Chapter 50
Conrad POV
I have come to really resent these council meetings. Bringing all random complaints that need funding and plans to gain power as ways to suck up when in reality it would be better if they could figure things out themselves. Honestly, these men call themselves leaders when they probably couldn’t organize a dinner reservation between them.
Three days. I only have to last three days and then they will leave again. Three days to achieve my only goal of keeping my Lewana safe.
I have permitted her to train with the guards and soldiers when in reality she has started running the sessions. I hear from Liam she is a natural teacher and in the week she has been doing it there have been a lot of improvements. She has even been playing ‘hide and seek‘ with the hunters to improve their tracking capabilities but that has been banned this week. I
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The council members do a tour with Willow and she proudly shows that she has started to sort out the Royal Library collection. She has had stuff dated, books translated, and cataloged. Artifacts are professionally cleaned, restored, and proudly put on display. She has done an amazing job.
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They also attend a class run by Kimberly. The pups proudly show off that they now know the alphabet and can read their letter. Also, they can read numbers. The council members seem unimpressed by all of this. They kept making comments like wolves don’t need this or wolves should be running these programs. I just growled at them to find a wolf who could do what they did and that shut them up.
The council meeting goes strangely well. There’s a lot less debate and fewer issues brought up. I instantly know something is up. When I ask they just say they are excited about the party tomorrow and the networking opportunities, so wanted to end the meeting early Friday morning so they can prepare. So that’s what we did.
All of Friday I sent Liam to the dungeons to interrogate Luna Ebony. The last time I spoke to Alpha Blake he said Luna- Ebony was involved so surely she would know some of the Alpha’s. If those Alpha’s showed up tonight then they would be detained on the spot.
She said she knew all of them as she kept track of the payments and managed the money in the house. She was also the one who took the booking. Liam offered her anything she wanted for the names within reason. Luxury in her cell, expensive food, even offered to take the death penalty off the table. She wanted immunity and $20 million to start a new life. I’d rather see her dead with no list than have her free.
Friday rolls around and at 5pm I have Lewana confined to her room with the girls. They are having a movie night with guards outside the door and extras patrolling the wing I just hope there is enough security. I just have to keep her safe until Saturday morning when they leave.
I’m at the front of the pack house greeting everyone who comes in. Endless wolves and Alpha’s to give handshakes to. I wonder how many of them know about my Moonlight? I wonder if any of them have hurt her before?
Then the part I have been dreading. Bloody Cordelia.
“Hi handsome. I’ve missed you“.
“Address me as Alpha King“.
She does this stupid pout thing with her face again making her look like a fish and crosses her arms to try and show her cleavage more. She is in a very revealing dress that leaves nothing to the imagination but just makes me roll my eyes and I
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usher her inside.
“Won’t be long till you’re with me, Alpha King“. She says this with a strange smile. She is so delusional I don’t think she functions in this reality so I don’t dwell about what she said.
We head inside and after the banquet, we head to the royal hall for the dancing. I just keep staring at the clock counting the minutes that slowly tick by. The part I have been waiting for all night has started. The announcements and thanks. After this, I can head to bed with my girl and personally protect her. Councilman Donovan takes the microphone.
“Good evening esteemed guests. We are gathered to celebrate our most honorable Alpha King on his birthday. Celebrations like these bring our kind together and under his rule and guidance, we will have many more prosperous years“.
A round of applause and howling breaks out and I just raise a glass and smile.
“As you all know, this year is extra special. As it is the Alpha King’s 29th birthday, the council is launching the Quarrimus Lunae ceremony starting tomorrow. A she–wolf has been picked from each of the four corners and will be presented to the Alpha King tomorrow. Over the next month, they will face challenges to help our Alpha King and the council, choose one
of them to be our Luna Queen“.
A roaring round of applause breaks out but I am livid. I start to send out a dangerous Alpha aura through the crowd but Liam grabs my arm.
“Not here. There are too many Alpha’s and a fight might break out“.
Wolves are encouraging me to get on stage and say a few words. I let my glowing eyes shine and let out an Alpha
command that stopped the celebrations in their tracks.
“Alpha Council to my study. NOW“.
I turn and storm off leaving behind a sea of confused and scared faces.
I don’t give a crap about proper manners or maintaining appearances at this moment. They are trying to separate me from my mate and that will not stand.
Chapter 51
