The Alphas Queen

The King Has Arrived

Gemma cried even as her eyes remained shut, her heart hurting when she felt the mate bond break. Like a slowing heart beat, the bond grew dimmer and dimmer before the light snuffed out all together. She felt the other two being react. Jianna, her wolf howled in pain inside her head while Aurrora sighed and was quiet. But all Gemma felt was pain. Pain at losing her mate, her other half of her soul. When the bond broke, her heart stopped beating for a second and the only reason she was alive was because the heartbeat of the other two kept her going.

Just as Gemma heard movement, boots crunching some leaves, someone approaching cautiously from afar; she felt her heartbeat pickup. Unable to open her eyes, she heard a voice in her head

Patience

Gemma frowned, unsure what was going on. Jianna howled again, the sound more joyous than mournful. When she tried to speak to Aurrora, Gemma was met with silence. Suddenly, her body started to heat up; her heartbeat escalated as if she had run a marathon. Her hands felt clammy, her breathing started to become harsher and beads of sweat rolled down her forehead.

What’s happening? Gemma asked the other two

He’s coming Jianna answered

Who is? Gemma asked

The King Jianna answered

The footfall she had heard stopped suddenly, the air around them smelling of that person’s fear. Gemma lay there in pain, in heat; surrounded by her dead mate as she tried to call out to Lily, to Nait...to anyone who would listen. Just at that thought, she felt the arms that were around her tighten and Max’s breathing slowly coming back into his body before his chest lifted and air filled his lungs. Gemma couldn’t believe it as she felt Max move, his eyes slowly opening before he looked at her, his hair falling endearingly over his eyes, She wished she could open her eyes but she had no energy, her mind crying out for him when she felt it. Their bond. But it wasn’t just a bond. It was so much brighter and stronger. The cord that had broken, flared to life in a dazzling light of white and gold, tethering them even stronger.

“Gemstone” Max whispered

He touched her forehead with his and he blew a breath of air which touched her face and Gemma slowly opened her eyes as energy flowed through her body again. Seeing Max alive, feeling his energy and their bond, Gemma cried out as she hugged him tighter.

“How?” Gemma asked “I don’t understand”

“I don’t either, well not properly” Max whispered

“Where are we?” Gemma asked “Why is it so dark?”

Just as Gemma asked that, the sound of fighting could be heard. Grunts followed the sound of whizzing fireballs that were exploding in various directions. They heard the sounds of metal against metal and shouting as sounds of running feet grew closer to them.

“I’m here Gemstone. Just keep holding onto me” Max said through parched lips

The darkness they were under was absolute. No light could be seen and they didn’t understand what was going on or why they couldn’t see anything. Max tried to connect to Maxsius who was worryingly silent. When he couldn’t speak to Jianna or Aurrora, he started to worry. Just then, blinding pain hit the back of his head and he shouted out, fighting Gemma who called out his name repeatedly, her worry and fear scenting the air. Max felt like his head was exploding so blinding was the pain. As he tried to breath through it, he started to feel nauseous and dizzy

“Max! Max!..What’s wrong. Tell me. Please” Gemma wailed

“Max” A loud and calming voice called out “easy Max. You need to breath through the pain”

“Who’s there?” Gemma asked worriedly

“It’s me, Nait. You need to be calm Gemma. Max need’s your strength” Nait said in a soothing voice

“Nait!” Gemma cried out in relief as tears rolled down her cheeks “Something’s wrong. We can’t see anything and Max is in pain”

“I know Gemz But I need you to breathe. I can feel how fast your heartbeat is with worry which will be double the speed in Max but right now Max needs you” Nait explained

“What do I do?” Gemma asked

“Aaarrrggghhhhhhhhhhhhhh” Max shouted out, shaking his head in pain

“Nait!” Gemma screamed

“We can’t touch you without getting hurt….badly. So we need you to help Max find his inner core” Nait said

“Inner core?” Gemma ased “What’s that?

“Its what is inside of a person. Maxsius is fighting to get out but he can’t because he is being blocked. Max needs you to be his strength. Connect your foreheads together and breath deep. As you breath deep, hold his shoulders and press down” Nait explained

When Gemma slowly moved to do as Nait said, Max tightened his arms around her, making sure she didn’t fall. When Gemma pressed down with each hand on his shoulder, Max let out an agonizing roar of pain. Frightened, Gemma let go.

“No!, don’t let go of him. Keep pressing” Nait said

“He’s in pain” Gemma cried out

“And he will keep being in pain until he has the strength to break free” Nait said calmly

“I...I...Can’t” Gemma sobbed

“You have to Gemz. If you don’t, you both will forever be encased in darkness…..or until Aurrora has enough energy to come back which could be days, weeks or even months. You both won’t be able to survive that long” Nait explained “No push down onto him and don’t let go until you see the light….the sun again”

“AAARRRRRRGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH” Max screamed louder, his voice full of pain as Gemma sobbed.

Harder and harder she pressed as Nait encouraged her to do so, crying out every time Max’s body shuddered or new tears leaked from his eyes. Gemma didn’t know how long she did it for, only that it felt like years and years with every passing second he was in pain, screaming and shuddering. Just as she felt like giving up, Max shuddered again and with one mighty roar of pain,something rumbled and shattered, allowing bright sunlight to pour through before fresh air hit their faces

Blinking her eyes rapidly as the sunlight hit her face, she lifted her head from where it was joined with Max and called out his name. Max quietly lifted his head, his breathing deep as he tried to regulate it. Seeing Gemma before him again, his lips caught hers in a passionate kiss as he held her to him closer. As the kiss became heated, Nait coughed and Max lifted his head, breaking the kiss reluctantly before looking around Gemma gasped as she looked at Max, her mouth opening and closing like a fish before whispering his name

“Max! Look!” Gemma whispered

Max looked around in shock before his eyes caught Nait’s who nodded at him. Before Max could open his mouth to speak, Nait held out his hand to stop him

“You know what to do. Only you can know how. Listen to yourself. Open yourself to what is the truth. Breath Max and do what you should” Nait said

Gemma could only look on in shock as Max closed his eyes and started to breath in through his nose and back out again in deep suctions. As he did that, his body started to settle down as his shuddering started to recede. Gemma touched her right hand to his face and it was as if that was all he needed to be calm as he whispered her name reverently. When Gemma looked down, her gasp of shock sounded loud in the forest as she took in what was surrounding them.

Wings!

Great big silver / grey wings! Not feathers, different to the ones that Gemma had. These were big, thicker and the winges looked like they were made of thread and they were long. So long in fact, that they were wrapped around them both in such a way that Gemma could only see their heads poking out. While Gemma’s wings were the classic fairy’s wings which were like butterfly wings; Max looked like there had been three of them attached to him, each one longer than the one before it and joined together to look like it was a long tail from the top of his shoulder blade, to the bottom of his spine. The wings at the top were wound around them as if a protective embrace and Max released a breath and the top of his wings parted slowly before the next one and the one after that proceeded to open too. As if like a bird, the wings slowly pulled back, each one falling back to sit in its place in the middle….almost like how Gemma imagined angel wings would do.

“Max” Gemma whispered

Max opened his eyes and Gemma gasped, unable to comprehend what she was seeing. They were dusted with exotic yellow!

“M...Max?” Gemma asked quietly

“No my Astrid, I am Malakai” He said in a strong, bold voice

“Malakai” Gemma whispered

Malakai straightened as he stood up, Gemma still in his arms. As he smiled at her, his hair brushed away from his face and Gemma’s mouth dropped open in shock. Gone was the stylish, modern hair that Max wore. In its place, his hair now was longer, to his shoulder and white blonde! How did she not see that? How could she have missed such an obvious change? And his ears! His ears were….were…

“Fae?” Gemma asked in shock

“Fae” Malakai agreed with a nod

“B..But...I…” Gemma shook her head

“Malakai” Nait said in a welcoming voice

“Nait” Malakai bowed his head before laughing aloud “The pup is annoyed at my respectful nod”

“He would be” Nait grinned

“Erm, you can let me down now” Gemma said

“No” Malakai said

“What do you mean no?” Gemma asked, surprised

“Nait, where are the others?” Malakai asked

“Hello?” Gemma interrupted

“I sent the rest back. Only Cindy is here but she is securing the perimeter. She won’t be long. Now would be a good idea to leave” Nait explained

“What is going on here?” Gemma asked in frustration

“Would you allow me to ask a few more questions for our safety before we leave? I will tell you everything then” Malakai said gently before kissing Gemma lightly

Nodding in shock Gemma looked between Malakai and Nait who seemed to know one another.

“You are both still injured. You don’t have the full power yet to heal you both. Not without draining yourself. Take her back to the dorm. Cindy will be able to help you both as her powers have increased with her training” Nait explained “Once you are both healed, go home. Lily will put you both in the healing chamber”

“Healing chamber?” Gemma asked

“Yes. It’s an enclosed pod where you are placed in warm water and certain flowers are then placed over your body. These put you into a hibernation sleep where your body heals from any severe injuries. It also helps to restore your energy. It can only be used by the Astrid and her council or those that protect her” Nait explained

“The attacks have started. My being here means the war is coming” Malakai said

“Yes” Nait said sadly “And those that are against us will now start to be revealed”

“How do I get her home. Can I fly?” Malakai asked

“In time. Not yet. Not with you carrying Gemma. Take her home quickly, explain what you can and let Max come back. Let us not reveal who you are yet to anyone” Nait said

Turning his hand around in a circle, he opened a portal and waved them through it. Once they stepped through it, with Gemma still in his arms, Malakai stepped through the portal and thought about the dorm that they lived in. Within seconds they were back in their own room and Malakai placed Gemma on their bed and leaned over her as he pushed her back so she lay down

“Explain. I’m so confused” Gemma said

“Do you remember what Lily said?” Malakai asked her “About your father passing on a part of his essence to his sister’s line and how that in turn made Max your mate?”

“Yes” Gemma nodded

“When your father did that, he knew that your mate had to be worthy….to be worthy enough to live by your side in all capacity” Malakai said “Max was part human and part wolf. When Jianna came along, you were both of equal value as you both had two beings each. But you are also Fae and you are Immortal. Max had to prove his devotion to you. His need for you had to be put aside and he had to prove that his desire for you as a mate came second to you living to preserve life….Max was tested when Aurrora asked him if he would give up his life to save you. When he answered from his heart; he was deemed worthy of you”

“Where is Aurrora? I can’t feel her” Gemma said

“She gave up her energy to save you Gemma. When Max also did that, he was granted ME and I came into being” Malakai explained “I am the Fae counterpart of you. Do you know what Malakai means?”

Shaking her head, Gemma looked at him for further explanation

“It means Angel or messenger” Malakai explained as he ran the back of his knuckles lovingly over Gemma’s cheeks

“Oh” Gemma said, surprised

“I am your protector. Yes, you have your Vo-Suie, but I am also your protector, as both your mate and counterpart. I am the one others will see as your messenger, your voice when you are unable to be their in person. But most importantly, as your immortal partner, I am equal to you only in the tidal. You are still more powerful than I. Once we are in the healing chambers, Aurrora will come back and then we must mate in each of our beings” Malakai smiled warmly

“We are still hurt so I don’t understand what happened before?” Gemma asked

“When Max sacrificed himself for you, his final being was released. But to be released, he had to be born as Fae. When you pressed down, you were helping him to release me. The reason it was dark was because when Max fell ontop of you and his Fae body, I was released; our wings grew around us to protect us from the ongoing attack” Malakai said as his eyes grew hard in anger

“The attack! Oh god Malakai… Germma esclamined

“I know love. We don’t know who it was, I couldn’t see because I was shielding us. Before I could be born, the wings had hardened like steel except it was glass” Malakai laughed

“Wait. You have glass wings?” Gemma asked in shock

“No love” Malakai laughed harder “You are the only one who has glass-like wings, delicate yet strong and powerful; just like you. But my wings are made of stronger substance as my wings are there to be your shield. SO when you helped Max, you actually helped me be born and so I burst through the shell that was protecting us. If Nait or anyone else had touched us when we were encased inside; they would have been hurt or killed. The only one who can touch my wings when they are protecting those inside without being hurt; is you….well you and our eventual children”

Gemma blushed furiously as her eyes widened in lust; looking at Malakai. His nose flared as he took in her aroused scent and his eyes dilated before he shook his head

“Don’t distract me my mate. Not until I tell you the important parts. We are both still bleeding and have injuries. I can sense your Vo-Suie and she is on the way soon. Know this, Fae matings are carnal and last days. Our passions will collide to make stars burst alight. My appearance, while you find attractive, is good; is really for Aurrora. I am Fae for her choosing. But my love, we can’t tell anyone who I am yet otherwise the element of surprise will be lost” Malakai said as he kissed her gently

“Right. I won’t say anything, but doesn’t explain how Nait knows who you are” Gemma said to him

“Nait is a seer. He was shown my eyes, my aura and this Fae face when his father spoke to him about your mate. Just like Jianna and Aurrora knew who Nait was, I did too. But Max and Maxsius don’t realise who he is yet and they won’t know until after the healing has taken place and once I can be declared as your Astrid mate” Malakai kissed her cheeks

“Why?” Gemma asked

“Because then they will know that I have come to protect you, which will mean that your father, who is the king, will no longer be the most powerful consort. They will know that the power would have transferred over to me….and that it would make me The alpha king” Malakai told her

“Wouldn’t that make my father weaker?” Gemma asked worriedly

“Exactly, which makes him easier to kill. Unfortunately, once I was born, there is not a way to transfer the power back to your father, but there is a way to help release him. Gemma, you will always be higher up than I. More powerful and always the Astrid to all, While I may be the consort to you; I will be the king of Wolves….so that makes you not just an Alpha Female but an Alpha Female Queen”

“I...I...wow! So a Queen huh?” Gemma said after a few minutes of silence

Malakai chuckled as he wiped a a small bloody cut near her jaw

“Yes, a Queen...my Queen. My mate” Malakai said, kissing her with passion again.

Just as Malakai deepened the kiss, the dorm bell sounded and Malakai reluctantly ended the kiss. They knew Cindy had arrived and just as Gemma opened her mouth, Malakai transformed back into Max, the change seamless with his eyes closed. When Max heaved a deep breath and opened his eyes again, Gemma flug herself into his arms as she sobbed, looking at the face she loved most. Holding her close Max stood up and watched as Gemma took in his new appearance.

“Max...yo..your….different” Gemma’s voice shook

Turning around , Max looked at the wardrobe mirror in awe as he took in his appearance. Gone was the face of youth and childness. While he still looked young, his face now had a mature, masculine look. One that spoke of maternity far beyond his years. His body seemed to have grown in mass as now he looked wider, bigger; his muscles more defined. The only way Max could describe it was as if he pumped himself crazy at the gym and now came out looking like Dwayn Johnson….except he still had his own stylish hair style. Turning around to look back at Gemma, Max smiled wolfishly as he saw the lust in her eyes.

There was no way the guys wouldn’t notice this. He knew they would be shocked as soon as they saw him. He looked like an alpha ready for battle; like a protector ready for war and a consort who would protect his Astrid at any cost

Oh yes indeed, he looked like the king of kings ready for what was to come and when anyone saw him; they would know. They would know that the king had arrived