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.

I already was."

to me, and it's only then I notice she's carrying her

about," she says gently, cutting

to leave out a single detail. When I'm done, I slump back in my chair, exhausted

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

werewolves, especially

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

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

so much mystery surrounding Nyx; it feels like it's

have you talked to her?"

can't feel her. She's probably blocked me and locked

moment I woke up. But

crickets. So, I was left alone to drown in

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 something happen-some kind of war or massacre-and they were wiped out,

So many questions. And

everything ever going to make

that," I tell her grumpily, "but

says, turning toward me. "What

next

to rule instead.

her gaze distant as she considers my

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

from what

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

urges when I

Xena turned on Nyx because they

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

Willingly. So,

could feel Nyx's love for her twin. It was