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.”
can help!” Lucianne
pale cheeks and chapped lips. Even with her breaks between hacking, i t was conspicuous that it was taking a toll
Queen before he uttered, “You should rest because you can hack longer after you’ve given yourself a longer break.” He knew that asking
and muttered, “Huh.
and his animal were intemally relieved that Lucianne didn’t argue. “Promise me,
an affectionate whisper before pecking a kiss on
then told everyone about what she learned. Although no location was mentioned for them to pinpoint where Jake or his supplier was at the moment, whatever she gathered from
worry everyone present
King’s Authority shield a ‘shell’.”
what I think, Ray. They didn’t say it was the shield from the
anything else, Lucy.” Tate cut her off
supplier to speed up, meaning the next attack is just around the corner.” H e looked at his Gamma and asked, “A week or so for the Oleander, was
enough to execute whatever their client has asked them to do. As for the shell..I
onto his Luna’s hand, he declared with a ferocious glint in
at the
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hands before he asked with starry eyes, “Let
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 his hand
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
curtains pushed to the sides. The grey sofas formed a circle in the middle, and the colored cushions made the sitting area comforting and
wall and floor lamps gave the place a soft feeling, but most of the work of lighting up the large room was actually done
you think, baby?” Xandar asked. He actually looked
mouth and was groping for the right words. The only thing that
a week ago. I got someone to fix
Are you insane, Xandar?! Look at this place! I never thought a reading
a kiss on her temple before he uttered, “I’m glad you
his cheek and said, “Thank you, Xandar.
reminder, “Know this, my love: if it makes you
she smiled
the space in more detail, Xandar mentioned that the work started when he moved into
and dust from the renovation. And to think you
their relationship.
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