The 5-time Rejected Gamma & the Lycan King

Chapter 137

“You’re still plugged in to the rumours in the Kingdom, Lance?” Greg asked with furrowed brows.

Lance’s fingers stroked the sun tattoo on his arm, something he did when he was nervous as he responded, “I am, your Grace. In a family of drug mules, it’s rather impossible not to be. We have to stay on top of things to avoid getting caught.”

“What’s the latest news on the Queen?” Greg’s finger circled the rim of his empty glass as he waited for Lance’s answer

Uh the last we heard, she was questioned by journalists and reporters about her presence at the royal family’s doctor.”

Greg gritted his teeth. Doctor. That meant the arrow injury that Livia mentioned was more harmful thanh e thought. He swallowed a lump in his throat before prompting, “And?”

“And, well, she didn’t seem happy about it. The King defended her, and…” the loud slam of Greg’s glass on the table stopped Lance.

Greg glowered impatiently as he said, “What I meant, you idiot, is why was the Queen at the doctor’s.”

“Oh, of course. My apologies, your Grace. Uh…there was word that she may no longer be capable of bearing children.”

Greg’s eyebrows furrowed in disbelief as he asked, “It’s confirmed?”

“It’s a rumour, your Grace. I’ll be happy to verify it if…”

long do

two minutes. I can do it here

“Do it.”

phone from his side pocket and began typing furiously. He tried to hide the beads of sweat forming on his forehead with Greg’s fingers tapping on the table in agitation. The wait was an ordeal for the Duke, and it was torment

before his two minutes were up, Lance got what he asked for. He smiled in relief as he pushed his phone to the Duke

imbalance, his breathing got heavy when the words ‘unknown substance’ entered his eyes. In the ‘further comments’ section,

as the same one he gave to the Duchess almost two decades ago. He recalled the night in the bar where he boasted about his handiwork in poisoning the Duchess to Sasha. The minister’s daughter was definitely one of

mouth.” Chances are, this was Sasha’s pitch to the team. Seeing how effective it was on the Duchess, it was a given that they would now use it on Lucianne. This was his fault. He flaunted his success to the dumb blonde, and now he was paying the price when the person he thought he was secretly protecting succumbed to the

to control the tears forming from the guilt and anger at himself. But when he recalled Livia’s threat, he immediately pulled himself out of his sorrow. The infertility poison was just the beginning. There were definitely worse things up their sleeves to hurt Lucianne, and being privy to this knowledge, he was not

with, that went without question. He had to know who he was up against. But no one had to tell him that his loyalty amongst them would be

was

Greg and his animal but what choice did they have? He already caused Lucianne’s infertility. He couldn’t fail to protect her again. He was not his cousin! When a plan slowly formed in his crafty mind, he smiled menacingly to himself before he returned the phone to Lance

barked from his seat,

Ivory adjusted his eye-patch before locking his one good eye on the Duke. Alissa

at all costs. If possible, don’t

you like us to

firmly, Greg responded, “DO NOT reach out to me for any reason. When I want a report,

once in compliance as she confirmed, “Understood. So, it’s only the Queen, your Grace? No other wolf

was. Sitting on the throne and expected to protect a whole damn Kingdom when

dismissed them with a hand gesture, and they returned to their games before leaving shortly after to pack what