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.

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

I already was."

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

she says gently, cutting into her

to leave out a single detail. When I'm done, I slump back

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

I said, most werewolves, especially

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

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

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

talked to her?"

feel her. She's

I

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

powers. Like... was it a kingdom that existed long ago? Did

many questions. And not a

is everything ever going to make

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

turning toward

next Queen,

to rule instead. So...

frowns, her gaze distant as she considers my

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

from

peace. A quiet life with her mate

urges when

on

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

Willingly. So,

her twin. It was real.