Chapter 152

The Duke suggested, “I’ll mind-link Annie, and we’ll see if you can find your way in.”

Lucianne seemed uncomfortable when she asked the Duke and Duchess, “Are you sure?”

Annie scoffed as she said, “Lucy, what’s there to be unsure about? You’ve only ever looked out for us. We’ll give it a go if you want to.”

Lucianne still felt it to be wrong as she took a breath and muttered a reluctant ‘okay’. Their eyes started to glaze over, and Lucianne tried her best to enter their link. After a whole minute of failed attempts, she gave up. Everyone was a little disappointed but they couldn’t blame Lucianne for not being able to do it. She could already do more than every single one of them.

“I can’t. I couldn’t find a way in. I’m sorry.” Lucianne said guiltily.

Xandar stroked her hand as he said gently, “Maybe it’s because you can’t find it in your heart to find a way in, Lucy.” His comforting lilac eyes peered into her sad, black orbs as he explained, “You told me that you feel this ability you have is invasive and wrong. And you told me that you’ve only hacked into the pack leaders’ group link twice. Both times, you had a dire need to stop Juan, to defend those he was yelling at.”

After pecking an assuring kiss on her hand, he continued, “Maybe you have to see a need to hack into the link between Christian and Annie, sweetheart. A dire need, where you feel like you need to do this to protect or defend someone.”

Lucianne internalized her mate’s words, and she felt like a mental block was removed from her mind. When she came up with a reason she hoped would be good enough, she turned to Christian and Annie and asked, “Can we try it again?”

They smiled and nodded, their eyes glazed over again. Lucianne took another deep breath as she stared at the notepad in front of her and focused on her reason to hack. In less than ten seconds, her eyes glazed over, and the alliance started to get excited as Toby wowed in awe and Zelena squealed in delight.

Xandar smiled in pride as he watched his mate’s glazed-over eyes. ‘Unbelievably amazing’, he thought to himself.

When the Duke and Duchess’s eyes cleared, so did Lucianne’s. She narrowed her eyes and smirked in Christian’s way as she said, “No, Christian. I cannot hack computers with my mind like how I’m trying to hack mind-links.”

When the laughter died down, Lucianne asked more seriously, “Did either of you feel me when I

a little when he said, “Unfortunately, we could, my Queen. Not that we knew it’s you per se but we knew that there was someone in our link with us. The feeling is similar to being watched. You came in when I was talking about the wine, did you,

to tip the delivery guy who’s coming in ten minutes with the surprise birthday cake that we agreed to split. And I’m good with sixty

an understatement. Xandar was the first to scoff and laugh

in annoyance and complained, “Seriously,

for ‘surprise birthday cake’? The term was self-explanatory. It was meant to

the wolves were already chuckling at the Duke’s reaction. He was more annoyed with the spoiled surprise than he was impressed with her

tried to press back a smile as she said, “Well, I really thought you didn’t mind

we didn’t feel you there at that time!” Christian defended, which even made Annie laugh with the others. Lucianne couldn’t help

and he said in annoyance, “Cuz, you’ve gotta admit, this is getting out of hand. It

on Lucianne’s temple and looked deeply into her eyes as he declared,

a shy voice, “I know. I

the air and muttered in mock irritation, “And this love is going to be the death of all birthday

could hack into links for a little while before being detected. The next question was: how long could she eavesdrop

her eyes glaze over, Toby will start the timer on his phone and only stop when

first round with Christian and Annie, Lucianne lasted thirty-one seconds before Annie tapped on the table when she felt Lucianne’s presence. In the second

lasted only nine seconds before she left the link, and her hands supported her head with her

you okay?” Xandar asked in worry as he

She moaned

That’s the downside of the gift.” Juan said in dismay as he

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