Chapter 226 Two Hundred and Twenty-Six
Christian pinched the bridge of his nose and spoke to his Duchess as gently as he could to avoid starting a scene like his cousin, “How are we supposed to assess how sorry one is, Annie? There’s no scale for that.”
Annie then challenged her husband, “Do you mean there’s no scale, or that you don’t want to believe that there is one?”
That hit Christian. Like Xandar, he didn’t want anything but the worst for Greg. The Duke sighed, and pecked a kiss on his Duchess’s temple before reluctantly asking, “What’s the scale?”
Annie answered without hesitation, “His demeanor. By watching the way Greg speaks about everything he has done, we'll be able to know if he’s being sincere, or if this is just a tactical move.” She locked eyes with Lucianne, and suggested, “Maybe you should talk to him, Lucy.”
“NO F*CKING WAY!” Xandar exclaimed, and instinctively wrapped Lucianne even tighter in his chest, like someone would snatch her away if he didn’t hold her close enough. «
Lucianne’s rage returned when she tried to loosen his grip as she asked her mate, “Why?! Because I'll leave you once I see him?!”
Christian answered before his cousin could, “Because there are other people who can do that, my Queen!”
“Like who?!” Annie challenged.
his wife in haste, “ME! AND
muttered to himself,
the King’s Authority, Toby. Ican make him answer
were on the Alpha, Juan explained, “Assuming that the King’s Authority is like the Alpha's Authority, emotions are a key element in
taking my cousin’s side over your sister’s? After
the table and said, “I’d say the only thing he did to Lucy of his own accord was piss her off in the dining hall and on the training ground. Although I was pushing for him to be punished because he gave Sasha
a balanced indictment is...fair. And to see how far we should tip the
would be in check should she need to use the Queen’s Authority but also because your cousin
saying. Everyone read the report, which had transcripts of recorded conversations in the
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