ALPHA QUEEN

CHAPTER 13

I was sitting in Nick's office with him, both of us engrossed with paperwork, mine concerned with the kingdom while his concerned the pack. It's been two months since we came. The Shadow wolves have improved and are way better than when we came. They could now fight almost as well as any member of the royal guard, some even better and it seemed that since we came, there have been little to no attacks. And it unsettled me and put me on edge a bit. A knock on the door brought me out of my thoughts.

"Come in." Nick said. I looked up to see Ezra, the head warrior's brother, entering.

"Your Majesty, Alpha." Ezra greeted.

"Ezra, aren't you supposed to be on patrol duty right now?" Nick asked.

"Not really. My shift just ended but before I left my post, we encountered a problem at the border. 3 rogues showed up and attacked us but we managed to subdue them. They however aren't responding to any of our questions. They said they will only speak to you and Her Majesty." Ezra informed us.

"So where are these rogues now?" Nick asked.

"They're in the cells now, Alpha."

"Alright, thank you, Ezra. We'll head down there now. You may go." Nick dismissed. The young wolf bowed then left the office.

"This is strange." I muttered almost inaudibly but Nick heard me.

"Kiara, what's wrong?"

"It's just.... Since we arrived there has not been a single attack and just as we are nearing the completion of the whole helping you out thing, this happens. Don't you think it's odd?"

"True. Well, at least now we can find out what's really going on." We both stood up and headed to the cells where they were keeping the rogues they had captured. It turned out the rogues who had been captured were three girls. I couldn't help but notice the similarities between one of them and two people in the pack. I eyed them suspiciously as Nick and I took our seats in front of them. "Ah, Your Majesty, Alpha Mendez. Lovely to see you both." One of the girls said with a sly smile.

"Who are you? What are you names?" Nick asked.

"Well, my name is Camille. These are my partners, Miranda and Samantha." The oldest of the three answered.

"What do you want? Why did you attack my men at the border?" Nick asked.

"We came to deliver and a message to Her Majesty from our leader. We heard she was in town." The girl next to Camille, Miranda said.

"And what is this message you bear?" Nick said. I still hadn't spoken. I was silently gauging them. What Camille said next almost made me lose control of my anger.

"Now I hope you don't dismember the messengers. This is what he said. You will die like your parents did when I ripped their hearts out. Enjoy what little time of happiness you can because, after the next full moon, you and your sisters will join your parents so I can claim what's rightfully mine. Think of it as retribution for being cheated out of my birthright by your wretched father." I forced all my emotions back and maintained a blank face.

"What does that mean?" Nick asked her.

"Oh don't worry, Alpha Mendez. The queen knows what it means." Samantha said as she and her partners smirked evilly.

"Who is your leader? Tell me!" Nick slammed his hand on the table in frustration. The girls just kept on smiling maniacally without flinching.

"Well, that's for us to know and for you to find out when he decides to make an appearance." Camille said.