Chapter 73

Toby then groaned and said, “Lucy, I’m on your side. But he’s your mate. He should know. And besides, he might even love you more after I say this.”

“I’m going to kill you for letting this slip, Toby!” Lucianne hissed.

“Yeah, I thought so. Sorry, Lucy.” Toby said guiltily before looking at the confused Duke and King as he started explaining, “Being the only one who can heal from silver without blood transfusion, Lucy always… shielded us from the blades. She’d… throw herself in front of those one or two rogues if we don’t manage to make them drop the knives quickly enough. In this room, she’d shielded me,” his eyes went around the room as he continued listing, “Tate, Juan, Sylvia, Zelena and Raden.” 1

Xandar’s eyes pulled away from Toby when he was done. He looked at his mate and lifted her chin up gently to make her black orbs lock with his partially onyx ones as he asked in a low voice, “You did what?”

She shrugged and defended herself meekly, “We didn’t have time. It was the safest way to keep the number of lives we have.”

“What about your life?!” Xandar asked in hushed anger.

She said softly, “Xandar, I wasn’t going to die. On the battlefield, I’ve always managed to get the blade out quickly. I’ve always healed.”

Xandar’s eyes glistened despite his hardened expression as he sighed in frustration. He pressed her into his chest and kissed her hair as he uttered in a homicidal tone, “When we find out who’s in-charge, I’m going to shred him very slowly for making you do that.”

curiosity, my Queen, how many times have you

chest and said, “It

that it was a hundred

eyes drilled into her brother’s as

it wasn’t even stabs, just minor scratches. In fact, some were so minor that

buried his face in her hair as he uttered, “It doesn’t make it any

I’m fine! Look

part their bodies, and Lucianne’s heart ached at Xandar’s watered eyes. She cupped his cheeks and pecked a kiss on his lips as she assured him, “Darling, everything turned out fine, okay? We have a lead now. Things are only going to get better from here. Let’s just focus o n the now,

kissed her

out a sigh of relief, and Toby uttered the word ‘control in Raden’s way with a cheeky smirk. She threw a sharp glare at Toby and Juan before declaring, “I’m not going to show you two any mercy at training tomorrow.” Juan scoffed, “When have you

mock ominousness, “Tate, I’d like you to kill

as he patted his Gamma on the shoulder, “No can do. I don’t want to be the next one on the

Lucianne could say anything more, Xandar lifted up her dainty hands and pecked a sweet kiss on

you tried to keep that a secret is perplexing. I mean, it’s a noble act. Scream it, talk about it, flaunt it for Goddess sake! Why are you so reluctant to let u s know about

It was never about telling the world. Besides, your cousin

her temple as he uttered in his husky voice, “You haven’t the faintest idea of how important you are to me, my love. Can you blame me for overreacting

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