Alpha Alec's Redemption by Kathy M

Chapter 290

I sit at the breakfast table, my mind completely lost in thought.

The dream-no, the memory-I just had doesn't make any sense to me.

There's so much to unpack. So many unanswered questions.

Ever since I started getting Nyx's memories, I always assumed their mother was a Luna. I thought maybe their father had been an Alpha who died, leaving their mom to lead the pack. But now... I'm not so sure about that theory anymore.

A Queen.

A Kingdom.

None of that rings a bell. There's no record in werewolf history of monarchs, ever. So where do Nyx and Xena really come from?

They mentioned mates, but that's the only link I can connect them to the werewolf species. Crowns, thrones-none of it makes any sense.

The only monarchy I know of is in the human world. And we can all agree that Nyx is anything but human.

I chew absently, barely tasting the food as I try to work things out. To put all the pieces of the puzzle together.

Even if Nyx came from some ancient, pre-civilization era, there has never been a time in our history where a monarchy ruled over werewolves. From what we were taught in school, it's always been Alphas and the Council. Never a single ruler. Never a Queen.

So again, I ask: Where is Nyx from?

It's all so confusing. There is mention of mates, yet no mention of wolves or shifting. There is mention of a queen, yet we have never been ruled by a monarch.

"What are you thinking so hard about?"

The sudden question startles me, and I drop my fork with a clatter.

I look up to find Raven watching me curiously.

a sigh.

I already was."

it's only then I notice she's carrying her breakfast

me what it was about," she says gently, cutting into her

out a single detail. When I'm done, I slump back in my

out," I mutter, frustrated. "Where is she from? Because I've never heard

most werewolves, especially the Elders, are

alone one ruling over them. Most Alphas, not all though, still believe a mate's job is to look pretty

like that either. We both know only humans and witches have female leaders.

feels like it's going to

talked to

feel her. She's probably blocked me and locked

the moment I woke up.

left alone

came from," Raven says, tapping her fingers on the table. "Maybe then we'll understand her better Maybe we'll understand the source of her powers. Like... was it a kingdom

And not a

ever going to

all of that," I tell her grumpily, "but there is one thing that really doesn't

turning toward me. "What is

to be the next Queen, right? But she was planning

wanted Xena to rule instead. So...

her gaze distant as she considers my

I continue. "Apart from Kaden, we thought all

from what

She just wanted peace. A quiet life with her mate and future kids.

urges when I

Xena turned on Nyx because they both wanted

were rivals, it would make sense. But

Willingly. So,

Nyx's love for her twin.