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.”

I can

chapped lips. Even with her breaks between hacking, i t was

you can hack longer after you’ve given yourself a longer break.” He knew that asking her to rest for her own sake would never convince her to

and muttered,

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

responded in an affectionate whisper before pecking a kiss on his

told everyone about what she learned. Although no location was mentioned for them to pinpoint where Jake or his supplier was at the moment,

worry everyone present

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

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

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

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

we shouldn’t think that they have zero amount of Oleander left in their hideout. It’s more likely that whatever they have left is not enough to execute whatever their client has asked them to do. As for the shell..I don’t know if whatever they have will be enough for them to survive

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, before they get

and everyone stared at the map

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

gently, he led her to 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 covered her eyes with one hand and guided her by her waist with his other hand. When they reached the door, he dropped

read the sign next to the closed door that said ‘Lucianne’s Reading Wonderland’ with a painted border of

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

the far left and right 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 large room was actually done by the flush lights mounted directly against the

do you think, baby?” Xandar asked. He actually

words. The only

“About a week ago. I got someone to fix this up. Is it

I never thought a reading wonderland could look this amazing!” Lucianne’s eyes started scanning the room again in

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

his cheek and said, “Thank you,

before whispering a reminder, “Know this,

eyes, she smiled and

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

stay to be rid of all the noise and dust from the renovation. And to

from the refreshments table in the earlier stages of their relationship. “Mmm…” he pulled her

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