Chapter 155

Jake was linking someone, When will it arrive?’

meo

‘In a week or so.’ A woman’s voice linked in response.

‘And if I need it earlier? What’s the price?’

That’s not possible. You know how long it takes to synthesize Oleander.’

‘Can’t you speed up the process?!’

We could. But the quality would be sub-par. Would you accept a product of inferior quality?’

Jake groaned. ‘Fine. And the other one? The shell?

The ingredients for that are harder to collect. It will take more time. We need a month, at least. You’ve run out of that already?’

‘No. But supply is running low.’

What did you do? Ingest it just for fun?’

Lucianne was brought out of the link by Xandar shaking her shoulders and calling out her name. The room was silent. Xandar’s eyes were partially onyx, worried and angered, as he asked in a low voice,” What were you doing, Lucy?” 1

Lucianne swallowed a lump in her throat, and said in a small voice, “I may have…hacked into Jake’s link with his supplier.”

“COOL!” Christian exclaimed.

Xandar glanced briefly at his cousin and said, “Christian, don’t encourage this.” He turned back to his mate and spoke as gently as he could, “Sweetheart, we agreed that we were done for the day.”

With her doe-eyes, she justified meekly, “It was kind of tempting to do. I couldn’t help myself.”

Xandar sighed in frustration before pecking a kiss between her eyebrows and saying, “Promise me, Lucy. Promise me you won’t do that again for the rest of today.”

I can

and chapped lips. Even with her breaks between hacking, i t was conspicuous that it was taking a

should rest because you can hack longer after you’ve given yourself a longer break.”

and muttered, “Huh. That’s actually

and his animal were intemally relieved that Lucianne didn’t argue. “Promise me, sweetheart.

affectionate whisper before pecking a kiss on

she learned. Although no location was mentioned for them to pinpoint where Jake or his supplier

worry everyone present

Authority shield

Ray. They didn’t say it was the

doubt it’s anything else, Lucy.” Tate cut her off like he always did whenever she doubted her

meaning the next attack is just around the corner.” H e looked at his Gamma and asked, “A week

is not enough to execute whatever their client has asked them to do.

with a ferocious glint in his eye, “We

were firm nods of agreement around the room, and everyone stared at the map on the board

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Xandar kissed Lucianne’s hands before he asked

part of the house where the contractor had just completed the renovation the evening before. When they were in the hallway leading to the room, Xandar covered her eyes with one hand and guided her by her waist with his

her mouth hung open in shock when she read the sign next to the closed door that said ‘Lucianne’s Reading Wonderland’ with a painted border of freesias. As Xandar held her small hand, h e twisted open the door knob and gently pushed the door open to reveal

looked around the double-storey room with golden oak walls and a floor-to ceiling window right in the middle, with three-layered curtains pushed to the sides. The grey sofas formed a circle in the middle, and the colored cushions made the sitting area comforting and welcoming. Around the sofas were empty bookshelves made of acacia

ends, there were spiral staircases leading to even more empty bookshelves resembling those below. The wall and floor lamps gave the place a soft feeling, but most of the work of lighting up the

Xandar asked. He actually looked

mouth and was groping for the right words.

her hands and said, “About a week ago.

you insane, Xandar?! Look at this place! I never thought a reading wonderland could look this amazing!” Lucianne’s eyes started scanning the room again

her temple before he uttered, “I’m glad you like it,

and said, “Thank you, Xandar. You

her with a kiss before whispering a reminder, “Know this, my love: if it makes you happy, I’ll

she smiled and uttered, “Thank

room to look at the space in more detail, Xandar

so you just needed a place to stay to be rid of all the noise and dust from the renovation. And to think you wanted

as he continued their act from the refreshments table in the earlier stages of their relationship. “Mmm…” he pulled her waist closer to himself as he said,

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