The Alpha King's Rebellious Queen
The Alpha King’s Rebellious Queen Chapter 48

Jemma’s POV

I found myself in the cold, damp cell. My arms were burning as I screamed from the pain of the silver chains. “Let me go,” I shouted into the darkness. The sinister voice cackled as I saw polished boots step into the little light streaming through the small window. Finally, I saw a face as he stepped out of the shadows. He resembled Cassius in a way. Like you could tell they were related somehow. His hair was a lighter shade of brown, but he also had blue eyes, but they were not the calming ocean blue that made me smile. His face was smooth, and he wasn’t as tall or muscular as Cassius.

“Do you not like your accommodations, your majesty?” His smooth cold voice spoke to me. “Rude,” He growled as he stepped into the cell and knelt in front of me. He roughly grabbed my chin and brought my face up to look into his eyes.

I spat in his face. I g*****d in pain as he punched me hard. I spit b***d out of my mouth. “You hit like a girl.”

He tightened his hold on my chin and dug his claws into my skin. “Soon, Cassius will be dead, and the kingdom will be mine.” He hissed as everything went dark.

I screamed and sat straight up in bed. My heart pounded against my chest. I felt the bed move as Cassius placed a hand on my back. “Jemma?” His deep voice rumbled out. “Jemma, are you alright?”

I looked back at him and nodded. “Just another bad dream.” I lay down, placing my face on his warm chest. He wrapped his arm around me.

“The same one?” He asked.

“I saw his face this time, “I felt tears falling down my face. I sensed something terrible was about to happen, and I had no idea how to stop it.

“What did he look like?” Cassius asked quietly while tracing a finger along my arm. My skin tingled from the contact.

“He looked like you, but not really. Lighter brown hair, with blue eyes except not beautiful like yours.” I traced circles around his muscles. “He looked like he could be your cousin.”

Cassius growled lowly. “Did he say his name?”

“Not yet,” I shook my head as he tightened his hold on me. I felt myself start to tremble. “Cassius, I’m scared.”

“My love, you have nothing to fear. Everything will be alright. You are just having bad dreams,” He was trying so hard to make me feel better.

I looked up into his blue eyes as I stroked his cheek, remembering what I had said to him yesterday. Guilt filled my heart as I closed my eyes. “I am so sorry about yesterday,” I whispered.

“Let’s not talk about that,” He whispered back. “Let’s move forward. Today will be a better day, Jemma.” He was running his hand through my hair.

My stomach growled in hunger as I looked at the clock. It was time to get up and start our day. “Cass, can I go do some training after breakfast?” I asked him. “I need to get out some frustration.”

He sighed. “If you must,” He let go of me and rolled out of bed. He walked into the bathroom, and I scrambled off the bed and followed him. He turned on the shower.

“Look, how about I just work with a dummy and kick the crap out of that,” I smiled as I wrapped my arms around him. “That way, I won’t hurt any of your warriors.”

He laughed and kissed my lips. “That works for me,” He clasped my hand and pulled me into the shower. “Shall we?”

After a long and sexy shower, we emerged through the steam and stepped into our closet. I pondered what I wanted to wear today. Wanting to make up with him, I actually chose a dress to wear. A light blue summer dress with white polka dots that I finished off with white sandals. I twirled it as I looked in the mirror.

“What’s the occasion?” He asked from behind me. He had put on black slacks and a blue button-up shirt.

“No occasion,” I leaned my back against his chest.

He wrapped his arms around me and lay his chin on top of my head. “I like that dress,” He smiled. “Let’s get you to breakfast. I can hear your tummy rumbling.” He grabbed my hand, and we walked out of our room.

We stopped at the elevator and were joined by Terry and Izzy. I wondered where Ainsley and her mate were. “Morning, kids,” Terry said to us. “You two look like you made up.” He smiled at me.

Izzy eyed me and then lifted an eyebrow. “I see Cassius made you wear a dress.”

I shrugged. “He didn’t make me wear this. I chose it.”

“Really?” Izzy snorted and glanced at Terry.

“I like it, Mother,” Cassius said to her.

The doors of the elevator opened, and we walked in silently. The ride to the ground floor was quiet as the doors opened. “Where is Ainsley?” I asked Izzy.

She shrugged. “She and Casper went on a date last night. I think they are still sleeping.” She smirked at Terry. “They were rather busy last night, or so I heard when I walked by her room.”

I laughed. “Oh,” I looked up at Cassius, who rolled his eyes. We reached the dining room, and everyone stood up as Izzy and Terry stood behind their seats. “Good morning, everyone,” Cassius greeted everyone. “I know yesterday was a rough day.” He clasped my hand and looked down at me. “The Queen and I had an argument that you all heard. We said some nasty things out of anger. But please know that your Queen and I are alright.”

I didn’t like him talking about our relationship with everyone. But I figured it was necessary since I screamed my frustrations at him in front of everyone else. He pulled my hand to his lips. “Today will be better, as I have a huge surprise in store for my beautiful queen.” I tilted my head as he smiled at me. “Now, let’s all have a good day, and let’s eat.” He then sat down as the omegas brought out breakfast.

“What surprise?” I asked him.

He just smirked as breakfast was set in front of us. It was omelets again, cheese, spinach, and onions with home fries on the side. I dug into the food feeling extra hungry today.

“Hey Jemma,” My brother called to me from down the table. “Want to do some sparring today? There isn’t any alpha training today.”

I glanced at Iain. “Sure, I mean, I was going to spar with a dummy, but you will do,” I smirked at him.

“Are you calling me a dummy?”

I shrugged, “If the shoe fits.”

He growled, “I’m not a dummy. You’re a dummy.”

I glared at him, “No, I’m pretty sure you are the dummy.”

“Jemma quit arguing with your brother,” Cassius chuckled.

“Cass, Iain, and I have been arguing with each other since we were in our mom’s uterus,” I made a face at my brother as Cassius rolled his eyes, “Is it alright if I spar with Iain?”

“Cass, I promise I’ll go easy on her,” My brother said to Cassius, “I sparred with her when she was preggo with Nick.”

“I trust you, Iain,” Cassius replied to him, “You are probably the only male I fully trust to spar with her.”

“Jemma, do you think it’s safe to spar while pregnant?” Delilah asked me.

I nodded at her. “If it’s done right, it’s very safe. I don’t like being idle, and going six months without sparring will drive me nuts. The babies are very tiny right now, so they won’t be affected at all. You can come spar with me some time, and I’ll show you some moves you can do while pregnant.”

She shook her head. “I am not a warrior, like you.”

“Do you have any fighting skills? As Luna, you need to know at least how to defend yourself and your pups.”

“My father is one of those that doesn’t think females should train. The females and pups would just hide in the safe room while he and the males all took care of any threat.”

I sighed. “I think that’s a disservice to any pack not to allow females to fight. Even if it is just self-defense, everyone in a pack should at least know that. Even the omegas train back at Zephyr Moon.”

“I would be honored if you teach me some things, Jemma,” Delilah smiled at me.

“We’ll get started next week after my coronation,” I looked at my brother, “Would that be alright, Iain?”

He nodded, “Of course, Jemma. I trust you to give my mate some pointers.” He clasped Delilah’s hand and brought it to his lips to place a k**s.

I quickly finished my breakfast and then went back to my room to grab training clothes. I stuffed them into a bag and then headed out.

I rushed to the training field and went into the women’s dressing room, and changed out of my dress. I got in my black shorts and a black tank top. I looked down at my still slender stomach and rubbed my belly. I smiled as I imagined my pups. I couldn’t wait to meet them. Sighing, I headed out to the field where Iain was waiting for me with a couple of the other young alphas. “What’s with the crowd?”

My brother shrugged. “I guess they wanted to watch.”

“They wanted to watch a future alpha get his a*s kicked by the queen,” I smirked.

“No, I am going to kick your a*s,” He snarled as his friends laughed. We started by warming up with sit-ups and push-ups. Then we ran a couple of laps around the field.

I took my fighting stance as Iain, and I started to spar with each other. We ignored the other young alphas and focused on each other. We had been sparring with each other since we were ten. We knew each other’s moves. True to his word Iain kept made sure not to strike anywhere near my stomach. Bruises formed on our bodies as contact became a little rougher. We trained for a couple of hours, taking only a few breaks.

Iain landed with a thud as I flipped him over my shoulder and placed my foot on his chest. He smiled up at me as a pair of arms grabbed me from behind. A familiar scent engulfed me.

“I see you can still kick your brother’s a*s,” My father spoke behind me.

I turned myself in his hold and wrapped my arms around him. “Dad!” I squealed happily. “What are you doing here?”

“I’m here for your coronation, of course.”

“This early? It isn’t for a few more days.” I said to him. Not that I cared. I was happy to see my father. He is my hero.

“Your mother wanted to come early to help Izzy with the arrangements.” He smiled as he kissed the top of my head.

There was a loud growl beside us as Cassius’s scent took over my senses. I was still wrapped in my father’s arms. “You can let go of my mate now, Alpha.” Cassius’s deep voice said to my father.

My father smirked at him, ” Um, Cassius, your mate came out of my nut sack.”

“Eww, Dad,” I smacked him and struggled out of his hold and stood by my brother.

“Is that so, Alpha?” Cassius took a fighting stance in front of my father.

My father smirked and stood in front of my mate. “Should I go into the details of their conception?”

My brother and I both cringed. “Dad!” Iain cried out.

“I don’t think this is an appropriate conversation to have with a lady present,” Cassius said to my father.

“And who are you to tell me what I can and cannot say in front of my children?” My father pushed Cassius.

Cassius pushed back, “I am your King, Alpha Phillip,” He pushed back.

“Dad, are you seriously starting a fight with my mate?”

He winked at me, “Relax, Jemma. I am just going to show this pup here a thing or two.” He launched his fist into Cassius’s face. There was suddenly a crowd around us as my father and mate began to spar roughly. They were going at it pretty rough as b***d poured out of both of them from wounds that quickly healed.

“Go, Dad!” Iain cheered, “Kick his a*s.”

“Iain!” I smacked my brother. “Should we be encouraging this?”

“Oh, come on, Jemma, Dad, won’t hurt Cassius.”

I looked out at the field as my father had Cassius on the ground and was punching him over and over. The young alphas and various warriors and guards were cheering them on. Then Cassius got the upper hand and pushed my father off of him. They snarled and growled as they grappled for power. They were both smiling as they sparred. “Go, Dad!” I shouted at them, causing Cassius to look at me.

“Really?” He said to me, which left him open to attack. My father tackled my mate to the ground and punched his back. There was a loud growl from outside the crowd. They parted as Terry ran into the ring.

“Hold on, son. I’m coming,” Terry shouted as he joined in on the fight and tackled my father to the ground. Then it was two against one as Terry and Cassius went for my father. I was impressed that my father held his own against the king and the former king. Three of the strongest males in the kingdom showing the young ones how it was done.

My father had Terry in a chokehold as Cassius was trying to free him. “Dammit, Phil,” Terry choked as my father laughed at him.

“I can still kick your a*s, Terry.”

The crowd was cheering for Terry as Cassius managed to get his father free from mine. The three of them continued to spar until Cassius gave up and left my dad and Terry to continue wrestling. He walked over to me, smelling like sweat and b***d.

“Can I have a k**s, my queen?” He leaned down to me.

I pushed him away with a look of disgust. “You smell.”

He grabbed me and held me to his smelly frame, and kissed my lips. I wrapped my arms around his neck as our k**s deepened. He let me go and then walked back towards my father and his father. They were both lying on the ground panting as Cassius helped them both up. “That is how you fight, ladies and gentlemen,” Cassius said to the gathered crowd. “Alpha Phillip MacKenzie of Zephyr Moon,” He held his hand out to my father as the crowd cheered. “You still have it, Phil,” Cassius clasped his hand.

My father clapped his hand on Cassius’s back, “And you almost have it, Cassius.”

Cassius rolled his eyes, “Whatever, Phillip. I almost got you.”

“Almost, Cassius. Almost.” My father winked at him as they walked back towards us.

“The rest of you back to your training,”Cassius ordered the crowd. They all murmured as they dispersed. He faced me and ran the back of his hand down my cheek. The bruises and cuts on his body were quickly healing. He leaned down to k**s me again, “I have a big surprise for you, my Queen. Why don’t you go get cleaned up?”

“What kind of surprise?” I wrapped my arms around him.

He laughed, “It wouldn’t be a surprise if I told you.”

“Fine,” I huffed. “I’ll go shower in the lady’s locker room and meet you back out here.

“I’ll do the same,” He kissed me one more time before releasing me. I started to walk towards the ladies’ locker room, and he smacked my a*s.

“Really, Cassius?” I heard my father growl.

“Yes, Phil. She is my mate, and every inch of that delicious body of hers is mine.”

I looked back to see my mate and father staring each other down. They had smirks on their faces. I laughed at them. It was a good thing that they got along so well. I entered the locker room and smiled at the few other females. “Way to go, Queen Jemma,” A raven-haired female walked up to me.

“For what?” I asked her.

“Oh, I saw you were sparring with young Alpha Iain earlier, and you held your own against him,” She explained.

“He’s my twin brother. We have been sparring with each other since we were ten. And fought long before that.”

“Oh, I know. But I know how tough he is to beat,” She laughed. “Part of me wishes he was my mate.”

I snorted, “I hear that a lot.” I grabbed my soap and shampoo from my designated locker. I stripped off my clothes and walked into the showers. I didn’t mind showering with the other females. The bruises I had received from sparring were already more or less gone. Leonora was on the ball with healing me. I finished my shower and got dressed. I walked out of the shower, and Cassius was waiting outside with my brother and our fathers.

“Are you ready for your surprise?” He smiled broadly at me. “It’s waiting for you in the library.” He sounded so excited about it that it made me excited. I loved his last surprise when he took me to the Wulfsbane concert.

“I guess,” I tried to sound uninterested as he linked his arm into mine.

He leaned down to my ear. “Trust me. You will love this surprise.”

We walked quickly into the palace and towards the library. I started to get nervous, not knowing what my mate had in store for me. We walked into the library, and my mother was sitting on the couch with Izzy while Tiffany was standing in the corner, facing away from me. She turned around, and I saw my sunshine in her arms.

“Mommy!” Nicky shouted as his aunt set him on the ground.

“Nicky!” I replied loudly as he ran to me. I swept him into my arms as tears fell out of my eyes. I kissed the top of his head, and I held him tightly. “Oh, Nicky!” I sobbed.

“Don’t cry, Mommy.” I hardly noticed there were others in the room as I was focused on my child. I felt my mother’s hand on my shoulder. “Oh, Mom, thank you for bringing Nicky a couple of days early.”

She smiled at me, “It was Cassius’s idea.”

I turned to my mate, who had the biggest smile on his face. “Thank you for giving me a couple more days with my baby, Cass.”

He stroked my cheek, “Jemma, Nicky isn’t going to be here for just a couple of days.”

“What?”

He cupped my cheek, “Jemma, Nicky is going to live here in the palace from now on, with you and me.”

I sobbed out loud as he said those words. “Really? Do you mean it? Nicky is going to stay here, with me?” I cried as Nicky wiped the tears from my cheek. “Did you hear that, Nicky? You are going to live here from now on.”

My son giggled as he struggled out of my arms. I set him down and then hugged my mother and sister. Then turned my attention to Cassius. I wrapped my arms around him and buried my face in his chest. “Thank you, Cassius. You have no idea how happy this makes me.”

He ran his hand under my chin and lifted it so that our eyes met, “I know exactly how happy you are right now,” He touched his chest, “Mate bond, you know.” He kissed me as Nicky ran around the library laughing. “Taking you away from your son was the biggest mistake I have ever made. I hurt you deeply, and I couldn’t stand your sadness anymore. So, I talked to Jeremy, and he agreed to allow Nicky to live here.”

“Jeremy?” As much as I loved seeing Nicky, I felt terrible that Jeremy couldn’t be with our son.

“I told Jeremy that he was free to come here and visit Nick anytime he wanted. I’ll leave the custody and visitation details up to you two,” He explained.

“I love you so much, Cassius.”

He kissed me again before releasing his hold on me, “Come on, let’s show Nick his new room.”

“Nicky!” I called my son who was jumping on the sofa. “Quit jumping on that sofa. Cassius wants to show us your new room.”

My son hopped off the sofa and ran over to me. I clasped his tiny hand as Cassius lead us all towards the elevators. “Now, it’s not much for now as I had it set up on short notice. You can set it up how you want later,” He said to me. The elevator doors opened, and Ainsley and her mate stepped off.

“Well, it’s about time you graced us with your presence, Ainsley,” Izzy said with her hands on her h**s.

Ainsley blinked at the crowd in front of her. She and Casper both appeared to be hungover. “Oh, hi everyone,” She glanced at my parents and son. “Lots of new faces,” She mumbled.

“Ainsley, this is Jemma’s son Nick, and her parents Phil and Melinda, her younger sister Tiffany and you know Iain.” Cassius introduced us all.

“Hi everyone. I’m Ainsley, Cass’s sister, and this is Casper, my mate.” She waved, “If you’ll excuse us, we are starving and need food.” She grabbed Casper’s hand and pulled him down the hall while the rest of us all squeezed into the elevator.

After the doors opened, Cassius leads us to the room across from ours. He opened the door, and we walked in. It was a hair smaller than ours. I could smell the wet paint as it had been painted blue. There was a cool racecar bed, lots of toy cars, and a large TV against the wall. I saw a few bags and boxes sitting in a corner.

“Your parents brought some of Nick’s belongings with them. I’ll let you guys put them away later. But I had the omegas set up the room last night.”

Nicky giggled as he ran over to the bed and jumped on it. “This is mine?”

Cassius walked over to him and picked him up. It made me happy to see my son smile at my mate. “Yes, Nick, this is all yours. What do you think?”

“I love cars,” My son exclaimed as Cassius set him down. Nicky ran around the room, squealing and giggling as he picked up various toys.

“This is great, Cass.” I linked my arm with him, “Thank you.”

“Anything for my Queen,” He kissed my lips as my tummy rumbled. “I had a big lunch prepared and set up in the garden for everyone.” He announced to the room. “Shall we go down there?”

“Nicky, are you hungry?” I asked my excited son. “We can go get lunch, and then I’ll show you the game room.”

“Chicky nuggets?” He asked as I glanced at Cassius.

“I had the cooks prepare all kinds of kid-friendly food,” He stated.

“And there are chicky nuggets?” I asked as I picked up Nicky.

Cassius nodded, “There better be.”

I hugged my son as we all headed out of Nicky’s new room. We made it down to the garden, and there was a tent set up with a buffet of food waiting for us. I set Nicky down and picked up a plate, and placed his favorite foods on it. We all sat down on the tables that had been set up. Nicky happily munched away on his chicky nuggets.

“Do you like it here, Nick?” Cassius asked him.

Nicky nodded, “This place has chicky nuggets.”

“The child knows what he wants,” Cassius laughed.

Izzy cleared her throat. “Jemma, I hate to interrupt your time with your son, but Ursula finished the alterations on the gown, and we need to have you try it on again.”

I cringed.

“And there are some last-minute arrangements for the coronation that need to be made.” She explained.

“I’ll watch Nick for you,” My sister offered.

“You can take him to the game room,” I told her, “Okay, Izzy, after we eat, we can go do that.” I smiled at my sister, “Thank you, Tiff. Hopefully, we can hang out later tonight.”

“Can I go too, Izzy?” My mother asked her.

“Of course you can, Melinda,” Izzy replied.

I looked over at my son, “Nicky, would you like to go with Auntie Tiffy to see the game room? I have to go with Grandma and Izzy. There is a bowling alley.”

His eyes lit up, “Can I bowl?” He loved bowling.

“Of course,” I ruffled his hair. I noticed he had eaten all of his food, “You ate all of your lunch like a good boy.”

“My wolf was hungry,” He growled playfully.

The hours of the day passed quickly. I tried on the god awful coronation gown and then made the final arrangements for my coronation. Then I joined my siblings and son in the game room. We had hours of fun until dinner. Then after a long day, it was bedtime. I bathed Nick and then tucked him into his new car bed. “Will you be okay in this big room by yourself?” I said as I lay next to him.

“I’m a brave wolf, Mommy,” He beamed at me. I made sure he had Jermy, his stuffed wolf. “Mommy, Lasher said he is an alpha, so I must be an alpha someday.”

I sighed. “You know your Daddy is going to be Uncle Iain’s beta, and someday you will be a beta beside Uncle Iain’s son.”

He folded his little arms, “But I don’t want to be a beta, Mommy. I am an alpha.”

“We’ll see what happens, Nicky. Life is never set in stone. I think you would be a great Alpha someday.” I kissed the top of his little head, “Want a story?”

He nodded as I looked at the bookshelf. “What do you want to hear?”

“Lightning McQueen book,” He pointed to his favorite book. It was well worn.

I pulled it from the shelf and sat beside him, and began to read. He was asleep before I could finish, but I finished anyway. I leaned down and looked at my sleeping pup. I couldn’t believe he was here with me. I kissed his cheek and pulled the blanket up over him. I put the book back on the shelf and strolled out of the room. I dimmed the lights and walked out. I entered mine and Cassius’s room. My mate was lying on one of the couches watching sports news. He smiled as I walked in. I leaned down and kissed him. “I am going to go shower and get ready for bed.”

He smiled against my lips. “Alright, love.”

I quickly showered and then dressed in a silky nightgown. I walked over to the couch and straddled Cassius. I grabbed his face in my hands and kissed him deeply. My eyes are looking into his ocean blue ones. “You are so getting an eye-popping, mind-blowing, blow job tonight, and then I am going to ride you until I can’t walk anymore.”

He growled lowly, “Oh, I like the sound of that, my Queen. Does that mean you liked your surprise?”

“Cassius, I didn’t like my surprise. I f*****g loved my surprise. I can’t thank you enough for today. I love you so much, Cassius Fury. And nothing will ever change that,” I said as I slid off of his lap and unzipped his pants.