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 help!” Lucianne

her breaks between hacking, i

thought hard about what to tell his stubbom Queen before he uttered, “You should rest because you can hack longer after you’ve given yourself a longer break.” He knew that asking her to

and muttered,

didn’t argue. “Promise me, sweetheart. No more for

an affectionate whisper before

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

worry everyone present

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

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

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

just around the corner.” H e looked at his Gamma and asked, “A week or so for the Oleander, was it?” Lucianne

left in their hideout. It’s more likely that whatever they have left is not enough

step is simple.” Zeke said, and 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 destroy them before next week,

room, and everyone stared at the map

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

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 other hand. When they reached the door, he

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

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

think, baby?” Xandar asked.

her mouth and was groping for the right words. The only thing that came out was, “ How?

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 in

sighed with relief, and pecked a kiss on her

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

“Know this,

she smiled and uttered,

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

the renovation. And to think you wanted to share

smiled broadly as he continued their act from the refreshments table in the earlier stages of their relationship. “Mmm…” he pulled her waist

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