The Alpha's Revenge

Chapter 46

King Nicholas’s POV

I wake up with a pounding headache. Why am I on the floor? Where am I? I sit up and look around, and I am in a hotel suite. I look around and it is dark outside. How long have I been asleep for? I try to remember what happened; all I remember is going to see Anna, and I yelled at her for being with her team. I told her she could no longer be a warrior, and she would have to submit to me because I am her mate and the king. Then nothing. I wonder what happened? As I stand up and sit on the couch, Anna comes out of the room. Her scent is mixed with soap and her hair is wet, so I figure she just took a shower. I look at her. She is a beautiful woman. Even when she was covered in dirt, she looked breathtaking.

“You’re awake?”

“How long have I been out?”

“Around five hours”

“What happened?”

“I kicked you in the head”

Did she say she kicked me in the head? And she said it so matter-of-factly, with no emotion. She is my mate. What the f**k?

“What did you say? You kicked me?”

“Yes, you came in here yelling and raging like a maniac. You said things that were mean and disrespectful. So, I kicked you in the head. I ordered dinner to come in an hour. If you want something now, I put your lunch in the refrigerator. I would advise you at least get some water and pain medicine for your head. It’s in the kitchen. When you are ready to talk to me, I will be on the sofa, reading”

She says this and walks to the sofa like nothing. Like she didn’t just tell me she kicked me in the head. Like what she did was okay. I am the King. I could have her arrested for assaulting me. I get up and get the water and pain medicine. I open the refrigerator and take out a sandwich and soda. I sit at the table and eat the food. I must calm down before talking to her. I check my phone for messages and see some from Elder Crawford which I ignore. I also see some from XANDER.

Cousin: Hey, you okay. Anna told us what she did. Try not to be too mad. You were acting like a crazy person.

Cousin: Have you woken up yet?

Cousin: Haven’t heard from you yet so I guess you are still out. One guy she kicked was out for eight hours. Your mate is

strong.

Cousin: It’s been four hours. Text me when you wake up.

I pick up the phone and call him instead of texting him. I walk out into the hotel hallway for privacy, I need someone to talk to.

“You’re awake? How long were you out for?” Xander says answering the call

“She said five hours. What the f**k, Xan? She kicked me in the head”

“I know. Her response was not ideal, but you were yelling and threatening her. She may be your mate, but she is a warrior and an alpha. She is not going to be okay with you talking or treating her just any way you please”

“I could have her arrested”

“You could and, as the King it would be your right to do so, but I don’t think that is a smart idea if you want to fix things with your mate. You were also wrong. Remember that”

“How was I wrong? She was here with four other guys, alone. She is disrespecting the mate bond”

“She is with her teammates. Who she has gone on missions with for a month now and nothing has happened. They see her as a sister, nothing more. You went there accusing her, not allowing her to talk and then demanded she stop doing something she worked hard and trained to do. And you both agreed that you would put the bond on hold until you both got things in your life taken care of”

“Yeah, and maybe I handled that wrong, but she is my mate, she must submit to me”

“You need to think about what you want because if you are looking for someone to submit to you, it’s not Anna. She will reject you!”

“I am the King, no woman would reject me!”

“Anna would. She will never submit, but she will work with you. If that is not what you want, you need to admit that now. I advise you to talk to her. I doubt you will be coming back to the pack tonight. The driver is in room 512, just ring him when you are ready to come back. Good luck!”

I stand outside taking in what he has said before walking back to the suite. I walk in and she is on her laptop. I sit on the other side of the couch and see there is workbook in front of her

“What are you doing?”

“Schoolwork”

“What are you studying in school?”

“I am studying to get my business degree”

“I thought you told me you weren’t 18 yet. Aren’t you still in high school?”

“No. I was able to take the equivalency exam when I got to Crystal Lake and graduated. I started my college courses after finishing my elite warrior training”

“Ann, we need to talk”

“My name is Anna, not Ann. And I agree we do need to talk”

“I was shortening your name”

“Anna is the shortened version of my name. My full name is Annalisa Corinne Royal”

“I apologize”

“It’s fine. You didn’t know”

“I think that’s one of our problems. We are mates but I know nothing about you. I didn’t even know your name until just now and you weren’t even the one who told me what part of your name was. I don’t know if you feel the bond as strong as I do since you are not 18 yet, but I have thought of nothing else but you all week. I love you! I admit, when I saw you with those guys, my anger and possessiveness took over, and I handled it wrong. For that I am sorry. But after we identified as mates, you left and said, we are not ready, and then I haven’t seen you and the one time I do you were laughing and having fun with men who are not me”

“The guys you saw are my teammates. We go on missions together. They all see me as a little sister. You saw us coming back from a ride and nothing more. Now I understand our situation is complicated and what you saw may have bothered you, but you could have just talked to me. I don’t take being yelled at well. You don’t know my history, but I was beaten and abused for six years. I refuse to submit and cower to anyone ever again. I am a warrior. I am an Alpha. And I will not be anything else but who I am. Now, I feel we can come to a compromise where I can be these things and your Luna/Queen. But, if you are looking for someone to submit and follow you around, who sits in the background and has no opinion or voice, who just takes care of the kids. Then I am not the person for you. If I am not what you want, I understand, and we can reject each other”

We don’t say anything for a while after her statement.

“Honestly, Anna, I don’t know what I want. For four years the elders have been telling me what I need to do, what type of mate I need to have, who I want to be with. Prior to that, my dad sent me off to school, with the plan he would teach me stuff when I came home at 18. Then they are killed when I am 16 years old, and I don’t know who I am. I don’t know what I want or who/what type of woman is right for me. I haven’t really had time to think about it”

“Well maybe that’s what you need to do. Think about what you want. There is nothing wrong with wanting a different kind of woman. I just know what kind of person I am. I am not the submissive mate most men in power are looking for, and I am not changing who I am. I know who I am and what I want. I propose our original plan again. We don’t accept nor reject each other but allow each of us time to figure our s**t out. I will be out on missions for a while after the Alpha meeting this weekend. You do what you need to do and think about what type of woman you want. I will focus on what I need to do and we can meet afterward. No contact in between”

“No contact? Why?”

“Because the bond is not allowing you to truly think things through. If we are in contact with each other, are you going to be objective and honest about what you need to do? Nor do I want you upset because I am around other men, and you feel disrespected. I will not be yelled at again; I will not be disrespected again. I will not be spoken to like that again. You say you have feelings for me, but you called me a w***e and said I am sleeping with all four of those guys. Is that the way you talk to someone you have feelings for?”

“I was angry”

“That’s an excuse. That’s what you are telling yourself to justify what you did. Did you feel any betrayal pains since we met? Exactly! And if you permit yourself to disrespect me every time you are angry, then that is not the type of relationship I want to be in a relationship with. The only reason you are alive after what you said is because you are the King. Not even the mate bond will save you if you ever treat me like that again. I will kill you if you ever talk to me like that again”

“Your dinner will be up in about ten minutes. I’m leaving because I need to prepare for the meeting. Contact your driver when you are ready to leave. He is in room 512"

She got up, gathered her belongings and went to her room. She came back out in jeans, t-shirt and riding boots, with a backpack and helmet.

“Do you have a ride?” I ask

“I’m riding my bike back, so I’m fine”

“Do you think it’s safe for you to ride at night?"

“I’ll be fine!”

That was the last thing she said as she walked out the door