Chapter 168

168 Annalynne’s Secret Admirer

A public love confession.

And a bold one too.

Alice failed to prevent a broad grin from appearing on her face.

Lucien too could not help but smile. He patted his sister’s arms affectionately and then said to Lowell, “Lowell, my sister sprained her ankle. Do you mind taking her inside the pack house and helping to attend to her injuries? We will clean up over here.”

Annalynne shot her brother an alarmed look. A soft blush appeared on her cheeks, turning the fierce warrior back to the little sister that Lucien was used to spoiling.

“R-right away!” Lowell shouted, his voice trembling a little from anxiety.

He wanted to take Annalynne into his arms in a princess carry, but Annalynne shot him a warning look. In the end, the helpless man put one of Annalynne’s arms around his neck and held her close by her waist.

The crowd watched the couple slowly move toward the pack house. After the hems of their clothes disappeared, chaos ensued.

“WHAT THE HELL!!! LOWELLLL, NOOOOO...!!!!”

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The she-wolves who until then were in a complete daze broke into tears.

“WHYYYYYY!!! WE HAVE SUPPORTED YOU FOR SO LONG!!!”

“LOWELL!!! I ALSO LOVE YOU! TAKE ME INSTEAD!!!”

“I feel that an internal war is about to break out,” Desmond said in a murmur. He then went to shoo the grieving women and take apart the makeshift arena.

Lucien, Kendra, and Alice laughed.

“What internal war? I think a wedding is going to happen soon,” Kendra said. “Good for Anna. Who would have known that the hottest bachelor in our pack is secretly in love with her?”

“And he gallantly protected her claim to the Alpha throne too!” Alice gushed. “I hate to say this but this is by far the most romantic thing that I have witnessed in my whole life.”

Kendra giggled.

She then slowly scraped the diamond ring, the heirloom of the Clearwater family, off her hand and returned it to Alice.

“Mama Clearwater, it is time to return this ring to your family. I hope to see it on Anna’s finger on the wedding day.”

Lucien and Alice stared at her, aghast.

“Kendra, you don’t have to. The ring has been given to you. It is yours.”

Kendra shook her head.

“It should remain in the family. After Deacon’s death, I am not tied to the family anymore. I also failed to give birth to his son, so...” She shrugged. “Catherine and I had a falling out when I decided to join the war. She disowned me. I am free now. I am Kendra Firemoon, not Kendra Clearwater. I want to pursue my own happiness.”

Alice took the ring from Kendra’s hand and pulled her into a hug.

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Sighing, she whispered, “I would have loved to have you as my daughter-in-law. You are an amazing woman. You need to know that.”

Kendra whispered back while looking into Lucien’s eyes, “I know, but your son preferred the company of an amazing man instead.”

After Alice let go, Lucien too hugged Kendra.

“Sorry, Kendra,” he whispered. “You know that you deserve a man who loves you wholeheartedly for his whole life.”

Kendra nodded subtly.

“I know.”

The crowd dispersed and celebrated privately at home. They finally had a new Alpha! The new Alpha must be a little busy for the rest of the day, though, so the pack members did not bother her yet.

Annalynne and Lowell were seen holding hands at the entrance of the forest as they spoke in a low voice.

The she-wolves were nursing their broken hearts in the pack kitchen, crying and eating together.

Lucien and Alice returned to their apartment and opened the windows to let in some fresh air before closing them for the night.

At night, Lucien made a call to Ronan.

His call was not picked up.

Although they kept sending messages throughout the day after Ronan left, they kept failing to talk to each other directly.

Lucien disliked sharing news through messages, particularly if they were happy news. He wanted to hear it in Ronan’s voice.

Dejected, he thus threw his phone on the bed and helped his mother prepare dinner instead.

To celebrate Annalynne’s victory in the Alpha competition, they decided to prepare her favorite dishes. Chicken salad with feta cheese cubes; slices of baked garlic bread; beef lasagna with four kinds of cheese; mushroom, potato, and carrot cream soup; and of course creamy chocolate pudding with whipped cream on top.

“I called your father just now,” Alice informed Lucien while they were peeling the vegetables. “He is surprised. He is going to come to visit tomorrow.”

Lucien’s eyes widened in delight. “Really? Anna is going to be so happy.”

“I didn’t tell him about Anna joining the competition. Honestly, I did not expect her to reach the final round at all.”

“Well, she did get a bye for two rounds just before the final round. Lowell is the one who has been working hard.”

“Speaking about Lowell. We can take the time to introduce Lowell to his future father-in-law as well,” Alice winked naughtily.

“Mom, I don’t think Anna is going to get married so soon. Lowell just confessed today. I think it is going to take a while before they even start dating.”

By the end of Lucien’s sentence, the front door opened. Both mother and son poked their head out of the kitchen frame to see a bright red Annalynne enter with a dashing but also blushing Lowell. Their hands were locked together.

“...”

“...”

Alice leaned closer and whispered to Lucien, “What did you say just now, Lulu? By the look of it, I believe they are already dating.”

Lucien was speechless. Did couples come together so quickly these days? Back then when he was his younger self, it took Ronan a week or two of stalking and himself a few days of thinking before they started dating. Even then, Lucien would never dream of taking Ronan home to introduce him to his parents!

His twin sister, Annalynne, was rather bold!