Gloom 70_Balance of Light and Shadow

Chapter 70 

 Lewana POV

 I am in the kitchen by myself getting my protein smoothie before the training sessions with the soldiers. I have made apromise with Mary as she hates me getting any food for myself. She keeps telling me she wants to look after me but I’m still struggling with being waited on. We agreed as I am normally up early and change my breakfast depending on my workout for the day that I would do that myself. Lunch is organized with Sherman to be either a takeaway parcel if we are busy or sit down. Dinner, we would always have

 with her.

 I’m chopping up a banana to put in the blender when an Alpha I don’t know walks in. He nods at me. “Morning“.

 I try to be as polite as possible but he knows he shouldn’t be in here. “Sorry but this kitchen is reserved for the Royal pack members. All guests are to go to the main banquet

 hall for any meals“. 

 He had a look on his face that made me ufortable. Somewhere between acting ignorant and hunting. “I was looking for you actually. We all know Cordelia is going to be Luna Queen so if you need a new alpha, I will look after you very well“.

 I freeze. Terrifying memories of other Alphas saying they will look after mee rushing forward. He strokes the back of his finger slowly down my arm trying to be seductive. I feel like I’m going to be sick as I can feel the fear rising in my chest. I’m too panicked to move and justpletely freeze.

 BANG

 I’m startled when Conrades in mming the door open.

 The Alpha turns to him and starts trying to cover his tracks. “Good morning my Alpha King. Hope your day is going well“.

 Conrad stalks over and pushes past him to me. I know he can sense my fear from the look in his eyes. He gets very close and starts smelling me from my neck. He makes his way down to my arm and finds the scent of the Alpha where he touched me.

 Conrad lets out a menacing growl. “You touched her“.

 The Alpha tries to defend himself “I just brushed up against her by ident. It was

 nothing“.

 “I can tell you’re lying“. Conrad partially shifts and throws him up against the kitchen table pinning him down. Legs on either side pinning his arms and wraps his hands around his throat. The Alpha lets out a fearful scream for help and I just watch it unfold.

 Liames bolting in followed by the guards. The council members follow behind as well to see what the threat is.

 Conrad is now partially shifted with ws out, fur over a lot of his body and sharp teeth on disy snarling at the quivering, whimpering wolf beneath him.

 Liam is horrified and not sure how to react. “Conrad what the hell are you doing.

 “He touched what is ours”.

 He looks over to me and I can see he has worked out what happened.

 He starts trying to calm Conrad down. “Buddy. He shouldn’t have done that. But you need

 to let him go“.

 Something isn’t right. Conrad wouldn’t do this. The mannerisms are wrong and he is

 never so blunt.

 “Liam, look at the eyes. That’s not Conrad”.

 Liam looks closer at the face when Conrad’s head snaps up and he is met with very familiar yellow eyes. “Jace“.

 Jace isn’t going to listen to Liam. After all, he is my protective shadow.

 “Shadow. I know you want to protect me, but this is not the way“.

 “He shouldn’t have touched you. No one touches you. You’re ours“.

 “I know that. And I always will be. But you can’t kill him“. I start to pat him and he leans into my touch.

 He looks at me with a cheeky grin and nothing but love in his eyes. “Then I will just punish him for you“. He turns back to look at the Alpha. “You touch what is ours. We w you“.

 With his longest middle w, he slowly cuts into the Alpha’s arm with the precision of a

 scalpel. The Alpha started kicking but was unable to move and just screamed in pain. This did nothing to stop Jace. He slowly dragged his w down his arm in the same location where he touched me. Blood trickled out from the site but I could tell from the resistance that he was slicing his bone to.

 When he was done he jumped off the table on all fours and then grabbed me. He pushed me against the wall until his body was flush against mine and started scenting me. When he came to my arm, he started licking it clean. No way was my shadow having someone

 else scent on me.

 The guards help the injured Alpha to the medical clinic as the council just stared. I just stroke him lovingly as he cleans me.

 “He said ours“. The Alpha from the west said. “He didn’t say mine. He said ours“.

 I just look at them and smile. “That is correct. I have bonded in this form with not only Conrad but Jace as well. I belong to both of them“. 

 Jace is very proud of this and picks me up so I wrap my legs around his waist as he holds me possessively.

 “Ours“. He growls and nuzzles my neck and I just giggle back. He looked after me so now I

 will look after him.

 “Liam, can you call Mary and ask her to cook some lunch for my boys. Think it might be more of a meat–centred meal. Then have someone bring it to the living room door where I will collect it. Also apologies for the mess we made“.

 Liam just smiles. “Will do my Lady“.

 Before we leave I hear Liam startughing and turn to the council. “And you idiots think

 you going to break them up by providing options“. 

 Jace growls as he walks past them carrying his prize proudly out of the kitchen. I just stare at the council as I see the realization cross their faces that they have already lost

 control.

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