Chapter 155

Jake was linking someone, When will it arrive?’

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‘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.”

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

hack longer after you’ve given yourself a longer break.” He knew that asking her

blinked and muttered,

that Lucianne didn’t argue. “Promise me,

responded in an affectionate whisper before pecking a kiss

everyone about what she learned. Although no location was mentioned for them to pinpoint

worry everyone present

the King’s Authority shield a ‘shell’.” Raden thought

immediately clarified. That’s just what I think, Ray. They didn’t say it was the

doubt it’s anything else, Lucy.” Tate cut her off like he

around the corner.” H e looked

left in their hideout. It’s more likely that whatever they have left is not enough to execute whatever their client has asked them

everyone turned their attention to him. As he held onto his Luna’s hand, he declared with a ferocious glint in his eye, “We need to find them and

agreement around the room, and everyone stared at the map on the board one more time before calling

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Xandar kissed Lucianne’s hands before he asked with starry eyes, “Let

the 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

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

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

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 large room was actually done by the flush lights mounted directly against the ceiling

you think, baby?” Xandar

was groping for the right words. The only thing that came out

hands and said, “About a week ago. I got someone to fix this

Look at this place! I never thought a reading wonderland could look this amazing!” Lucianne’s

kiss on her temple before he uttered, “I’m glad

on his cheek and said, “Thank you, Xandar. You really didn’t

“Know this, my love: if it makes you happy, I’ll

she smiled and

detail, Xandar mentioned that the work

be rid of all the noise and dust from the renovation. And to think you wanted to share a

in the earlier stages of their relationship. “Mmm…”

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