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.

another memory," I say with a sigh. "And it just confused me even

I already was."

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

was about," she says gently,

her everything, careful not to leave out a single detail. When I'm done, I slump back in my

frustrated. "Where is she from? Because I've never heard of any monarch leading werewolves. A Queen, of

werewolves, especially the

stomach a woman giving them orders, let alone one ruling over them. Most Alphas, not all though, still believe a mate's job is to look pretty and give them strong pups.

distracted, thoughtful. "But I've never heard of anything like that either. We both know only

surrounding Nyx; it feels

you talked to her?"

I admit. "I can't feel her. She's probably

out the moment I woke up. But she didn't

crickets. So, I was left alone to drown in all these

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 that existed long ago? Did

And not a single

everything ever going

can't answer all of that," I tell her grumpily, "but there

turning toward me. "What is

was supposed to be the next Queen, right?

She wanted Xena to rule instead.

her gaze distant

this was about power," I continue. "Apart from Kaden, we thought

But from what I

power. She just wanted peace. A quiet life with her mate and future kids. She never wanted

on," Raven urges when

Xena turned on

rivals, it would make sense. But they weren't. Nyx

So, what

feel Nyx's love for her twin. It was