The Alpha King's Rebellious Queen
The Alpha King’s Rebellious Queen Chapter 41

Jemma’s POV

I couldn’t help but laugh as Cassius walked out of the hospital room, snarking at Angela. She just laughed as he walked away. She then turned back to me and smiled. “I love giving him a hard time,” She pulled a chair over to the bed. “Do you feel alright?”

“My chest hurts from where the a*****e punched me, but otherwise, I am fine.”

“Well, I better examine you, so King Worrywort doesn’t yell at me.” She winked at me as I lifted my shirt for her. There was an ugly bruise, and I winced as she gently ran her hand over the area.

“King Worrywort,” I laughed, which made my chest hurt a bit, “I have a feeling that is going to be his personality the next six months.”

Angela chuckled. “Oh, I don’t doubt it.” She finished her exam, “I don’t think you need x-rays. Your bruise appears to be already healing. You must have a strong wolf.”

“Well, she is a white wolf, and yes, she is very strong,” I said as Leonora made a small whimpers sound in the back of my mind.

“You stay here till Cass comes back for you. I am going to help the other doctor with that poor luna Izzy brought in.” Angela frowned slightly and shook her head. She stood up and left the room, leaving me alone to stare at the wall.

‘How come you didn’t say anything about the pup, Leonora?’ I asked my wolf.

‘Pups.’ She stated, which did not entirely surprise me. ‘I knew Cassius and Enoch would want to tell you. It’s a male pride thing.’

I rubbed my belly and sighed. PArt of me was scared. My first pregnancy had been scary, and I had almost lost my life. ‘I’m a little jealous that he knew before me.’

My wolf laughed. ‘We have to give them this one thing, Jemma.’

There was a light knock on the door as Izzy walked into the room. She sat on the chair Angela had been occupying. “The doctors are examining Nicole. That poor girl has been through hell.” She shook her head. Her eyes looked at my belly. “May I? I know it’s early, but-” I nodded as she gently placed her hand on my stomach. “I can’t wait to meet my grandchild.” She smiled warmly.

“Grandchildren,” I smiled at her.

Her eyes widened as her smile broadened. “All the more for me to spoil the hell out of.” I clasped her hand as we enjoyed the moment.

I took a deep breath. “Is it strange that I am scared even though I have been through this before?”

Izzy shook her head, “Of course not, dear. I lost two pups between Cassius and Ainsley, so when I found out I was pregnant with Ainsley, I was terrified I would lose her.” Tear brimmed in her eyes.

“I’m sorry to hear that, Izzy.” I squeezed her hand. “I nearly lost my life giving birth to Nicky. My heart stopped a minute after he was out of me.” I sighed sadly, “The first two months. I was sick all of the time, and then the last four I wasn’t able to hardly walk around.” I shook my head, “My mother and the doctors said it was because getting pregnant outside of the mate bond rarely ever ends well.”

She nodded, “I have heard that too. Most of those pregnancies end in miscarriage or stillbirth, and a lot of times, the mother also dies. You being of two strong alpha lines is probably how you managed to survive.”

“It’s sad that the Goddess views babies like Nicky as mistakes. But he isn’t a mistake to me.”

She patted my hand. “Our pups are never mistakes, Jemma. The Goddess has a plan for all of us. Your boy is destined for greatness, just like these two.”

Her explanation made me smile. “I miss him so much. I feel like a bad mother not being with him.” Tears flowed freely out of my eyes.

“You are not a bad mother, dear. You’ll see him at your coronation.”

“Yeah, a day or two, then he’ll be sent off again because Cassius can’t stand looking at him,” I cried bitterly. As much as I loved him, that fact still made me resent him. “Nicky is the sweetest, kindest little boy. He shouldn’t be punished because of something his father and I did.”

Angela walked into the room. “Nicole is asking for you two.” She had a frown on her face.

“It’s worse than we thought, isn’t it?” I asked her.

She nodded. “Some of the things she told me her so-called mate did to her-” Angela trailed off. “I just can’t imagine how she survived.”

Izzy and I stood up and followed Angela down the hall to another room. Nicole was sitting on the edge of a bed wearing a pair of shorts and a tank top. We both cringed at seeing her bruises and the scars. Werewolves rarely ever scar, but she had multiple scars. “He burned me with silver.” She said as we walked into the room. Her brown eyes watched as Izzy and I walked into the room, and both sat down. Nicole stretched her arms out. “I know I am ugly, but it feels nice not to be wearing long sleeves for once.”

“You are not ugly, Nicole,” I said to her. “You are strong. You will get through this. Blake will never hurt you again because he is never getting out of that cell alive.” I explained to her.

“I don’t know how to ever thank you both for this,” She started to cry, “I thought that killing myself was my only escape.” She held out her arms, and we saw the faint scars from her cutting herself. “Blake would have the pack doctors bring me back, and then he’d promise to be good to me, and like an i***t, I would believe him and go right back to him.” She sobbed. “You know he killed our daughter. She was born prematurely because of a severe beating he gave me. He thought she was weak, so he smothered her right in front of me. Her pained screams as her life was extinguished still haunt me. I miscarried three other pups because of him, and now I can’t have anymore because of the scars in my uterus.”

My heart clenched for this woman. I wanted to rip Blake Reynolds to pieces myself for what he did. Not only for beating her but killing his flesh and b***d. I hope to the gods that Cassius had that piece of s**t executed painfully. He did not deserve mercy. Izzy and I silently listened to her.

“I’m sorry for unloading this all on you two,” Nicole sniffled as Izzy handed her a box of tissue. “It’s been a long time since I was able to just talk to anyone.”

“You talk all you want, dear. No one here will ever make you hold back. We are all here to help,” Izzy assured her. She then stiffened as her eyes momentarily glazed over. “My daughter Ainsley is out front with her mate. He wants to talk to you. Would it be okay if he came in?” Nicole nodded at her. “They will be right in.”

A moment later, Ainsley walked in with Casper. His eyes went wide as he saw the bruises and scars on Nicole’s body. He took a deep breath and knelt in front of her on the bed. “Nicole, I am so sorry for what my father did to you. I wish I could have helped-“

Nicole placed her hand on Casper’s shoulders. “Don’t apologize for him, Casper. You are not responsible for his actions.”

“But I should have tried to help but-“

“You are a victim of his also. I saw him beat you.” She cupped Casper’s face.

He sighed heavily. “He is dead. Whether Cassius has him executed or not, I will kill him myself. I vow to you as Alpha of Smoky Mountain Pack. You are welcome to come home whenever you want.”

Nicole took a deep breath. “Thank you, Casper. But that was never my home. It was a prison. I will not be returning there.”

He nodded and stood up. “I understand. I will have your belongings sent to wherever you decide to go.”

“Thank you, Casper,” Nicole smiled up at him. “I hope you make a good alpha.”

Casper walked over to Ainsley. “I have to go back to alpha training. Will you have dinner with me later?”

Ainsley sighed as she looked at her mother and I. “What do you think, Mom?”

“Ainsley, dearest, I think the boy is trying,” Izzy replied to her daughter.

“Okay, Casper. I’ll see you later.”

He smiled and leaned down to k**s her cheek. “Bye, Ainsley,” He turned to the rest of us. “Have a good day, ladies.” He then left the room, and I heard him talking to Cassius down the hall.

Then my king appeared in the doorway of the room. He frowned when he saw Nicole. He sighed heavily. “Luna Nicole, on behalf of the kingdom, I apologize for the pain you suffered.” His blue eyes flicked to me. “May I speak with you, Jemma?”

I laughed. “Yes, your majesty.” He rolled his eyes and walked out of the room. “Nicole, I am going to get him to look up the number for your father’s pack so you can call them.”

“Thank you, Queen Jemma. Can I possibly get something to eat?” She asked.

“Oh Goddess, yes, we’ll get you anything you want,” I replied to her as I stood up.

“Tell me what you would like to eat, dear,” Izzy said to her as I walked out of the room.

I looked down the hall for Cassius, and then I was pulled into a dark room and picked up and pinned to the wall. His lips smashed against mine as I wrapped my arms around his neck and my legs around his h**s. “I thought you wanted to talk,” I managed to breathe out. His blue eyes peered into mine as the k**s deepened. He nibbled my bottom l*p and allowed his tongue entrance into my mouth.

He pulled away from me slightly and peered into my eyes, “How are you, my queen?”

“I’m good, my king,” I replied to him.

He pressed his forehead against mine, “You don’t feel nauseous or anything like that?”

I smiled at him. “It’s too early for that. Give it a couple of weeks, and then I’ll be yacking every morning for two months.”

He let me down off the wall and lead me over to a bed. We sat down, and he wrapped an arm around my shoulder while his other hand pressed against my belly. “I need to go speak with Deke about the situation at Silver Paw. But I needed to come to check on you,” He pressed his lips to the side of my head.

“We are fine, Cass. All three of us.”

His eyes widened, “Twins?”

I nodded. “Leonora confirmed it.”

“I can’t say I am surprised. I have been dreaming of twins for the last week or so,” He said while resting his chin on the top of my head.

“Blonde hair and violet eyes like mine,” I asked.

“How did you know?”

I rested my head on his chest. “I think I have been having the same dream. I’m afraid they may both be white wolves.”

He chuckled lightly. “I have the same feeling. I didn’t know males could be white wolves.”

“It is possible. Of course, there are much rarer than the females but far more powerful,” I explained to him from my limited knowledge of white wolves. “I wish I knew more about white wolves since I am one.”

“We have books on them in the archives, and I am sure at least one of the elders can help us,” He kissed the top of my head lightly. “We got this, baby.”

“Are you going to execute Blake Reynolds?”

“I should have killed him on the spot for touching you,” He growled lowly. “But it’s starting to look like that. He killed Casper’s mother,” He tightened his hold on me. “I just can’t imagine what would drive an alpha to harm the Goddess’s greatest gift. I can’t even stand to see you with bruises on your beautiful body. To think of even inflicting pain on you.” His voice broke slightly.

I stroked his arm as I thought of how lucky I was. Despite the situation with Nicky, I had a good mate. I knew I could convince him to allow my son to come live in the palace, even part-time. Jeremy and I would work out some sort of custody arrangement. “I love you, Cassius,” I whispered and crawled onto his lap. I held his head in my hands and brought my lips to his. He wrapped his arms around me as we kissed. Our lips were hungrily devouring each other. I could feel him getting hard. I rubbed myself over his growing bulge, causing him to growl.

“Don’t start something you aren’t willing to finish.” He breathed out as I ran my hands through his hair. He placed k****s down my neck and sucked on my mark.

I rolled my head back and m****d. There was a knock on the door of the darkroom we were in. Angela poked her head in. “These rooms are for patients, not horny kings,” She smirked as Cassius growled at her.

“Shut up, Angie,” He glared at her. “I am the king, and I can make out with my queen in whatever room I want.”

Angela snorted. “Whatever, Cass. But seriously, I need this room. There are a couple of warriors coming in that got injured during training.”

I slid off of Cassius’s lap as he stood up. “What happened? Why did they get injured.”

“I don’t know the exact details, but from what I was told, they were fighting over a she-wolf and got carried away.”

Cassius nodded. “Well, I want details.”

Angela sighed. “Then ask Maria or Ward. I’m just a doctor.”

“I will then,” He turned to me and held out his hand. I clasped it, and we walked out into the hallway as medics rushed in with two stricken warriors. Ward, the head warrior, ran in behind them. Cassius stopped him. “Details, Ward.”

The bulky warrior leaned against the wall. “One of them rejected a female who then got her second chance mate in the other. Then the first one got jealous even though he rejected her, and well,” Ward sighed.

“Why didn’t anyone stop them?” Cassius demanded.

The head warrior shrugged. “I wasn’t there, your majesty.”

“Well, then replace out who was and get the details, please. I can’t have my warriors killing each other. Do I make myself clear?”

“Abundantly, sir.” Ward bowed and then left the hospital.

Cassius took a deep breath. “I need to go replace Deke and Maria now.”

“Have you had lunch yet?”

He shook his head. “No time.”

I wrapped my arms around him. “My king needs to eat too.”

His hand ran down my cheek. “What are you going to do?”

“I am going to go eat lunch because I am starving, then I have luna class.”

He laughed. “You are going voluntarily? Don’t tell my mother.”

“Yes, I need a distraction from today.”

He leaned down and kissed me. “I am taking you out to dinner tonight. Someplace cliche and fancy, you know everything you hate.”

I sighed, “If you insist.”

“I insist, and I want you to wear a dress, that dark purple one that I have imagined you in for a week.”

I rolled my eyes, “Is there any other torture you can think of for me?”

He squeezed my a*s. “Oh, I’m sure I can think of something. But please wear the dress. I have practically nutted myself thinking of you in it.”

I shook my head. “You are impossible, King Cassius. But fine, I will wear the dress for you. I might even put on makeup.”

A seductive growl rolled out of his chest, “Not too much. That face of yours is beautiful how it is. Enhancing it isn’t fair to the other females.” He gave me one last k**s before releasing me and lightly tapping my a*s. “Take care of my pups.” He flashed me a smile before walking away from me.

I heard giggling and looked to see Izzy standing a few feet away from me with Nicole and Ainsley. Nicole had her hand over her mouth. “The king is a hopeless romantic, isn’t he?” She asked.

“You have no idea, Nicole.” I smiled at her. “I am about to go to lunch.”

“We are going with, dear,” Izzy smirked at me and clasped my arm. “Did my ears deceive me, or did you just say you were going to Luna class without my having to force you.”

I shrugged. “Oh, did I say that? I meant something else.” We all laughed as we made our way out of the hospital and towards the dining room. Delila was sitting alone at the table. “Hey, Delilah, where is Iain?”

She sighed. “He ran off with some of the other young alphas.” She watched as Izzy sat Nicole in Terry’s seat. “Who is that?”

“That is Nicole, a new friend of ours,” I replied. I didn’t know how much to reveal about her. An omega came over to take out lunch orders. She bowed to me.

“What would you like for lunch, your majesty?”

I thought for a second. “I’d like a big old roast beef sandwich with lots of onions and chips. Oh, and cheesecake.” I heard Izzy snicker.

“It’s too early for cravings, dear.”

I shrugged. “I am starving.”

The omega laughed and turned her attention to Izzy and Nicole. “Order whatever you want, Nicole,” Izzy said to her.

“Cravings?” Delilah smiled at me. “Are you-“

I nodded. “Yep.”

Delilah clapped her hands and squealed. “I am so happy for you. Our babies are going to grow up together. I can’t wait.”

“Me too, Delilah.”

I turned to Nicole. “After lunch, I’ll get the number to your father’s pack. Then we can go to my room and give them a call.”

“Thank you, Jemma. I hope they still want to talk to me.” She sighed sadly.

After lunch, I had gotten the number to Eclipse Pack from Cassius and led Nicole and Izzy to my room. We walked in, and Nicole looked around at the large room in awe. “This is gorgeous,” She whispered.

“Who knew Cassius had such good taste.” I picked up my phone from the end table.

Izzy snorted loudly. “Cassy didn’t design it. I did with his future queen in mind. He didn’t have time to design a room.”

“Oh, well, thank you, Izzy,” I said as I sat on the couch beside Nicole. I dialed the number Cassius gave me. I let it ring before a gruff male voice answered.

“This is Alpha Brian Case. Who might you be? I am very busy, so be quick.”

“Hello, Alpha. This is Queen Jemma. I am calling on behalf of your sister Nicole.” I announced as the alpha growled.

“Is this some kind of f*****g joke?”

I was taken aback by his question. “I assure you this is no joke. Is your father Roland Case?”

“Yes.”

“Well, as I said before, I am calling on behalf of your sister, who is sitting beside me.”

He growled again. “My sister is dead.”

“Are you sure?”

“Look, I don’t know who you are, but I don’t have time for this shit.” He hung up the phone, and I just stared at it.

“Your brother thinks you are dead.” I looked at Nicole.

“Jemma, dear. You may have to use your queen tone on him to get him to listen.” Izzy instructed me.

Nodding, I took a deep breath and redialed the number. The alpha answered with a growl. “What?!” He nearly roared. “I told you I don’t have time for jokes.”

Squaring my shoulder, I summoned my tone. “This is Queen Jemma MacKenzie. I am calling on behalf of your sister Nicole.” There was a moment of silence.

“You are the queen.” I heard him gulp. “How can you be calling on my sister’s behalf. She is dead.”

“Who told you she is dead?” I asked him.

“Her uh mate Alpha Reynolds.”

I sighed. “Well, that sadistic bastard was lying. Your sister is very much alive. She has suffered horrible abuse at the hands of Alpha Reynolds for three years. She is finally free of him, and she is here wanting to speak with your father.”

Brian sighed heavily. “Nic is really alive? Oh, Goddess.” I could hear the pain in his voice. “My father is not here at the moment. He and his new mate went on vacation, but I can get ahold of him.” He explained. “May I speak to my sister?”

“Of course you can. Here she is.” I handed Nicole the phone. “Your brother wants to speak to you.”

She smiled and took my phone. “Bri?” She burst into tears as I assumed he answered her. I stood up and walked over to my bed, and sat on the edge. Izzy sat beside me as Nicole spoke to her brother. Izzy placed her hand on my arm.

“Didn’t you tell me a few days ago that you didn’t think you would make a good queen?”

I lie down on the bed. “Did I say that? Probably. I have doubts about myself. About everything.”

“Oh, Jemma. My dear. You haven’t been crowned officially, and here you are, being every bit the queen this kingdom needs. That woman owes you her life. I have watched you for the last week and a half. I know you will lead this kingdom to a level of greatness than I ever could.” Izzy explained to me.

I closed my eyes as I hadn’t realized just how tired I was. “I need to go to luna class, but I am just tired all of a sudden.”

“You should rest dear, that is more important than luna class.” She smiled at me.

“Queen Jemma,” Nicole called from the couches, “Do you have a piece of paper and a pen?”

Izzy shot up from the bed, walked over to the desk, and looked through the drawers replaceing paper and a pen. She handed them to Nicole. Moments later, Nicole had hung up the phone. “Dear, we should go to my room so Jemma can get some rest.”

“Oh, Okay. I want to call my father.”

“I’ll let you use my phone.” She stood up and helped Nicole to her feet. “Jemma, we’ll see you later.”

I sat up on my bed and waved as they left my room as my phone rang again. It was sitting on the coffee table. It was a video call from my mother. Smiling, I sat on the couch. “Hi, Mom,” I said, only to see my blue-eyed sunshine looking back at me.

“Mommy!” My son squealed at me.

“Nicky!” I cried out to him.

“Hi Jemma,” My mother’s face came into view next to Nicky. “He learned a new song that he wanted to sing to you.”

I smiled widely. “You did, Nicky? Sing it to me.” Nicky began to sing a silly nursery rhyme that I had learned as a pup. I tried not to cry as my sunshine sang to me.

“Did you like the song, Mommy?” Nicky asked me.

“Of course I did, baby. You have a great voice.” I said to him. “How are you doing?”

“I met my woof.” He said to me. “His name is Lasher.”

My eyebrows lifted. “Ooo, Lasher. That is a cool name. Is he nice to you?”

“Yes, Mommy. I miss you.”

“I miss you too, baby. You’ll get to see me in a few days with Grandma, and Grandpa bring you here to me for my big party.”

He sighed. “I want to live with you.”

“I want that too.”

He looked away from the camera, and I heard Jeremy saying something to my mother. “Daddy says I have to go now.”

“Tell your Dad I said hi.”

“Bye, Mommy.”

“I love you, Nicky. So so much.” He smiled as my mother took the phone from him.

“How are you doing, Jemma?” My Mom asked me.

I smiled. “I am doing okay, Mom. I have some big news. I’m pregnant.”

My mother’s eyes widened as she squealed loudly. “Really?! PHIL!” I heard her yell for my father.

I laughed as I heard her tell my father, who had just run into whatever room they were in. My father’s face came into view next to my mother. “Your mother just told me. I can’t believe we are getting two new grandpups this year.” My father said.

“Three.” I smiled at him.

My mother squealed again. “Twins?”

“Ears, Melinda.” He rubbed his ear. “I am so happy for you and Cassius. Everything is working out for you. Your mother and I will see you in a few days for your coronation.”

“And Nicky, right?”

He nodded. “Of course, your mother and I will bring him along with Tiffany.”

“Oh, Tiffy. I miss her. Tell her I said hi.”

“We all miss you, Jemma.” My mother said, and I suddenly felt sad.

“I miss you all too.”

My dad sighed. “Well, we have to get going, Jemma. We’ll talk again soon.”

“That’s good, Daddy. I was about to take a nap before my date tonight.”

“Ooh, Cassius is taking you on a date?” My mother cooed.

I nodded. “He is taking me someplace fancy and making me wear a dress.”

My mother laughed out loud. “A dress? You are voluntarily wearing a dress. Phil, it’s a miracle.”

“Well, he is very persuasive and, well, very sexy when he begs me for stuff.”

My father rolled his eyes. “I don’t know about sexy. Anyways we have to run. By Jemma, love you.”

“I love you too, Daddy. Mom, I love you.”

“Bye, precious,” My mother blew me a k**s before the phone hung up.

I sat in silence for a moment. My heart heavy from missing my family with a sad sigh, I stood up from the couch, kicked off my shoes, and then flopped onto my bed and fell asleep.