The 5-time Rejected Gamma & the Lycan King

Chapter 133

“Your Grace, it’s a pleasure to meet you.” The young female Lycan said and offered an obligatory bow to Annie.

Annie retumed the gesture and smiled warmly at the brown-haired beauty as she said, “It’s a pleasure to meet you too. May I know your name?”

“I’m Dorothy Dawson, your Grace. I’m here as someone’s plus-one. And if I may, your Grace, I have a buming question that I hope you don’t mind me asking.” Her green eyes sparked mischief as her pastel lips curled up into a grin, showing her braces holding the two rows of teeth together.

Annie continued smiling as she asked amicably, “What would you like to know, Dorothy?”

“How do you do it, your Grace? How do you be okay with…not being able to give the Duke a child?”

Annie’s eyebrows raised in surprise before she asked in concern, “Dorothy, are you facing pregnancy problems? Because…” 1

“Oh, I’m not, your Grace. I doubt I would. I just wanted to know how you mustered the self-esteem to stand next to the second most powerful creature in the Kingdom with so little to offer.” She blinked her green eyes like she was just asking an innocent question, when in fact, it was clearly an attempt to make Annie feel small and unworthy. 1

When Annie realized what Dorothy was doing, the Duchess put aside her sympathy she initially felt for this young woman before she said, “A woman is more than a baby-making machine, Dorothy. I’m here to support my husband as a wife and as Duchess.”

“But we’ve never seen you before in these things. Why the sudden need for support? Is the Duke facing a certain problem that requires your presence with him?” There was that glint in her eye again. She knew more than she was saying. Seeing that Annie was speechless, Dorothy continued, “Your Grace, you seem a little tongue-tied. I hope I didn’t make you uncomfortable. I was simply trying to understand the level of self-entitlement one requires to…”

“To join a government event and speak to anyone she pleases?” Lucianne’s stern voice came loud and strong from the side. The fast clicks of her heels itself exudes confidence.

Xandar mind-linked her that Annie needed help when his sharp hearing caught bits of the conversation between the Duchess and Dorothy. Lucianne abruptly paused her own conversation with Phelton and excused herself before making quick steps towards the Duchess.

bowed in the King and Queen’s

light chuckle before she said, “Well, this is quite a surprise. I didn’t expect to have the opportunity to speak to you so soon, my Queen.” She knew that pleasing Lucianne was more important than pleasing the King, so her efforts were solely to butter-up the wolf, as much as she

to speak to a Queen-to-be but creature-to-creature, we’ve already spoken

introduction. Dorothy faked an apologetic look as she said, “Oh, this is embarrassing.

that she didn’t do anything to

doubt you remember the number of wolves you insulted in the ladies room last year. When I was defending my Luna after you insulted her dressing, you told me to shut my mouth before you used your boyfriend’s influence to burn m y pack to the ground.” Dorothy froze in fear as Xandar’s

gaze and hold her head down. Even Xandar and Annie felt it. Dorothy’s mouth quivered, and her mind suddenly felt like a vacant room. Hollow, cold and lonely. Her own animal was covering its eyes

Christian returned and asked Annie cheerfully, “Hey, sorry I took so long. What did I miss?” Registering the daunting energy from the Queen, his cousin’s onyx orbs, and

greeting the royals. He then tugged Dorothy’s arm as he whispered, “Dory, what

shifted to him as she asked, “Mr Martin,

young blonde responded carefully. The chatters in the hall

an interesting creature you’ve chosen, one who has the audacity to question

knee before he apologized, “I am deeply sorry for my girlfriend’s… insubordination, my Queen. Please, forgive

him. But the King himself would never think of restraining his mate from unleashing her wrath on any of them. The whole dining hall was silent at this point when everyone saw a

muttered to himself, “Oh, goddess. What now,

before she slapped him. He smirked coyly in retum like she did no damage to his very thick skin. Lucianne would’ve pounced on him right then and there if Juan hadn’t held her back. Tate and

too lightly, don’t you think? This is a matter of willful disrespect, the respect that should be given to any individual, not

sights returned to Dorothy before she said, “You seem a little tongue-tied, Ms Dawson. I hope I didn’t make you uncomfortable. I was simply trying to understand the level of self-entitlement one requires to

a moment, Dorothy quivered as she said, “I-I apologize,

for? Was I the one you said those insidious words to?”

she uttered as loudly as she