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.

sigh. "And it just

I already was."

it's only

it was about," she says gently, cutting into

not to leave out a single detail. When I'm done, I

what I've been trying to figure out," I mutter, frustrated. "Where is she from? Because I've never heard of

werewolves,

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

can look into it," Raven offers, her voice distracted, thoughtful. "But I've never heard of anything like that either. We both know only humans and witches have female leaders.

Nyx; it feels like it's

you talked to her?"

can't feel her. She's

moment I woke

was left alone to

we'll understand the source of her powers. Like... was it a kingdom that existed long ago? Did something happen-some kind of war or massacre-and they were wiped out, leaving just

many questions. And not a

is everything ever going to

of that," I tell her grumpily, "but there is one thing that

turning toward me. "What

next Queen, right? But she was

She wanted Xena to rule instead. So... what went sour

her gaze distant as she considers my

"Apart from Kaden, we thought all

from what

of power. She just wanted peace. A quiet life with her mate and

Raven urges

if Xena turned on Nyx because they both wanted

would make sense. But

Willingly. So,

Nyx's love for her twin. It was