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.”

of curiosity, my Queen, how

said,

said, “Hale mentioned that it was a

eyes drilled into her brother’s

all healed. I’m fine. Some of it wasn’t even stabs, just minor scratches. In fact, some were so minor that I joined the battle again a minute later. The plan was always

he uttered, “It doesn’t make it

fine! Look at me!

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,

small smile and kissed her deeply on her forehead

glare at Toby and Juan before declaring, “I’m not going to show

like you to

“No can do. I don’t want

and pecked a sweet kiss

Scream it,

Christian. It was never about telling the world. Besides,

in his husky voice, “You haven’t the faintest idea of

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