Chapter 11: Death of the King, Rise of an Empire Part 2
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(Trigger Warning, DV)
Lem
Barry had changed on me since I caught him with his lover, he got more possessive and the beatings increased, I trained to use a gun behind his back. Jones taught me because he hated how I was treated, he became a friend and I respected him, he even taught me a few self-defense moves to escape Barry. However, Barry would overpower me because he suppressed my wolf, he was my Alpha; as an Omega wolf, it is hard to fight off our Alpha once they mark us, it was one of our weaknesses that I hated. Barry has been under a lot of stress lately since Roman's empire crumbled and most of his friends were killed, I was surprised no one came for him or they weren't ready for him. Barry walked in, and he was visibly upset, I let him be when my phone went off, I was going to pick it up when he asked, "Who is that, Ore?"
I knew he had been having a bad few months, so I left the phone when he took it up and saw a message from an unknown number, it was Jones reminding me about our secret place. I wasn't having an affair, but he would think I did, he looked at me angrily and yelled, "Who are you f*****g?" I stuttered, "Nnnnnnno one," he didn't like that answer and grabbed me by the throat, demanding I tell him who touched me, I started crying because he was going to beat me again. I kicked him in the crown jewels and started to run away, but he grabbed me by the door and we both fell to the floor. I screamed in fear, and he punched me repeatedly in my face, I begged him to stop, I could feel the blood, I didn't know what got into me, but I pushed him off me, knocking him back. I started to get up, but he grabbed my hair and dragged me back into the bedroom, yelling, "I am going to kill you for f*****g around on me."
I knew he was going to do it, he had changed so much, losing his business partners and hiding to the point that he was panicking, I saw him get a link from someone. The war had started, and I got the link too because I was still his Lune of the pack, I backed away as he talked to his men, giving orders. I saw his gun on the table and I thought about everything he had done to me, I don't know what got into me, but I had had enough and shot him in the stomach. He looked at me, covering his gunshot wound before collapsing; I shot him again in his back, emptying the clip, I was hurt and angry, but I still loved him. Jones ran into the room and saw me standing over him still pulling the trigger, I was crying as he pulled me into a hug and said, "You need to get out of here, his men will kill you, they are loyal to him, not you."
I dropped the gun in shock, realizing what I had done, no one would notice because of the war, I felt the pain of our bond, and my Omega was silent. Jones handed me a bag, a few things, and money, he said, "Don't use his credit cards or try to gain access to your account at least for now, head to Dragonmare, it's a sanctuary city, I will find you when I can." He kissed my lips and I knew then that he cared about me, he told me the safest route to take, and I ran, taking my car, I didn't stop until I was across the border. I had no problem crossing the gate because I was pretending to be going to the penthouse, his men saw my face and knew what had happened between my husband and me. So, they let me through, notifying his guards at the penthouse that I was coming there, once I hit the highway, I denounced his pack and had to pull over from the pain, they would now know what I had done.
I killed Barry and cried, heading to stay at a motel for the night, I was in a lonely room when I got the link notifying us about the Supremes' return, and I submitted to the new rulers. I sat in the corner of the room and cried myself to sleep because I had killed my husband, I woke up to the sun on my face in the corner of the room. I cleaned up, tended to my bruises, put my shades on, and got into my car looking for a diner. I wanted to find the road that led to a portal that would cut my commute in half to Dragonmare, I pulled into a small diner as I was hungry, the air felt different since the war, and people were happier. One hour later, I was heading to the portal, but it was blocked, I got out, looked around, and decided to turn around, "It probably happened during the war," I thought.
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One Week Later
I was staying at an abandoned house not far from this little town, I was waiting to finish healing up and monitor the portal, it was cleared, and I was packing up to move again. I tried to listen out to see if Barry's pack was looking for me, but I was afraid to keep my phone on for too long, I needed to change it and fast, I promised to do that when I reached Dragonmare. I started to leave the area when I was blocked by some strange men, I was afraid it was Barry's men, but it was not, one came over to the car and asked, "What are you doing in these parts?" I smiled calmly and said, "I was just passing through, I am heading to a new territory to start over," he smiled and told his men, "Get him out." I was shocked and pleaded with them to let me go, he said, "You will start over," as I was dragged from my car and knocked out, I woke up in a cell and realized I was in Rogueland where it was being run by Queen Esmerelda, and I was sold into s*x slavery.
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Nex
I walked into the kitchen to see Leni making breakfast, my son had finished dressing and said, "I am heading out to meet with the king." I said, "I will take you," he said, "Nope, I got it, you need to talk to Mum," taking my car keys because of course he uses my car. I turned to see Leni smiling at me, looking ever so cocky, I did need to talk to her though, we hadn't talked since she came back, because I was too tired to entertain them and just let them stay for now. I poured coffee into my mug and sat on the kitchen island eating what she had made, I saw the mark on her neck had faded, so I asked, "Where is your husband?" She said, "He died in the war and I didn't want to stay in Elvira, Cross wanted to meet with you, he only knew about you after I told him the truth when the man who raised him died."
I held my anger in and asked, "Why didn't you tell me you were pregnant before you ran off with your lover?" She said, "I didn't know it was yours at the time, but Peter accepted him because he loved me." I said, "I will find an apartment you and Cross can stay at, but you will not be staying here with me," I got up, and she ran over to me to fix my tie, she said, "We can be roommates, I love this house." I sighed and said, "Leni, that's not a good idea, what if I have to bring company over?" She smiled and said, "I won't stop you, I know things are over between us, I hurt you....," I stopped her and said, "You didn't hurt me, you only did what a slut as you would do, no worries," I knew it hurt her when I said it, her face changed, but she will never know she left me broken after running off with someone I trusted, however, we are even since I ripped his f*****g head off in the war.
It was late in the night when I got home from a busy day at work, my brother was glad to meet my son and Lear took him out tonight to welcome him into the family. I saw that Leni had left dinner on the table and a note, I sat down and felt the cover it was still warm, I opened the note, and it said, "I know that I f****d you over, I was young and naive." She was right, but I kept reading, "I could make excuses for leaving you at the altar, but in reality, no one deserved that, I had no idea I was pregnant with our son when I left, although it was a shitty thing to do." I swallowed and continued reading, "I never had an affair, Nex, he drugged and raped me, then forced his mark on my neck the night before our wedding, I couldn't come to you because I didn't think you would believe me."
Honestly, I didn't feel bad that I killed him after reading this, and I kept reading, "Peter told me that you wouldn't believe me because of your strong friendship together, it meant more to you than anything with me." I sighed again and continued, "I stupidly believed him and I couldn't show up at our wedding with another man's mark on my neck, having his scent on me, and letting everyone know I was claimed." I stopped reading, taking it all in, but I had to finish it, it said, "I panicked, he made me go with him and eventually, because of the mark, I fell in love with him, or should I say submitted to him. I never told Cross about it, so please don't tell him, he loved the man he thought was his father, I hope you can forgive me one day and at least be friends. Since Peter's death, I have felt like my old self again, I never forgot you and what we shared because we are mates, Nex."
"If you don't believe me, take your ring off, and it will tell you the truth, I will wait for you, however long it takes," I got up and walked to her bedroom. The door was slightly ajar, and she was asleep, I looked at my hand, the ring I was wearing, and I took off, I felt the bond, she wasn't lying, and I closed my eyes and ran out of there, putting the ring back on. I wasn't ready for this because I still hated her, it took me a long time to get over her and I remained focused on my duty as Beta and keeping my family from falling apart. I ended up at the waterfall and saw a bunch of kids skinny dipping, I didn't care for them as long as they were safe, I looked up at the moon, and for the first time in a long time, I cried.
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Esmerelda
When the Civil War started, I was waiting for the outcome of the war, I was nervous, felt his pain through the bond, and was worried. I was thinking about the power Roman and I would have when I felt the pain of him dying, I screamed in pain as I felt it when the bond snapped, and my son started crying, feeling his dad had died. It forced me to miscarry our daughter, I sat there in a pool of blood, numb and angry, I was furious, and I would get my revenge even if it took forever. The Rogue Queen would rise, but first, "I will find a way to kill all of you, one by one," I vowed, starting with Addison and her family. One week later, I started rebuilding this place, stopped running, and regrouped. I did not take, losing my mate likely, I would build this empire from the ground up and no one would take that away from me and my first order of the day was to recruit new soldiers. The Supremes were back, and I will find a way to end them and start to research everything about them.
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