Chapter 5

He glanced over at his pack leaders before he explained, "When the rogues attacked, some of us who had the strength took on more than one rogue at a time. When I kept taking on two at a time, the rogues took notice. All of a sudden, I found myself surrounded by five of them. One held me by my tail and its member slashed me from the side and gave me this scar."

He gestured to his face before continuing, "When the blood from my face was oozing, the Gammas from our ally packs pounced in and tore the rogues apart, leaving the rogue who slashed me for me to chase before I tore its throat."

Raden smiled, "The scar brings me joy because it has been a long time since I knew I could count on someone from another pack to watch my back. I'm not an Alpha, and I'm not a member of their pack. They had no obligation to save me but they did."

The King listened attentively, "Blue Crescent and White Blood, you say?"

"Yes, your Highness." Raden said with a slight bow and added, "The warrior from White Blood is Gamma Tobias Tristan. And you've already met the warrior from Blue Crescent, Gamma Lucianne Paw."

"Mm.." the King nodded.

Gamma Raden then glanced at his leaders again, who both have doubtful gazes. He cleared his throat, and with visible fear in his eyes, he began, "Your Highness?"

"Yes, Gamma Raden?" The King obliged with a smile.

The Gamma said cautiously, "I wasn't standing very near where you were when you met Gamma Lucianne so I'm not sure if what I heard was…what I heard." He hesitated, "You mentioned that Lucy is your mate?"

"I did, and she is." The King responded with a smile, despite the tint of jealousy from the way this warrior called his mate 'Lucy' with such affection.

Gamma Raden nodded and said, "I'm not sure if you're going to kill me for what I'm about to say, your Highness. But as I said, I owe her my life, so I think this is going to be a fair trade."

He chuckled once, before saying seriously, "Your Highness, I beg you, don't hurt her. She is a good person who, for some unknown reason, was forced to go through with more than most."

The King's eyebrows were furrowed. He felt insulted. Why would this Gamma think that he, as Lucianne's mate, couldn't take care of her? Who the hell did this wolf think he was?!

The King tried his best to keep his composure and declared in a serious tone, "I would never even think of hurting her. She's my mate. I would start a war before I let her get hurt. Including members of Blood Eclipse. Do enjoy the rest of the evening."

He walked away in quick steps as he felt the jealousy overtaking his body when Raden expressed so much concern for Lucianne. If he stayed any longer, he might have killed Raden.

Xandar saw Luna Lyssa bowing to him, who was running her pack after the death of her husband the previous month. He suddenly remembered that they had a personal meeting scheduled, but he had forgotten.

Today his mind and heart are occupied with Lucianne.

As he was about to speak, Xandar felt a hand run down his arm seductively, making him turn his sights to glare at the owner.

He asked in a dangerously-low tone, "What the hell are you doing?".

It was the daughter of his Defence Minister, Sasha Cummings, who smiled coyly at the King, making Xandar angrier.

"Sasha," her father approached them.

The King growled again, "Discipline your daughter, or we'll have to discuss your future and hers, Cummings."

Sasha was left stunned but opted to say nothing, and she held her head low as her father bowed and apologized, "I'm terribly sorry, your Highness. I should've been more alert. We'll excuse ourselves now."

The King's glare remained on them until they were far enough for his comfort. He thought about Lucianne to calm himself before talk to the Luna, "I apologize for late, Luna Lyssa. We were plan to talking about the construction works for a training ground in your pack, if I'm not mistaken?"

Luna Lyssa didn't expect an apology from the King, and was quite surprised by his sincerity. She was more encouraged to show her enthusiasm when she spoke about her plans to mandate every able pack member to fight. The King supported her, and encouraged her to submit a financial application should she need help.

After he left Luna Lyssa, Alpha Juan and Luna Hale approached him hastily and nervously. They stood before him and bowed before Xandar said, "Heads up, pack leaders of Blue Crescent. To what do I owe this pleasure?"

Their raised heads were met with the King's smiling eyes. No King in history was known to find meeting werewolves a 'pleasure', and no Lycan would bother offering a smile to their species, let alone the King himself.

Alpha Juan glanced at his mate, who nodded encouragingly. The Alpha looked at the King and spoke doubtfully, "My Gamma is your mate, your Highness?"

Now, he was getting pissed-off. His eyebrows furrowed as he asked, "She is. Is there a problem?"