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.

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

I already was."

and it's only

it was about," she says gently, cutting into

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

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

werewolves,

stomach a woman giving them orders, let alone one ruling over them. Most Alphas, not all though, still believe a

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

much mystery surrounding Nyx; it feels like it's going to

you talked

admit. "I can't feel her. She's probably blocked me and locked herself

the moment I woke up. But she didn't

left alone to drown in all

to figure out where she 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 something happen-some kind of war or massacre-and they were wiped out, leaving

And

ever going

I tell her grumpily, "but

she says, turning toward

be the next Queen, right? But she was planning

instead. So... what

frowns, her gaze distant

I continue. "Apart from Kaden,

But from what

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

on," Raven urges when

turned on Nyx

sense. But they weren't.

Willingly. So, what

her twin. It