Page 108 of Rejecting My Lycan Mate: The Throne

“Well, you will get to do that soon, won’t you?” Luna Alice asked, smiling. “How old is your boy now?”

“He is 17,” she said, smiling proudly. “Xavier started training him a year ago. He will take over as soon as he turns 18.”

“Let’s hope he will find his mate soon,” Luna Alice chuckled. “You will get a well-deserved break then.”

Luna Laura smiled and nodded. “I can’t wait, trust me.”

I glanced at Luna Jennifer and saw her staring at her mate with an unreadable expression on her face. I wished that I could read her mind, but Dimitri was here and I couldn’t hear anything.

“Where is your friend, my Queen?” Luna Alice asked, making me look back at them. “Ellie, right?” She is your Beta’s sister?”

I smiled and nodded.

“Yes, she is,” I said. “She is helping with the challenge tonight. She is in charge of the hidden object.”

“I heard that she is an amazing warrior,” Luna Laura said. “She completed Michael’s elite warrior program, didn’t she?”

“She did,” Ali said and I could hear how proud she was. “She really is amazing.”

“And where is Michael tonight?” Luna Alice said, looking around. “I haven’t seen him yet.”

“He is also helping out,” I said, giving her a small smile. “He is out in the forest with our warriors. They will make sure that the contestants follow every rule.”

“Oh,” Luna Alice said, nodding her head. “You thought of everything, didn’t you.”

I smiled and she was just about to say something else when a couple of loud growls interrupted us.

My heart raced and I looked at Dimitri. He was already standing next to me. Everyone moved at the same time.

“What happened?” I asked as he picked me up and rushed out of the throne room.

I watched as Will did the same with Ali. Everyone in the throne room started panicking.

“The rogues are attacking at the border,” Dimitri growled. “There are hundreds of them.”

My heart stopped beating. I wasn’t even aware that we were already in our room. Dimitri put me down and cupped my cheeks.

“You will lock those doors and you won’t let anyone inside,” he said. “Do you understand me, Maddie?”

I grabbed his wrists tightly.

“Ellie is out there,” Will mumbled angrily as he ran inside the room, holding Ali in his arms. “Fuck. We can’t leave them alone.”

Dimitri tightened his jaw and looked at him.

“We don’t have any other choice,” he said. “Everyone we trust is out there.”

“I will keep her safe,” Ali said, hugging Will tightly. “Don’t worry. We will be okay.”

Dimitri looked back at me and gulped.

“Did you understand, Maddie?” he asked. “You will open those doors for me or for Will. No one else.”

I nodded and tightened my hold on him. I wanted to tell him to stay, but I knew he had to go. He had to defend his pack. He had to defend his Kingdom.

“Come back to me,” I mumbled as I felt tears fall down my cheeks.

Dimitri smiled and wiped the tears from my face.

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