Storming down to the dungeons my family is hot on my tail. They are saying words to me, but I canโt hear them through the anger burning in my veins. I hate them undermining me. They have been doing it since my father died. Elliot is just his fatherโs puppet and I wish he would grow a pair and realize Iโm the one on his side, not his father. Entering the dungeons I find two warriors guarding Nadia in a cell. I expected that would be hurting her, or even torturing her under my uncles orders. No way he would let her be arrested and let her go unscathed. โDid they hurt you?โ I ask Nadia through the mind liink. โThey tried, but I accidentally let out my Luna command on them not to hurt me. I didnโt mean to. I have no idea how to control it.โ she reply through the mind link. โItโs okay. I will teach you. Iโm glad you stopped them from hurting you so I donโt have to kill them. I will deal with them. Iโm going to use my Alpha command to prove that you are innocent.โ I warn her through
Maddox takes me back to our room. Iโm shaken. I didnโt know what was happening. Iโve been called many things before, but a traitor is not one of them. There is rumored to be a group of rogue slaves working with free rogues to take down the council that governs the packs and stops the Alphas from electing an Alpha King. The rogues donโt want to live under pack rule, nor do they want to be slaves. They want the right to choose to be free or in a pack. I donโt know where I stand on the subject other than the rogues shouldnโt be slaves. I would never be a traitor, no matter what. Even if I agreed with their cause, I would never betray Maddox; that was before I knew he was my mate. Maddox has always been a fair Alpha, and I know many of the younger Alphas his age are like him. They disagree with rogue slaves and want to find a way to make peace with the rogues. Itโs why many of them want Maddox to be Alpha King. He also has the lycan bloodline to help claim the role. Yes, I know about Ma
I leave Nadia to rest and study. Sheโs taking an interest in her Luna studies which is a good thing. I know being Luna is intimidating to her, but I believe she will be a wonderful Luna and Luna Queen. She has a good heart and offers a perspective that we higher-ranking wolves donโt see. Sheโs a refreshing breeze on an old system. Iโm glad she was respective to being Luna Queen. I donโt know why Iโm surprised she already knew about my proposition to be Alpha King. Gossip does run wild in the low-ranking wolves but also in the higher-ranking wolves as well. Itโs not a secret that Iโm the last of the Lycan bloodline. Itโs why I need an heir sooner rather than later. I donโt want to pressure Nadia yet about a pup. With any luck from the goddess, it will come on its own. We have been having a lot of sex, so itโs very possible. Entering my office, I find Elliot waiting for me. Great. Just what I need. โHow can I help you, Elliot.โ โIโm on your side, Maddox. I didnโt agree with them arre
Today we head to the capitol. I hate traveling in cars. I tend to get motion sickness. Itโs lame for a werewolf to get motion sickness, but I canโt help it. Maddox seems to think itโs because I wasnโt in my first car ride till I was ten, and most are introduced to a car as a baby. I hate it because it makes me feel weak, and I will be Luna and probably the Luna Queen. Itโs embarrassing. Maddox keeps telling me not to worry about it and that it doesnโt make me look weak. He even bought me some motion sickness beads for our trip. It looks like a fancy bracelet, so no one will be any the wiser. Letโs hope no one else figures it out. I have enough pressure as it is. Iโm nervous about Maddox announcing me as his mate. Once he does, everything changes. Iโm no longer just a rogue slave. I will become Luna. There will be an official ceremony and maybe even Luna Queen if Maddox truly ends up becoming Alpha King. I canโt even begin to process that. I knew it was a possibility, but Maddox con
After we get over our shock, the two of us ran to each other and embrace. I canโt believe Iโm hugging my mother. Her scent is amazing to smell again. My heart swells with the joy of seeing her again. I honestly never thought Iโd see my parents again. Eight years and I canโt believe my mom is still alive. โNadia, is it really you?โ My mom asks as we break our hug. โYes, momma, itโs me. I never thought Iโd see you or dad again.โ โI didnโt think Iโd see either of you again as well. Iโm so glad to see you are alive. You look well.โ She comments as she looks me over. I look her over, and she doesnโt look well at all. Her face is filling with wrinkles. Her eyes look like someone who has had the life beaten out of them. My mom is hunched over now, and she never was before. Her clothes are basically rags. I want to punch whoever did this to her. โYes, Momma. I have a wonderful master. Alpha Maddox has been very kind to me.โ I reply. I want to tell her everything, but not here, not where
Once we arrived at the capitol, everything went crazy. I had a guard I trust who I know is loyal to me, watching over Nadia while I attended to business. Come tomorrow, she will be allowed to attend meetings and such with me, but until she is announced, I canโt bring her. The first thing I did was drop off Nadiaโs paperwork that says she is free. You would think me marking her as my mate would be enough to elevate her from her slave status, but itโs not. Not many high-ranking wolves willingly accepts a slave as their mate. The stigma and embracement alone is enough to make them reject them. Iโm truly different, but Iโm also the change that is needed to stop a full out war between pack wolves and rogue wolves. Thatโs where we are headed if things arenโt resolved between the two groups. There is a group of rogues working to take down the council and packs. I have a meeting with the council tomorrow to accept my place as the new Alpha King. Nadia will be with me to accept her place as
Iโm heading to meet with Caroline and her father to explain to them that Maddox is introducing his fated mate tonight at the ball. Caroline has no reason to reject me now. Iโm happy Maddox has his fated mate because I was worried he would take my mate. If Iโm honest with myself, I know Maddox never would do that. Even if he had agreed to take a chosen mate, the minute I told him Caroline was my mate, he would have declined her. I canโt even be angry at Maddox. All of it was done behind his back. He had no clue what my father and aunt were trying to set up for him. They thought they were being clever. Alpha Fredricks, Carolineโs father, is known to favor the way things are. He wants to keep rogue slaves. He wants war with the rogues, so the pack wolves can enslave them all. Itโs madness what he, my father, aunt, and others like them want to accomplish. What they want might start the very war that eliminates our species. Thatโs why my loyalty is to Maddox. He will right the wrongs as
As Maddox and I head down to the ball, I take as many deep breaths as possible to calm my frying nerves. Itโs time to be introduced as Maddoxโs mate. Iโm terrified that the higher-ranking wolves are going to eat me alive. I know I studied, but Iโm not sure itโs enough to pull off sophistication. I do look amazing, and Maddox hasnโt stopped telling me so. I feel beautiful for the first time in my life, but then again, Iโve only ever worn slave clothes. I guess I have to get used to wearing nice clothes and being around higher-ranking wolves. Maddox and I approach the double doors that will lead to the ballroom. There is an omega waiting to announce us. Maddox gives the omega our name. This is it. I can do this. Maddox squeezes my hand to reassure me. โAnnouncing Alpha Maddox and his Mate Luna Nadia.โ The omega announces us.We step forward and walk down the grand staircase to the ballroom floor. The whispers start immediately. No one knows who I am. Iโm clearly not a high-ranking wo
The council meeting went by in a long blur. It ended with the council divided. Half of them didnโt care that I was a rogue slave, they were hyper focused on my lycan hertage because Maddox and I will give birth to children with the most lycan blood seen in decades. The other half cared very much about me being a rogue slave and believe I canโt be trusted. The meeting ended inclusive and there will be several more meetings before the council will officially back me as Maddoxโs mate. I worry that they will try to stop Maddox from becoming Alpha King because they donโt approve of his mate. I donโt want Maddox to loose such a life changing opportunity. I know he would give it up for me, but I donโt want him to. Heโs worked his whole life for this and he can bring real change. By the time we got out of the meeting it was just about dinner time. We eat a quick meal with my mom and Elliot. Elliot has some mate issues going on, so after dinner Maddox takes him to have drinks. My mom and I
I know I haven't updated this book in a while. My pregnancy got complicated and I ended up in the hospital and had an early delivery. I've also had a bit of writer's block with this story but that doesn't mean I've given up on it. I'm trying to finish up Alpha's fated Omega and then I will be focusing on this story for this app. I have one story I'm working on for another app and then stories that get published on Am*z*n. Plus I'm finding a new balance with four year old twins and a newborn. So please be patient with me. I promise I will be getting updates in this story ASAP. My goal is to have the other story finished by the end Feb and then focus on this story. Thank you for patience and reader ship.
Iโm having breakfast with Nadia and her mom. Nadia is beaming, and Iโm happy that she has found her mom. I hope to help them find her father, but if he had let anyone know about his lycan heritage, he would have been killed. The chances that he survived are slim. Male rogue slaves tend to be killed within the first few years of servitude for one reason or another. They are assigned hard and tedious work. They are often used as training dummies for the warriors of the pack and sustain severe injuries. The females are different. They are assigned to work in the kitchens as maids and personal maids to a high-ranking female. They are used as sex slaves and sometimes as breeders if the high-ranking maleโs mate fails to produce an heir. Either way, rogue slaves are mistreated, but hopefully, I will be able to abolish slavery and make peace with the rogues. Hopefully, with new leadership, many of the rogues will want to join packs or even form new packs for themselves that agree to be under
I wake up to Maddoxโs strong arms wrapped around me. I sigh, content that Iโm with my mate. Last night it was so nice being out in public with Maddox. I was nervous, but it felt good to not hide. Everyone knows Iโm Maddoxโs mate, including his family. I thought for sure they would make a scene at the ball, but they didnโt. I know they arenโt happy about it, but so far, they have been quiet, which makes me nervous. Today we go to the council. We will present them with the information that Iโm of Beta blood and lycan blood. I donโt know if they will believe my family was wrongfully banished. I know that there is proof of my heritage in the archives. I can only hope that my mom was successful in finding it for today. I canโt believe I found my mom. Iโm so thankful to the moon goddess that we have been united. I canโt wait to reconnect more with her. I hope that we can find my dad even if he is dead. It will still bring peace of mind to know what happened to him.For years Iโve wondered
I stand by the door of the bathroom. Iโm nervous to leave Nadia on her own. Not that she canโt handle herself, I know she feels out of her element. She wonโt always feel that way, but right now everything is fresh and new. I hear Carolineโs voice in the ladies room. My wolf wants to barge in and protect Nadia, but I reign him and control myself. Iโm glad I held back because listening to my Luna stand her ground and put Caroline in her place make me proud. I knew she could stand up for herself. I always wondered why she never did it to the other slaves and servants. I think she was trying to keep her head down and do her job, but now everything has changed for her. Sheโs no long a slave who has to keep her head down. She is a Luna who can keep her head held high. I also think learning her family history, the truth as to why her family became rogues has empowered her. I think now she is more determined to fix things and we can do that together. Caroline comes out of the bathroom in i
As Maddox and I head down to the ball, I take as many deep breaths as possible to calm my frying nerves. Itโs time to be introduced as Maddoxโs mate. Iโm terrified that the higher-ranking wolves are going to eat me alive. I know I studied, but Iโm not sure itโs enough to pull off sophistication. I do look amazing, and Maddox hasnโt stopped telling me so. I feel beautiful for the first time in my life, but then again, Iโve only ever worn slave clothes. I guess I have to get used to wearing nice clothes and being around higher-ranking wolves. Maddox and I approach the double doors that will lead to the ballroom. There is an omega waiting to announce us. Maddox gives the omega our name. This is it. I can do this. Maddox squeezes my hand to reassure me. โAnnouncing Alpha Maddox and his Mate Luna Nadia.โ The omega announces us.We step forward and walk down the grand staircase to the ballroom floor. The whispers start immediately. No one knows who I am. Iโm clearly not a high-ranking wo
Iโm heading to meet with Caroline and her father to explain to them that Maddox is introducing his fated mate tonight at the ball. Caroline has no reason to reject me now. Iโm happy Maddox has his fated mate because I was worried he would take my mate. If Iโm honest with myself, I know Maddox never would do that. Even if he had agreed to take a chosen mate, the minute I told him Caroline was my mate, he would have declined her. I canโt even be angry at Maddox. All of it was done behind his back. He had no clue what my father and aunt were trying to set up for him. They thought they were being clever. Alpha Fredricks, Carolineโs father, is known to favor the way things are. He wants to keep rogue slaves. He wants war with the rogues, so the pack wolves can enslave them all. Itโs madness what he, my father, aunt, and others like them want to accomplish. What they want might start the very war that eliminates our species. Thatโs why my loyalty is to Maddox. He will right the wrongs as
Once we arrived at the capitol, everything went crazy. I had a guard I trust who I know is loyal to me, watching over Nadia while I attended to business. Come tomorrow, she will be allowed to attend meetings and such with me, but until she is announced, I canโt bring her. The first thing I did was drop off Nadiaโs paperwork that says she is free. You would think me marking her as my mate would be enough to elevate her from her slave status, but itโs not. Not many high-ranking wolves willingly accepts a slave as their mate. The stigma and embracement alone is enough to make them reject them. Iโm truly different, but Iโm also the change that is needed to stop a full out war between pack wolves and rogue wolves. Thatโs where we are headed if things arenโt resolved between the two groups. There is a group of rogues working to take down the council and packs. I have a meeting with the council tomorrow to accept my place as the new Alpha King. Nadia will be with me to accept her place as
After we get over our shock, the two of us ran to each other and embrace. I canโt believe Iโm hugging my mother. Her scent is amazing to smell again. My heart swells with the joy of seeing her again. I honestly never thought Iโd see my parents again. Eight years and I canโt believe my mom is still alive. โNadia, is it really you?โ My mom asks as we break our hug. โYes, momma, itโs me. I never thought Iโd see you or dad again.โ โI didnโt think Iโd see either of you again as well. Iโm so glad to see you are alive. You look well.โ She comments as she looks me over. I look her over, and she doesnโt look well at all. Her face is filling with wrinkles. Her eyes look like someone who has had the life beaten out of them. My mom is hunched over now, and she never was before. Her clothes are basically rags. I want to punch whoever did this to her. โYes, Momma. I have a wonderful master. Alpha Maddox has been very kind to me.โ I reply. I want to tell her everything, but not here, not where