He took in his mate’s unperturbed expression and asked, “Why is it that you don’t look surprised?”

Lucianne shrugged and said, “Because it’s not surprising. Rogue Lycans didn’t exist at that time. So how would you know about rogue wolves?”

He stroked her hand and smiled sadly, “We should’ve known.”

Lucianne’s grip tightened and their eyes locked, she said assuringly, “You do, now. You were young, Xandar. And you had no access to that information during King Lucas’s reign. But the fact is you chose to notice us as soon as you could. That’s more than enough. You and Christian have changed so much for all of us.”

Xandar scoffed...