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.
responded to his wife in haste, “ME! AND
of nowhere, Toby muttered to himself,
the King’s Authority, Toby. Ican make
Authority is like the Alpha's Authority, emotions are a key element in emitting and maneuvering the power. Given how much you loathe that other Duke, your anger may
cousin’s side over
and on the training ground. Although I was pushing for him to be punished because he gave Sasha Cummings access to the
indictment is...fair. And to see how far
that your sister be the one to talk to him?” Xandar asked in dissatisfaction. Juan uttered, “Yes, not just because her emotions would be in check should she need to use the Queen’s Authority but also because your cousin
was afraid of saying. Everyone read the report, which had
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