Her Reign

Chapter 39

ALESSIA

The sun is shining through the curtains, hitting me in the face, forcing me to roll over. I feel like I’ve been hit by a bus. With everything that happened last night with Jonathan’s mother, I didn’t sleep much. I couldn’t stop thinking about what's to come. I know she is going to do something, and I need to be ready.

During our ride back to the pack house, Alena never once mentioned what happened. When I looked at her, there weren’t any signs indicating that she was bothered by it. I was tempted to read her thoughts but quickly shook the thought off, I promised her I wouldn’t.

When we got back to our room, Jaxson gave me a massage to help relax me. It felt good. Too good, but when Jaxson started taking things further, the baby wasn’t having any parts of it. The more Jaxson kissed and touched me, the harder the baby kicked. The baby was ready to go ten rounds with my internal organs.

Needless to say, there was no sex. Jaxson went to sleep but I tossed and turned for hours before finally going to sleep.

When Jaxson woke me up, I felt like I slept ten minutes. There was too much to do today so I couldn't stay in bed. We need to get things done here so we can go to the other pack. I want to finish so we can spend time with my parents before leaving. The baby is coming soon, I would like to get home before I go into labor.

Walking downstairs, I would love nothing more than to sneak into the kitchen and steal a cup of coffee, but I know if anyone found out, they would kill me. Jess and Alena have been on my ass about eating healthy.

I’ve snuck things before when nobody was around, but I have to sit in a conference room with them and I know they will smell it. I’m tempted to use mind control to get away with it.

As I entered the kitchen, Jessica was standing there with a big mug in her hand.

“Good morning, I made you a cup of tea. Enjoy.” She said with a smug look on her face. I couldn’t help but roll my eyes at her because she knows how much I crave coffee.

“Drink up because we are going to have a long day. We have uncovered some disturbing things that need to be investigated.” She said.

“What is it? I don’t want to be blindsided, I’m not in the mood and if it's that bad, I just might kick this alpha’s ass.” I said.

She walked back to the table, sat down, and gestured for me to sit. I did.

“Before you go crazy, nothing has been confirmed but according to one omega, the alpha took a mate that wasn’t his to take. He forced her into a bond. She was an omega of this pack and he’s always had a thing for her. When they both became of age, they knew they weren’t mates. Since he was the alpha, he forced her by marking her against her will. There are also the accusations that he doesn’t treat certain pack members fairly and forces them to hand over their wages, leaving families with nothing.” She said.

“Fuck! I’m sick of this shit. Is this shit ever going to end?” I asked. Before she was able to answer, I got up and stormed off towards the conference room.

Jaxson was sitting at the end of the table going through paperwork with the others. It’s clear that he doesn’t know about the allegations because he’s too calm.

As I walked into the room, Jaxson looked up at me and stopped everything he was doing. He knew something was wrong. Everyone else stopped seconds later trying to figure out what was going on. Alpha Wilkins sat at the other end of the table with his high-ranking members around him.

I stood at the middle of the table and put my hands on the edge, staring at Alpha Wilkins. He maintained eye contact with me for as long as I allowed it before allowing my power to seep out and he was forced to submit.

“Where is your mate?” I asked.

“She’s upstairs in our suite. She hasn’t been feeling well. She recently found out she's pregnant and has been suffering from severe morning sickness.” He said.

I turned towards my guard. “Go get her, her presence is required.” I commanded.

“Your highness, she’s on bed…”  He said but I cut him off.

“No. Her presence is required during this meeting, and I would like to speak to her.” I said.

We all waited for the guard to return back to the room. The door opened and the Luna walked in with the guard following behind her. She looked pale. Her eyes were sunk in, and dark circles shadowed them. She’s a small frame female but it's obvious that she has lost weight. Her mark on her neck was red and angry looking. It shouldn’t look like that.

“What is your name?” I asked her. She stood there facing me, but her eyes were pointed to the ground. She clasped both hands in front of her. She was trembling.

“Mia. Your highness.” She whispered.

I walked towards her until I was standing directly in front of her. I reached with my hand under her chin and lifted her head until she looked at me.

“How are you feeling?” I asked.

“I’m ok, just a little nauseous.” She whispered. She is trembling even more. She’s terrified.

“Mia, I want you to take a deep breath. You are not in any trouble, but I have some questions to ask you.” I said and she nodded her head.

“Who is your mate?” I asked. Her eyes widened in shock that I asked such a thing and then quickly looked over at Alpha Wilkins.

“She is my mate and Luna of this pack!” Alpha Wilkins yelled. He is obviously pissed that I asked such a thing. I looked over at him.

“Alpha Wilkins, I’m not speaking to you so shut up.” I commanded.

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Jaxson stand from his chair. Jaxson, Thomas, and Lucas took a step closer towards me because they know I’ve just insulted an alpha and they will be quick to respond if he steps out of line.

“Mia, Is Alpha Wilkins your true mate?” I asked. I stared at her, and I could see the tears filling her eyes. She hesitated briefly.

“No.” I whispered so softly I barely heard her.

“Did you choose Alpha Wilkins to be your mate, or did he force you?” I asked. I reached up and lightly grazed her mark and she flinched.

When a mark is not by a true mate or by someone you choose, it doesn’t heal properly. It scabs over and stays red until that female accepts him as her mate.

Mia is so scared that she refused to answer my question. She took a step back and stared at the ground again. The tears that built up are running down her cheeks.

“Mia, I know the answer by looking at your mark, but I need you to say it. I need to know what happened. I can promise that no harm will come to you. I will protect you. He cannot hurt you.” I said softly.

“Alpha Wilkins and I dated since I was fourteen. We loved each other. He was eighteen and said he could feel the bond. There were many times, during our relationship, he wanted to mark me, but I wanted to wait. I wanted to feel the bond too before I let him mark me. When I was seventeen, I gave him my virginity. I thought he was my mate but when I turned eighteen, that morning, I felt nothing, but I didn’t say anything. We left our bedroom and walked downstairs. I ran into a worker I didn’t know on the way to the kitchen and I felt it. The sparks. When I looked up, my wolf told me that he was my mate.” She said.

She burst into tears and started breathing heavily. She was having a panic attack. Jessica and I tried to calm her down.

After getting her breathing under control, she wiped her tears away.

“My true mate reached for me. Before he could touch me, Alpha Wilkins attacked him. He beat my true mate so badly, blood was everywhere. He then ordered the guards to take him away. He couldn’t even stand so they dragged him. The alpha dragged me upstairs and told me I had to reject my mate and be his mate or he would kill him. He took me to the dungeon, and I rejected my true mate, Michael Johnson. When we got back to our bedroom, the alpha wanted to mark me. He told me that the pack needed a Luna and since he hadn’t found his mate yet, he didn’t have one, but I couldn’t do it. I begged him not to, but he pinned me down and marked me. He mated me right after, completing the mating process. It felt so wrong. I loved him but I felt like I was betraying my true mate. He mated me over and over. I suffered three miscarriages since and I’m pregnant again.” She said. The tears never stopped and once she finished speaking, she collapsed to the floor hysterically crying.

Before I could think about anything else, I lunged at the alpha. I half shifted and by the time I reached him, my claws were around his neck, and I slammed him to the wall. There was blood coming from his neck and I barely noticed the yelling and screaming all around me.

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