Chapter 30 – Leah the Omega

The wolf snarled, causing her to still. I caught myself catching my breath. I couldn’t take my eyes away from the beauty of the wolf. He was magnificent. I hadn’t had time to appreciate it before. The wolf was still growling. Its eyes were fixated on Luna Bianca’s face. It raised its massive paw. Before I could blink or anybody could move, he dragged his claws down the side of her face, making her scream in panic and pain, disfiguring her face, before climbing off and coming to my side. He gave a small smile of satisfaction while Alpha Johnathon looked horrified.

Blood poured down the Luna’s face. The wolf licked my hand, making me giggle, while Alpha Johnathon knelt beside his hysterical wife. I patted the wolf and then it shifted back to King Kace who sneered at the Luna as she staggered back to her feet, one hand to the large gouge marks that went down her cheek. She no longer looked as attractive and it gave me malicious satisfaction.

“Those will serve as a painful reminder of your disrespect for the rest of your life,” he said icily “An Alpha King’s marks do not disappear like a normal shifter does when they heal.”

Luna Bianca sobbed. Alpha Johnathon looked torn, as he glanced at myself and the King. King Kace glanced at his Beta, James who subtly began to mind-link some warriors.

“You will be placed in the dungeon to await your punishment. I do not accept your lies, and you will be tortured for them.” His tone was cold, filled with anger. I could only stare in awe. Finally, the horrible Luna was going to be punished. It was like a dream come true.

His warriors came in, dragging Luna Bianca away from her husband as she kicked and flailed, her arms waving around wildly.

“Johnathon” she screamed “Johnathon help me.”

“Do not move Alpha Johnathon, if you value your life. Luna Bianca, you may not shift until I order you to do so” King Kace said sharply using his alpha tone again.

I was fighting the urge not to look at the King, who seemed completely at ease in his nakedness. I blushed. He was definitely impressive looking, in more ways than one.

Alpha Johnathon complied, looking regretful as his wife disappeared out the door. “I believe that you didn’t know and that your wife kept this from you, which is the only reason that you are not being punished” King Kace snarled “But if you make one wrong move, do anything else pertaining to going against the law and I will execute you. I am showing leniency just this once” he finished and then turned to me “unless you would like the woman executed?” he asked bluntly.

I considered it. I hated Luna Bianca, so much that I felt it seep through my veins.

“As long as you take me with you, the torture is punishment enough” I forced myself to say.

The Luna was disfigured, permanently and I had my suspicions the torture was not going to be light either. I didn’t see the need to request her death when I would no longer be at the pack for her to bully or demean me. King Kace looked at me with a small smile on his face. “Very well. Now, if you don’t mind” he told the Alpha “I require us to be shown to our rooms. Leah will be staying in the same one as mine” he added and my mouth fell open in shock.

“I um, will, of course, summon an omega immediately King Kace” Alpha Johnathon said, looking confused.

The omega came and led us out, King Kace reaching for my hand. I felt the tingles again and inhaled sharply. “You will be safer in my room” he murmured in a low tone so that only I could hear him “I do not trust them not to try and retaliate by hurting you somehow.”

I relaxed. The omega opened the door to the large bedroom and King Kace ushered me in. I sat on the bed, blushing as he grabbed his suitcase. He opened it and grabbed some clothes. I turned away, listening to the sounds of him getting dressed.

“You can look if you want,” he said teasingly, making me blush bright red.

I ducked and he laughed. I bit my lip, feeling nervous. “Um, King Kace,” I said softly, wanting to confirm my suspicions.

“Yes?” he said gruffly.

“Are we mates?”

Silence. He walked over and grabbed my chin, his eyes staring deeply into mine “Do you feel those tingles as I touch you?”

I nodded slowly.

He gave a slow grin “That’s the mate bond.”

He let go. I wasn’t finished though. I took a deep shuddering breath and then blurted out my deepest darkest fear. “Are you going to reject me?”

I had no wolf. I was practically a human. He was a freaking Alpha King! My nerves were shot as I anxiously waited for his reply. He was silent, his eyes narrowed, a thoughtful expression on his face. My heart sank. He was going to do it. He was going to reject me. I could tell. I clasped my hands together tightly, bowing my head down. I felt my breath quicken. I hadn’t even had a chance to tell him about my medical condition. Once he discovered that, it would be all over. It was a miracle I hadn’t had an attack when Alpha Daxton had tried to rape me. Then again, my heart rate had slowed when Kace touched me.

“It’s complicated,” King Kace said finally, looking away “For the moment I have no intentions of rejecting you. But I cannot say any more than that. It will have to do for now,” he told me. “We will discuss everything properly when we are back at my pack. How old are you?” he asked as though it was an afterthought.

“Eighteen tomorrow” I whispered “the same day as Brynn Ryker whose party you’re attending.”

He nodded. “You may get your wolf tomorrow,” he said briskly and my heart sank some more. Was that what he was waiting for? Was he hoping that my wolf would magically appear? Suddenly turning eighteen didn’t seem quite so appealing to me.

King Kace POV

“I would like to explore the grounds,” I told Leah who looked at me surprised “Would you mind accompanying me? Perhaps give me a tour of the pack house?” I suggested lightly.

She bit her lip and then nodded. I glanced at what she was wearing and frowned. “Wait here,” I told her, stepping out and waving down an omega. I instructed her on what to get and minutes later she came back, her arms piled high with clothes. I thanked her and brought them into the room, Leah’s eyes widening as she took in the vast array and vibrancy of the colors.

“I hope they fit” I murmured “You can hardly wear my shirt as fetching as I think it looks” I added, making her blush. She was so adorable and so innocent.

“I’ll wait in the corridor” I added hastily. She nodded, rifling through the clothes as I opened the door and sidled out. I was not impressed when Cordelia came towards me, just as Leah opened the door and came outside, dressed in a simple pair of sweatpants and shirt, her hair loose and flowing down her shoulders. She looked cute and youthful. I smiled, but Leah frowned as Cordelia stomped her foot in front of us, acting like a spoilt child instead of an adult woman.

“Kace” she hissed “this has gone on far enough. I will not be left to sit alone in the kitchen while you gallivant about with this…this girl.”

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