she turned to her mate and said, “Xandar, I’ve already got what I wanted. But I want to get a few titles for some friends back home.” Xandar was absorbing her words as he tried to decipher why Lucianne looked so uncomfortable saying that. She bit her lower lip in uneasiness before asking, “Can you let me pay for the ones I want to get for them? They’re technically not for me.”

Now Xandar understood what she was up to. He firmly insisted, “No. Lucy, we had a deal. One meal. You’ve paid for it. I’m covering the ones you’re getting for your friends as well. And didn’t you just say that the wolves will eventually warm up to us. What better way to speed up that process than for a Lycan to get them gifts?”

Lucianne was thinking through what Xandar just said as she muttered, “Huh. When you put it that way…”

“Wow. It’s comforting to know that I won’t necessarily lose. I guess the trick is to use your own words against you. Maybe I don’t need a teacher after all.” Xandar thought aloud with a glint in his eye.

Lucianne smirked and pecked a kiss on his jawline before she said, “Don’t push this, dearest.” Her gaze then turned soft and sincere when she said, “And thank you. You really didn’t have t

0…”

Xandar stopped her with a sudden kiss on her lips. When their lips parted, Xandar bore his eyes into Lucianne’s and he uttered in a deep voice, “Don’t tell me that I don’t have to get gifts for the people you care about. Know this, my love: if it makes you happy, I’ll do it.”

She was looking at him with those bright doe eyes again as she uttered a shy but grateful thank you’. He kissed her on the forehead before letting her get on with looking at the titles, Her last stop was the section for children.

Xandar took a look and asked in a teasing manner, “Are you going to make me pay for a gift, for my 4-year-old competitor, sweetheart?”

Lucianne looked at him in confusion before she registered that Xandar was talking about Russell. She smiled and said, “Why, yes. If it makes me happy, you’ll do it, won’t you?”

He smirked before he squeezed the flesh on her waist and elicited her giggles. When she calmed down, she said more seriously, “I wasn’t thinking about Russell. This is for Juan’s 3 year-old son, Liam. The boy is very different from his older brother and sister. He loves books, especially if it’s anything to do with stars and space. So I’m looking for something suitable

will do.” She held a colorful book with a cover filled with

“It’s okay if you want to

book-lover. He likes building things and piece together something new from scratch. This place won’t get his attention until he’s old

he thought

got a moving cart to transport all of Lucianne’s picks from the locker to the counter. The staff even helped transport the books into Xandar’s car. After thanking them, they left La Librairie and headed to a restaurant for

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good Lucianne was with children. She seemed close to many kids in her pack, and she even knew Juan’s son well enough to know what he liked. She’d only met Russell twice and could already tell the child’s preference. He wondered if she ever thought of being a mother herself, and Xandar was contemplating on how best to ask

I was

“Hm?”

early stage. Just tell me it’s personal if it is. I’ll understand. Uh…” he ran his hand through his

said, “Xandar, from how nervous and uncomfortable you look, I thought you were going to

even jealous that she had sexual relationships with someone else, probably before all the mate-bond rejections. Wolves only start feeling the

o be their mate.

that time. She was very attractive now in her late twenties, imagine what

I’ve never slept with

on her even before she finished speaking. He deepened their kiss with each brush. Lucianne pulled his face away and asked

whispered breathlessly, “I love

know, Xandar. But what’s wrong?” Lucianne asked. She was

her fingers before he said, “It’s just…For a moment, I thought you had a serious past relationship and I wasn’t sure if I was able to compete with that. I just…don’t want to

and cupped his face as she apologized, “Xandar, darling, I am so sorry. I shouldn’t have said that.

apology. He just wanted to be the one Lucianne would ultimately choose to be with, the mate she would ultimately choose to make her happy for the rest of her life. Xandar only let

breath, Lucianne asked in worry, “Xandar,

as he continued inhaling the