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

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

given yourself

and muttered, “Huh. That’s

didn’t argue. “Promise me,

responded in an affectionate whisper

for them to pinpoint where Jake or his supplier

worry everyone present

Authority shield a ‘shell’.” Raden

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

else, Lucy.” Tate cut her off like

corner.” H e looked at his Gamma and asked, “A week or so

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

simple.” Zeke said, and everyone turned their attention to him. As he held onto his Luna’s hand, he declared with a

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

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

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 his hand

the closed door that said ‘Lucianne’s Reading Wonderland’ with a painted border of freesias. As Xandar held her small hand, h

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

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

think, baby?” Xandar asked. He actually

opened her mouth and was groping for the right words.

ago. I got someone to fix

never thought a reading

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

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

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

glistening eyes, she smiled

look at the space in more detail,

you just needed 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

from the refreshments table in the earlier stages of their relationship.

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