The Alpha King's Rebellious Queen
The Alpha King’s Rebellious Queen Chapter 43

Jemma’s POV

I snuggled into his chest as the sun was slowly rising in the sky. His scent was overpowering me and calming my nerves. I had once again dreamt of being locked in a dirty cell while a sinister voice cackled in the shadows. My heart raced as I awoke. He pulled me tighter to him and breathed onto my neck. “Another bad dream, love?” He whispered against my ear.

Nodding, I sighed heavily. “Yes,” I replied.

“Mind telling me about it.” He asked gently/

I turned myself and rested my head in the crook of his neck. I felt safe in his arms. “I just have a bad feeling something bad is about to happen. I keep dreaming of being chained up in a dirty cell while someone cackles in the dark.” I muttered, not realizing I was trembling while tears fell down my cheeks. I felt his lips upon the top of my head.

“You have nothing to fear, my Queen. You are in the safest place you can be. I won’t let anything happen to you or my babies.” He was attempting to soothe me.

I sighed and closed my eyes again. Our chests were against the other. I traced my fingers on his muscles as he lightly ran his hand through my hair. Before long, I fell asleep again. It seemed only minutes when I awoke again. I was lying on top of Cassius’s chest while he held me. I drooled on his skin, and he was lying there just watching me. “What?”

“You are cute when you drool,” He smirked. Sighing, he held me tight. “We best get up and start the day. It’s only five days until your coronation, and we have a lot to do.”

I took a deep breath. I didn’t want to leave the comfort of our bed or his arms. He released me from his hold as I rolled off of him and onto the floor. Reluctantly I found myself walking into the bathroom. I turned on the shower, and he was behind me with his signature seductive smile. I stepped into the hot water and felt his hands on my shoulders. I leaned into his rock hard body and ground my a*s into him. I felt him getting hard almost instantly.

He leaned down and kissed my shoulder. His teeth lightly nibbled my neck as his hands began to massage my breasts. I leaned against his chest and wrapped my arm around his neck as his lips met mine. One hand slid down my body and found my pleasure spot. I m****d as he began to massage my clit. My other hand traced down his body and grasped his hardening c**k. He growled lowly as I smoothed my hand over the soft skin. He turned me around, so we were facing each other. Our lips fiercely devoured one another as our tongues fought for dominance. “Are you ready to make this shower hot?” He purred against my lips.

“Very,” I whispered in response. He knelt on his knees and lifted one of my legs over his shoulder, and began to run his tongue over my clit. I grasped his shoulders to maintain my balance.

“You have been focused on my pleasure. Its times I returned the favor.” He said as a finger entered me. I gasped and leaned my head back as I felt his tongue replace his fingers.

“Cassius,” I cried out as I gyrated my h**s while he alternated between fingers and tongue.

“You taste so good, baby.” He looked up at me.

I grasped his wet hair. “I have the king on his knees.”

Those blue eyes I loved so much sparkled as he smiled, “With his tongue in your p***y,” He chuckled lightly. Two fingers entered me, and he began to thrust them in furiously as I m****d and gasped. I m****d and quivered. “I love hearing you come undone.”

He pulled out his fingers and inserted his tongue. “I feel you are getting close,” He said as I felt my walls clench around his hot tongue. “c*m for me, baby.”

I leaned my head back and screamed as I felt my juices flow out of me. “Cassius!” I m****d as he licked me clean. He then placed my legs on the ground and rose to his feet. His c**k was at full attention. I grasped it and stroked it.

“Turn around and bend over,” He ordered.

I did as I was told. My hands were flat against the wall as he grasped my h**s. He gently spread my legs and then thrust into me from behind. One hand grabbed my wet hair while the other massaged my breast. He began to pound into me. I m****d as our bodies slapped together under the hot water. His arm wrapped itself under my breasts as he pulled me upright, still thrusting into me. His lips latched onto mine as his fingers massaged one of my n*****s. He nibbled down my neck until he found my mark. I screamed as he bit into it. “F**k.”

“Come undone for me, baby.” He breathed against my neck. He pulled out of me and spun me to face him. He leaned down to place his arms under my knees. He lifted me from the ground and pushed me against the tiled wall of the shower. He then lowered me onto his c**k. I wrapped my arms around his neck as he thrust into me.

“Gods, f**k me harder, Cassius,” I cried out as I looked into his flickering eyes. “Or Enoch. Either one.” A growl rolled out of his chest as he increased his speed. My back scraped against the tile as he pounded into me. I felt my walls clench around his c**k.

He growled loudly as his hot seed poured into me. He pulled out of me and gently set me on the ground. He held me close in a hungry k**s. I made him sit on the marble bench and then gently washed his body and hair. He returned the favor before we eventually left the now cold shower.

After drying off, we walked into our closet. I stared at my wall of clothes. “What should I wear today?” I mumbled out mostly to myself.

“A dress?” He peered at me.

I rolled my eyes as I ran my hands over a couple of the dresses. I wasn’t feeling it. I finally decided to wear a purple skirt with flowers and a white button-up shirt with a purple jacket. I sat at the vanity and brushed my hair, deciding to put it into a ponytail and put on light makeup. The girl who hated makeup and skirts was doing so voluntarily. I admired myself in the mirror, and he wrapped his arms around me, placing his hands on my belly.

“I like this outfit. Pretty but still professional,” He purred in my ear. He had on a dark blue suit with a white shirt. He released me, and I helped him with his tie. It was blue silk. I smiled up at him as he leaned down to place a k**s on my lips before grabbing my hand. “Are you ready, my queen?”

My stomach rumbled on cue. “I am starving.” He clasped my hand and led me out of the closet and out of our room. We walked hand in hand towards the elevator. Ainsley was standing there with her arms around Casper as Terry and Izzy joined us. Izzy smiled at us. “Well, look at this family.”

“We are an elegant bunch, aren’t we?” I asked her.

“We look the part,” Terry added. He smiled at his daughter. “I told you giving into the mate bond was for the best, didn’t I?”

Ainsley rolled her eyes and shook her head. Her brown hair fell, revealing her newly marked neck.

“Look, who let herself be marked,” I smirked at her, “yesterday you were still crying over-“

“It just happened,” Ainsley cut me off.

We all laughed. “I’m pretty sure you told me to mark you, Ains,” Casper kissed her cheek.

Terry held out a hand to the young Alpha. “Welcome to the royal family, Alpha Reynolds.” He winked at the younger wolf.

Casper grasped Terry’s hand. “Thank you.”

The elevator doors opened, and we all walked in. It was beginning to feel tight as the family grew. “So, should I be expecting another grandpup soon?” Izzy asked, making Ainsley’s cheeks turn red.

“Mother!”

Izzy shrugged. “What? Can I help it if I am excited about grandpups?” She smirked at her mate. “Right, Terry?”

He nodded. “Right Izz.”

The doors of the elevator opened. Cassius and I lead the way to the dining room. Omegas and guards bowed as we walked by. Cassius smiled and acknowledged each one. We reached the dining room, and everyone stood up. Terry and Izzy took their seats. Casper stood beside Ainsley while Cassius and I stood at the head of the table. “Good morning, everyone.” Cassius’s voice boomed through the room. “I hope you all had a good night. Five days until we officially make this beautiful woman at my side our Queen. One that I know will rule this kingdom with grace and elegance. She will bring us to greater glory than we have ever known.” There was light applause from the others in the room. He held up his hand. “And I would also like to welcome Alpha Casper Reynolds to the royal family. I know my sister Ainsley will bring honor to his pack as their Luna.” He smiled at his sister, who looked at the ground.

“Thank you, your majesty,” Casper smiled at Cassius.

My mate laughed. “Casper, we are brothers now call me Cass.” He looked down the long table and clapped his hands. “Let’s eat.” We all sat down at the omegas brought out breakfast. It was savory crepes this morning with sausage and cheese with a side of potatoes.

I looked down the table and waved to my brother, who was laughing next to Casper. Further down the table, Maria was sitting beside her mate Angela with their son on her lap.

Little Nicolai was laughing as Maria nibbled his cheek. I couldn’t help but miss my son as I watched them. Maria looked over at me. “Jemma, I have found someone for you to train with.”

I smiled. I was excited to get back to training, only to have Cassius growl beside me. “That won’t be necessary, Maria.” He rumbled out as he sipped his coffee. “Jemma won’t be training anytime soon.”

I scoffed at him. “Why?”

“Um, because you are pregnant.” He glanced at me. I narrowed my eyes at him.

“I can still train Cassius.”

“No.” He spoke out, making it sound like an order.

“I trained while pregnant with Nicky. Well, at least the first two months. I know my limits, Cassius.” I tried pleading my case.

He growled at me. “No training, and that is final.”

“No, I won’t accept that.”

“Cassy, she can do training while pregnant. It won’t hurt the pups,” Izzy added. “I trained while pregnant with both you and Ainsley.”

Cassius leaned back in his seat and folded his arms. “What if she gets hurt?”

I patted his arm. “I won’t do heavy full-tilt training, Cassius. The pups are smaller than grains of rice right now. They will be fine. If it makes you feel better, I won’t make any lower body contact. But I need to train Cass, please. I will go nuts if I don’t.” I tried using my most innocent looking pleading face. “Do you want to keep a white wolf idle for the next six months?”

The table got quiet as they all looked at him. His eyes narrowed. I knew he hated being put on the spot like this. A growl fell out of him as he glared at Maria. “You will make sure she stays safe?”

Maria nodded. “Yes, Cass.” She looked at Izzy. “We have books on training techniques for pregnant wolves. In fact, one of them was written by Jemma’s grandmother.”

Cassius sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose. “Fine, Jemma. You can train. But-” He looked me deep in the eyes. “The first sign of problems, you will stop.”

“Yes, I told you I know my limits. I swear no harm will come to our babies, Cassius.”

He sighed and began to stab at his food angrily. He was not wanting to look at me. I hated that he was unhappy at the prospect of my training.

Izzy cleared her throat. “Casper, when will you be taking my daughter back to your pack?”

Casper glanced at Ainsley. “Well, I promised her I would take the anti-domestic abuse classes, and I would like to finish with alpha training. Beta Jeffery can handle the pack until we get back.”

“Ainsley, will you be doing a Luna ceremony when he becomes Alpha?”

My sister-in-law paused in the middle of putting food in her mouth. She glanced at her mate. “I hadn’t thought about it, Mom.”

Casper clasped her hand. “We can wait if you want, Ainsley. I do have to be sworn in as Alpha soon, though.”

She sighed. “Let me think about it, okay, Casper.”

Cassius finished his breakfast and stood up. “I have to get to work.” He was still upset as he walked out of the dining room without another word.

Sighing, I stood up and followed him. “Cass,” I called to him, but he didn’t answer. We walked into his office, and he sat in a heap in his chair. I sat in the chair beside his. “Are you mad at me?”

He shook his head as he turned on his computer. My shoulders slumped. “Then why does it sound like you are mad?” I hated to push him.

“I don’t like to be ganged up on. My word should be enough for people not to argue with me.”

I folded my arms. “When it comes to my life, then I am going to argue, Cassius. I’m sorry you don’t like the idea of me training but like I said. I cannot sit idly for six months.”

“I just don’t like the idea of your training.”

My eyes rolled as I scoffed. “Cassius, I know you think that because your pups are growing inside of me, that it means you get to tell me what to do. But it doesn’t. I still have control over my life and my body.”

He glared at me. “Jemma, those pups are the future of our kingdom. If anything happens to them-” He trailed off.

I placed my hands on both sides of his face and looked into his ocean blue eyes. “Cassius, I know how important our children are to the kingdom. Okay. I am not trying to downplay that. But what good am I to them if I can’t protect myself? I am not new to this pregnancy thing.”

He sighed. “Didn’t you have complications with your son?”

I nodded.

“And you almost died.”

Taking a deep breath, I climbed onto his lap and placed my forehead against his. “I have a feeling that I won’t have the same complications because I am pregnant by my fated mate.”

He sighed and wrapped his arms around me. “I trust you, Jemma. Please be careful.”

I lightly kissed his lips. “I promise you, Cassius.” I slid off of his lap and sat in the chair again. “I’ll resume training after my coronation and just do short sessions until I replace my rhythm.”

He smiled at that. “That is acceptable to me.” He clasped my hand, and we got to work. Together we sat and answered emails and made phone calls. After an hour, Deke and Maria walked in for the morning briefing.

“I am still working on investigating the trafficking by Silver Paw and the suspected other packs. So, far only two others seem to be involved.” Deke explained. “I will be starting by taking my men to speak with the Alpha of Stone Moon Pack.”

“Good,” Cassius responded to his best friend. “Keep me apprised of the situation, Deke.” He turned to Maria.

“I have finished my interrogation of former alpha Reynolds. He is remaining hostile and combative. I had to up the dose of wolfsbane injections. He insists that he has committed no crimes.”

Cassius scoffed. “Of course.” He tapped his fingers on his desk. “Angela and the other doctors have sent me the full medical report on his mate. It’s not good.”

Maria shifted in her chair. “Are we executing him?”

“I don’t see any other punishment. I believe he is beyond help. I am just thankful that his son appears to be nothing like him.”

“Is your sister going to that pack?” Deke asked.

Cassius nodded at his beta. “It appears to be that way. But that won’t be for another couple of weeks.”

“I’m surprised she got over Titus so fast,” I stated.

My mate smirked. “Never underestimate the power of the mate bond.”

“Oh, believe me, I don’t.” I rubbed my belly. “Look where it got me.”

“You should have held out longer, Jemma.” Deke laughed. “It was funny watching this guy run after you like a lovesick puppy.”

“Shut up, Deke,” Cassius growled.

The beta threw up his hands. “I’d apologize, but I’m not sorry.”

“Beta, you better start your investigation before I-“

Deke stood up, cutting Cassius off. “Fine, your grumpiness.” He fake saluted before leaving the office.

Maria stood up also. “I have to get to work also, Cass.”

He nodded. “Very well, Maria.”

Hours later, Cassius and I were finishing up a phone call. I sighed and leaned back in my seat. I stood up. “I need a break,” I said to him.

“Okay, baby.” He mumbled while typing an email.

I patted his shoulder. “You should take one too.”

He shook his head. “I have a couple more phone calls to make. You take as long as you need.” He said without taking his eyes off of the screen.

I patted his shoulder and kissed his cheek. “Cass, I have to go upstairs to get my phone. I want to call Nicky.” He merely nodded as I walked out of the office. I was eager to hear my son’s voice. I felt like I had been neglecting him lately as life in the palace became more complicated. After returning to the office, I sat on one of the couches. I glanced at Cassius, who was occupied by a video call. I dialed Jeremy’s number and waited for him to pick up. I hoped he wasn’t busy.

“Hey Jemma,” Jeremy’s deep voice answered after a few rings. “How goes it?”

“Morning, Jerm. I am doing good. How are you?” I said as Cassius glanced over at me.

“Same old, same old. Want to talk to Nicky?” He asked.

“Yes, how did you know?”

He laughed. “I didn’t think you were calling just to talk to your best friend.”

“Aww, Jeremy. Don’t be like that.” I laughed, eliciting another glance from Cassius. I stuck my tongue out him.

“Fine, I’ll get Nicky. I think he was watching cartoons with Esther.”

I cringed slightly. I don’t know why it made me mad when he mentioned Esther. She was his mate, and of course, she was helping Jeremy take care of our son. But I felt like I was being replaced. A moment later, I heard my son giggling on the other end.

“Nicky, Mommy is on the phone.” I heard Jeremy say to him.

“Mommy!” Nicky’s cheerful voice sounded, making me smile.

“Hi, Nicky,” I said happily to my son. “How is my sunshine doing today?”

“I’m watching Paw Patrol.”

I laughed. “That’s your favorite, isn’t it?”

We chatted for a little bit. Nicky told me about talking to his wolf. Lasher sounded like a young soul. I would have to ask Leonora about him later. She had been communicating with him. It was about lunchtime, and I felt hungry again.

“I have to go,” Nicky said to me. “Mommy is calling me.”

“Nicky, I’m your Mommy.”

“I meant Esther. I call her Mommy, too.”

Repressing the growl in my throat, I gripped the phone tightly. “Don’t call Esther Mommy,” I said more harshly than I intended to.

Nicky whimpered. “I’m sorry.” I could hear the tears in his voice. “I am hungry, Mommy.”

“Okay, Nicky. I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to say it like that. Okay, you have a good lunch. Mommy loves you. Can you put Daddy back on the phone?”

“Okay, Mommy.” He said before I heard the phone being transferred hands.

“What’s up Jemma?” Jeremy said to me.

I heard Esther say something to Nicky in the background. “Okay, Mommy,” I listened as my son responded. My anger was threatening to boil over.

“Jeremy, why is Nicholas calling your mate, Mommy?” I growled.

“Is that a problem?” He asked in a tone that only made me madder.

I snorted. “Yes, it’s a problem,” I nearly yelled. Cassius looked up from his desk. “I’m his Mommy. I gave birth to him. I am the only one he should be calling Mommy.”

Jeremy scoffed. “Well, you aren’t here, Jemma. Esther is. She has had to step in and take care of Nick while you are off being Queen. So what if our son calls her Mommy sometimes. That’s basically what she is to him in your absence.”

“She is not his mother, Jeremy,” I shouted as I stood up from the couch. “I may not be there, but that doesn’t make me any less than his mother.”

“Jemma, I don’t have time to argue with you. You just need to accept that Nicky is going to call Esther Mommy.”

I growled at him. “No, I will not accept that. I appreciate her taking care of my son. But he is my son, Jeremy.”

“She is here, and you aren’t. So I think she has every right.” Jeremy responded angrily. “You have your new pups to focus on. Let us worry about Nicky.”

Tears threatened to fall down my cheek as I trembled. I was losing my son. “Jeremy, please don’t do this to me. I love Nicky. I am sorry I am not there.”

“I am not doing anything to you, Jemma. You did this. You left him.” Jeremy was trying to provoke me.

“I didn’t have a choice!” I screamed.

“Jemma, what’s wrong?” Cassius said from his desk.

I ignored him. “I had to leave Jeremy. I have obligations-“

“We all have obligations, Jemma,” He snarled. “I have an obligation to my son. Esther is my mate. She is stepping in to take care of my son, and if he wants to call her Mommy, then that is fine by me. Okay.”

“No, that is not okay,” I yelled. “She is not Nicky’s mother. Do you hear me, Jeremy!” I shouted.

“I have to go, Jemma,” Jeremy said nonchalantly. “I can’t stand talking to you when you are like this. Bye.” He then hung up.

“JEREMY!” I screamed. “f**k!” I roared and threw my phone across the room. It hit a wall and shattered. I felt Cassius’s hands on my shoulders.

“Jemma?” He said softly to me, but my anger was boiling. He was the last person I wanted at the moment. He was the reason I was losing my son.

I pulled away and glared at him. All of the anger I had felt when he forced me to leave my home and child were at the surface. “This is all your f*****g fault,” I hissed at him.

He stepped back, “What is?”

“I am losing my son to another woman,” I growled. “AND ITS ALL YOUR f*****g FAULT, CASSIUS,” I screamed with all of my strength. Seeing red, I charged past him and opened the office door with enough force to pull it off the hinges. I nearly ran out of the office, not caring where I went. I just needed to be away from him.