I AM ALPHA

Chapter Nine- A Suspicion

"Momma.." I whispered and Ana continued to giggle like a child and I scolded her for it. She immediately continued to laugh louder than before, dropping her hand, not even trying to hide it.

"Alaisia." I turned to meet my mother's blue eyes and she was smiling. Something I hadn't seen her do towards me in a long time.

"Oh, Momma!" I cried and threw myself in her arms. She held me close and kissed my cheeks.

"I'm so proud of you, Alaisia, for finding your mate and not rejecting him." she smiled and I smiled back, but it kind of stung that she has never been proud of my accomplishments, like that fact that the King has announced me as the best warrior and the Queen had blessed our union as mates and as warriors. Nope. Just the fact that I didn't reject my mate.

"Thank you, Momma." but then out of the corner of my eye I saw a huge man with thick red hair, wearing a cloth shirt, with a red and green tartan kilt. A huge smile spread across my face and I screamed, "Daddy!" and I took off in a dead sprint and he barely had time to turn before I jumped on him and tackled him to the ground.

"Och! Me wee warrior princess! Oh, how I've missed ye." My dad chuckled and hugged me close.
   "Alaisia! For goodness sake you are a princess  get up!" My mother scolded and daddy and I got up laughing.
"Och, Emma, lass, ease up on her. It's been an exciting day fer our wee bairn." My dad hugged me close and kissed the top of my head.
    "Alpha McKinney, Prince Dimitri Provinsky, it is an honor to meet you." Dimitri came up behind me and extended his hand to my father. My dad eyes his hand suspiciously, and for a moment I didn't think he would take Dimitri's hand, but after a moment he did.
"Angus McKinney, father of Alaisia and Anastasia McKinney. But most importantly, the man whom ye will fear fer the rest of yer life if ye harm me daughter." He said sternly.
"Dad!" Ana and I said at the same time my mother shouted, "Angus!" And she slapped his arm. "Prince Dimitri, it is an honor to meet you. May the Goddess bless your and Alaisia's Union. Please excuse my husband's barbaric behavior." My mother curtsied and Dimitri bowed and chucked.
"It isn't a problem at all, ma'am. I know I will be the same with my daughter. But I promise, Alpha, you haven't a thing to worry about. Alaisia is all I have ever dreamed of in a mate. I wouldn't dare bring her harm." He winked at me and I blushed to my ears while Ana giggled. "Though I hate to cut this short, I would like to have the final dance with you, Mrs. McKinney. Ofcourse, only if the Alpha doesn't mind." My eyes widened.
Dad opened his mouth to respond but mother cut him off, "I would be honored Your Grace." Dimitri extended his arm to my mother and she took it and he escorted her to the dance floor.
   "Well since yer mate took me wife, may I have this dance, lass?" My dad asked me doing a very exaggerated bow.
   "Of course, Daddy." I curtsied in the same dramatic way and we laughed and followed behind Dimitri and Momma.
    "How are ye adjusting?" He asked.
  "Well I haven't been here long, but so far so good. But oh, daddy, this isn't going how I planned at all." I said and looked over at Dimitri.
    "Life doesn't go according to a plan, love. But fer what it is worth Dimitri is a great wolf, and will be an even greater King. Ye are lucky to have such a mate, but he is far more lucky to have ye. He isn't good enough for ye." He said.
   "Daddy he's the future king. But he respects what I do, it took some convincing and ass kicking but he got that I am a warrior. Not a Luna to wear pretty dresses and have babies. I am an excellent warrior. All of the girls have mated as well."
  "They have?" He asked suspiciously. "With who?"
   "His best friends. All future alpha's of their own packs. It's crazy how this is happening." I said and dad was lost it thought. His brow knitted together and he looked to King Alexander and he nodded to dad. "Daddy?"
"What? Oh yes, lass, it's a little odd. But I think it's time ye are off to bed. It's been a big day fer ye and ye need to sleep." He stepped away and soon after the music ended.
"Dad? What aren't you telling me?"
"Nothing, love. Off to bed with ye now." Dimitri and mother joined us soon after.
"Goodnight Dad, Momma. I will see you tomorrow."
"Goodnight darling." Mother kissed my cheek and Dad was already walking towards the King. I watched him.
What is he up to? My wolf spoke.
I haven't a clue. But something is up. I spoke back and had to cover my mouth to hide a yawn. But I will find out tomorrow.
Goodnight girls, but just because we found our mates doesn't mean we are slacking. Meet here at 5 A.M. I spoke to the girls. I couldn't see any of them, I guess they had retired for the night with their new mates.
Yes, Alaisia. They all spoke back in unison.
"Walk me to my room?" I smiled to Dimitri and took his hand and laced my fingers through his.
"It would be my honor." He smiled and we left the ballroom.
"Tonight was amazing. I didn't know what in the world was going to happen when your mother got up there though. I would rather face a thousand vampires than the wrath of your mother, the Queen." I laughed and so did he.
"You? You're mother had my tail between my legs on the dance floor."
"Huh? What was she saying?" I asked as we started up the stairs.
"She's far more frightening than your father. She said that if I hurt you or tried to stop you from reaching your full potential she would fix me herself."
"My mother said that?" I gasped.
"Sure she did. Why wouldn't she?" He asked.
"My mother has never supported my goals. Always telling me that I will never be an Alpha, which I realize she was right and I'm fine with that, but she just always put me down and threw my accident in my face." I put my head down and stared at my feet.
"Well from the things she said to me, she just didn't want you to get your hopes up only to have them crushed. And I think she knows you well enough to know that her reminding you of what happened and the reality of what could happen, she knew it would push you to work harder so you would be better than you even knew you were." He said as he opened the door to my bedroom. And I stepped inside.
"How do you know all of this?" He closed the door and removed his jacket, vest, and cuff links and rolled up his sleeves.
"I don't know it for sure..I just have a feeling. She loves you and is proud of you." He turned me around and unzipped my dress. "What the hell?" He spoke.
"What?" I asked.
"What is this?"
"What is what?"
"Under your dress." Oh.
"It's a corset." I laughed.
"Is it not uncomfortable?" He sounded so appalled.
"My mother has laced Ana and I so tight in corsets breathing wasn't an option. This is nothing. I wore them until I quit princess lessons. Ana never stopped. Just unlace it like a shoe lace until it's lose enough for me to slip over my head." And he got to work. It took him a while but he got it. I held the dress and the corset to my body and walked towards the bathroom.
"Where are you going?" He asked and held my hand.
"To the bathroom to put on pajamas." I laughed and pulled my hand away.
"Why?"
"I showed you my scars to be completely honest with you. But even though you are my mate, I'm not ready for that yet. I need more time."
"Okay, I understand." He leaned down and kissed my hand and turned to leave.
"No wait, you don't have to leave. I will just be a second." I smiled and ran into the bathroom. I slipped off the dress and grabbed my favorite pajamas. They are the red and green tartan of my clan in flannel pajamas. I brushed out my hair and washed the makeup off my face. I double checked in the mirror that my scars were covered before I walked out. When I walked out Dimitri was asleep on top of the covers. I chuckled and shook him trying to wake him. He didn't budge. So I pulled off his shoes and belt and pulled the covers from underneath him and placed him under them. I went to the other side of the bed and set my alarm for 3:30. A total of 4 hours away and groaned at the early morning. I clicked off the lap and snuggled into the bed. Dimitri immediately became the big spoon to my little spoon and nestled his nose in my hair.
  "Mmmhmm..kitten."
And suddenly..I had a nickname for him. I remembered a book I read outside of my usual class books about a guardian girl and boy called The Vampire Academy. His nickname was "Dimka." Whether the name is really short for Dimitri or if it was even Russian, I had no idea. But it fit him.
"Goodnight Dimka.." I smiled and as soon as I closed my eyes I was asleep.

ALRIGHT GUYS!! New update. I apologize again for the teaser with the accidental publish. I want to give a special thanks to everyone who is voting and another to _AutumnGoddess and Blonde-weirdo for comments!! I love comments and being able to hear feedback from yawl and getting to respond to you. I can't believe so many people are reading my story I love each and every one of yawl so much! Thank yawl so much it makes my heart so happy❤️❤️ (oh, sorry if it's a little long. I was trying to get to a specific place to stop.) ((and I hope I don't offend anyone by using Dimka. I have just loved it since I read it the first time and I looked up the meaning and it is Slavic for Universal)) 💋