All Chapters of The Empress and the Alpha : Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

When I opened my eyes, I saw two things: metal pipe and a lot of fucking dirt. I was having trouble breathing and at first I couldn’t tell why. I then realized something was on top of me.More like someone.“Cedric.” I groaned. “Wake up and get off of me.”He grunted and slowly got up. “That fucking hurt.” He grumbled as he helped me up.I lifted my head to see that we were deep underground in some kind of hole. “What the fuck happened?” I asked. “We fell.” Cedric informed me.“Thank you for that Ced, I had no fucking clue we fell in a hole!”“Don’t yell at me, it’s not my fault!”“Actually, it is your fault because the only reason we’re on this horrid journey in this stupid hole in the ground is because you bit me instead of asking me to marry you!”“I did ask you to marry me!&

Cedric pulled me out of bed quickly. I ran to grab my bag as the roof caved in. I was trapped in the corner. I tried to summon water, but it was too hot. There was no moisture in the air. I tried to push the fire away, but there was something different about this fire.  There was a purple tint to it. Like it was fire that had already been enchanted.  The beam blocking me crumbled in half, knocking me to the ground. I screamed as it fell on top of me pinning me down. I could hear Cedric grunting as he tried to get the beam off. “Just go, Cedric!” I called. “I’m not gonna make it.” “No! You’re not dying like this Zelda!” He insisted.  I would love to believe him, but I didn’t think it was true. It didn’t seem like he could get the beam off and the fire was almost completely surrounding us now.  “Veone, be with me and guide me into the Twilight Nexus swiftly and safely.” I prayed. “Don’t do that.” Cedric roared

I didn’t tell anyone about my strange wish. I didn’t even want to say the word ‘wish’ at this point. This was a lot to unpack.I always wondered what life would be like if Cedric hadn’t gone down the wrong path. If he had chosen me over the need for power.Now I had my answer. It was almost worse than reality. He manipulated me into giving up my power and birthright. And I willingly did it. Just to make him happy. Because I loved him so much.But he was never going to love me as much as I did him.Was this a pattern? I mean the situation with Penn was similar. I seemed to be much more into this than he was. So would I get my heart broken again? Would there ever be a man who loved me more than I loved him?My eyes fell on Hunter. He smiled at me. He definitely felt stronger for me than I did for him. Maybe I didn’t give him the proper chance. I mean the sex was great, maybe the romance could be too. And seeing as

*Zelda's POV*When I came to, I was incredibly confused about where the hell I was. I was in a room that seemed kind of similar to my room back home. It was beautiful and gold and the bed was quite comfortable. But how did I get here?“Hello?” I called, getting out of bed. The door opened immediately. I was surprised to see a Minotaur had entered. He had to duck so that his horns could fit into the room. His human torso and arms were in incredible shape. His hooves clicked on the ground as he walked closer to me.“Over-Lordess, what do you need?”“I am not the Over-Lordess.” I declared. “I’m an Empress.”“No, you are our Over-Lordess. We have long awaited your arrival. It is okay. You will remember who you are in no time.”“No, it’s fine. I remember who I am.”“I am Surax. I am here to assist yo

It didn’t take long for Cedric and the Aleni to find something shiny.Oz offered up a gold necklace. It looked familiar, but I couldn’t put my finger on why.“No!” Hunter exclaimed. “That’s a family heirloom, you can’t give that to them! We’re supposed to give these to our sons.”Right. Hunter had an identical one. I had seen it hanging on his neck all the times we were in bed. “I have a new family now.” Oz sneered. “A family that doesn’t demean me every chance they get and see the value in me.”“Exactly.” Cedric patted his shoulder. “We’re your family now, Oz. And you’d do anything for your family right?”“Of course, Chief.” Oz gave Surax the necklace. Surax took it as another Minotaur removed its nose ring. “Thank you very much.” Cedric grinned. “Now we may go