His Majesty (Slide Away)

9.

(A/N- I will most likely not be updating this story at the weekends ❤️)

"When will the two of you be married, your highness?" A journalist asked, multiple cameras flashing behind them.

"This Saturday." John responded, directing a sweet smile over to Paul.

The shattered looking Omega wasn't paying much attention, instead staring aimlessly infront of him with his head tilted rather to the side. The boy looked like he'd been hypnotised, and John feared it was because of the powerful alpha scent in the room.

"Is the Queen excited for the wedding, sir?" A female journalist in the corner of the room asked.

"Absolutely thrilled." John smiled over to the woman, nodding with confidence. But deep down John knew the situation was much different.

Mimi hadn't even introduced herself fully to Paul yet. Infact, apart from Paul's arrival, the Queen hadn't seen the him at all. It enraged John greatly that Mimi would not simply try and be tolerable, but the Alpha knew that she was just being stubborn. She'd wanted John to marry a Beta, but cabinet had advised her against it. An Omega mate was much more traditional, they insisted, therefore denying her request.

The Queen did not like to be told no.

She had informed them that she viewed Omegas as useless and feeble creatures, but John knew that was total absurdity. Mimi had adored her own Omega like he was heaven on earth and had even gone as far as to demand that cabinet lift the restrictions on Omega's rights in the Kingdom. That move was one of the reasons that Mimi had been rather liked by her people in the beginning.

Her and George had frequently visited the people of their Kingdom, thrilled to see how rules surrounding Omega's had changed in her rein. Omega's were walking the streets unchaperoned, driving cars and drinking in pubs. Little things that had been forbidden before. It had been her greatest achievement, and she deemed herself 'the Queen of change.'

But when George died, she neglected her people.

The rules did not return to how they had been before her rule, but she did not protest for more change. Her attitudes towards Omegas fell to one of neglect. In private she addressed them as nuisances and in public she didn't address them at all. Change stoped in the domain of Omega rights, and there were still things that Omega's could not do. They still couldn't own property, file for divorce without reasoning such as cheating or abuse and they couldn't leave the kingdom without the company of an Alpha or Beta.

Despite the Queen's promise to fight for them earlier on in her rein, she had betrayed them. As a result, they had lost respect for her. Luckily, not enough to cause a rebellion. The people grieved along with her over the horrible and abrupt loss of her Omega consort. They had all adored George.

But they still had hope for their future King, and John harboured a great desire to reassure the people of Aquitaine that their future would not be one of suffering.

The room they had been set up in was warm and stuffy, and John could smell Paul's scent. He was definitely nervous, and just by the shattered look in his Omega's eyes, John could tell that Paul was probably a few blinks away from passing out on the desk.

"Once the two of you are married, will we be expecting any children? A heir to the throne...?" Another press member asked, a man. He beamed as he asked the question, as if asking such a question to the two of them was not an invasion of their privacy. John and Paul hadn't even known eachother for 24 hours, yet.

John tried not to show his distaste, keeping his mouth shut so that he did not visibly grit his teeth.

"Next question." Almost as soon as he had said it, another reporter spoke up.