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.”

why? I can help!”

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

yourself a longer break.” He knew that asking her to

blinked and muttered, “Huh. That’s

animal were intemally relieved that Lucianne didn’t argue. “Promise me, sweetheart. No more

responded in an affectionate whisper before

pinpoint where Jake or his supplier was at the moment, whatever she gathered from eavesdropping was enough

worry everyone present

Authority shield a ‘shell’.” Raden

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

her off like he always did whenever she doubted

up, meaning the next attack is just around the corner.” H e looked at his

not enough to execute whatever their client has asked them to do. As for the shell..I don’t know

Luna’s hand, he declared with a ferocious glint in

at the map on

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hands before he asked with starry eyes, “Let me show you

to the room, Xandar covered her eyes with one hand and guided her by her waist with his other hand. When they reached the door, he dropped his hand and Lucianne’s closed eyes

eyes widened and 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

gasped as she 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.

bookshelves resembling those below. The wall and floor lamps gave the place a soft feeling, but most of the

baby?” Xandar asked. He

mouth and was groping for the right words. The only thing

a week ago. I got someone

thought a reading wonderland could look this amazing!” Lucianne’s eyes started scanning the room

relief, and pecked a kiss on her

said, “Thank you, Xandar. You really

“Know this, my love: if

eyes, she smiled and uttered, “Thank

around the room to look at the space in more detail, Xandar mentioned that the work started when

a place to stay to be rid of all the noise and dust from the renovation. And to think you wanted to share a room together because I was

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

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