The Alpha King's Claim novel Chapter 85

The Alpha King’s Claim chapter 84 by desirenovel

Aero

Chris, who I specifically gave an important mission, waited in the camp set up near the Ehnrelil border. Once Serena and I exited the hidden lake, I mind-linked him, instructing to welcome us in the forest edge bringing along a certain bundle of joy. My third surprise.

That said bundle of joy was already leaping when it saw my wife.

“Sprint!” she cried out when her long lost pet hopped out of my Omega’s arms and ran towards her.

Serena had the brightest smile when it leaped onto her chest. She hugged it tight and petted the top of its head all the while awarding me a grateful look.

I showed her a pleased smile whilst hiding my guilt when I remembered how I tossed the damn creature from the footbridge when I was in Ehnrelil and got it trapped in some random realm using my teleportation ability.

If I knew then that the owner was with me all this time, I wouldn’t have done so, but lucky me it was trapped in Palmeeya, in my own realm, so Chris didn’t have a hard time retrieving it.

“Thank you Aero!” she stated just as she approached me and planted a chaste kiss on my lips.

“All for you, Serena,” I told her, my happiness swelling in my chest. I thought of my fourth surprise—meeting her father and aunt—and felt pretty much sure she was going to be more teary-eyed.

While she and Sprint reacquainted, I signaled Chris to return to the camp and have General Halcynos and now Alpha Margaret prepare. They were waiting in one of the big tents, in the makeshift war room to be exact.

“Let’s go?” I asked, turning back to look at Serena. This time, a number of bugs had already surrounded her, making her look exactly like an ethereal fae rather than a luna. This doesn’t concern me. In fact, I already accepted her living a double life just as she accepted me in my most stingy attitude.

Yes, as her mate, I couldn’t wait to see her transform into her wolf form, but at the same time, I was contended for now. I wasn’t in a hurry. Forever was on our side. She could undergo the transformation process anytime, anywhere she likes as soon as this idiotic war ends, or maybe, she could transform while kicking fae assess.

“You’re very secretive, Aero, you’re making me feel nervous,” she told me.

A faint smile ghosted my lips.

“Hmm, my queen? Nervous?”

She jabbed my ribs in response thus eliciting a sharp ‘oof’ from me.

“Seriously, who do you mean when you said I’d love to meet the—”

She abruptly stopped both from walking and talking and directed her complete attention on the campsite not far ahead. I watched silently as tears started streaming down her cheeks. I wanted to hold her right then and there, but at the same time, I was aware it wasn’t me she wanted to embrace at the moment.

“Aero…” she gazed at me with her very wet eyes and sobbed. “My father… I could feel him inside one of those tents.”

“Go on, find him,” I urged without letting her know the general’s exact location.

She bobbed her head up and down and then ran towards the campsite. Sprint followed her while the bugs flew not far behind.

I watched as she honed in the makeshift war room—its tent a mixture of blue and gold colors—and without hesitation, went inside.

It would have been great to witness their family reunion; however, I decided to give them some privacy. When I reached the entrance of the tent, I paused, crossed my arms over my chest, and waited until my wife’s heartbeat normalized…

Serena

All those times I was bullied. All those times the High Elders told me I was a freak of nature, I always asked why, why would they say such a thing, why would they mentally hurt me and ostracize me. It sure made me sad, but that didn’t break my will. It never dawned on me to question my true identity. I was satisfied with who or whatever I was.

My mother never told me I was half-wolf, but she did give me hints, hints that my little brain that time couldn’t quite process yet. I couldn’t blame her. Being in the fae realm and getting surrounded by twisted High Fae Elders, she had a good reason why she had to keep the truth away from me.

Maybe my wolf sensed this too, cooperated with my mother, and decided to stay dormant or…it was just waiting for me to fully acknowledge it.

And now that I have, a newfound connection brought me in tears.

Aero and I were walking towards the campsite when I felt it—a very strong bond that was at par with my mate bond. I could describe it as soothing, gentle…almost maternal-like but I knew it came not from my mother.

“Aero, my father…I could feel him inside one of those tents,” I told him, my tears now unstoppable.

He urged me forward and so I did, using that fatherly bond in my quest to find him. In one of the big tents past the small ones, I noticed a pulsating heat inside. It was beckoning me to come, attracting me with its tender warmth.

My heart leaped and I cried again.

Swiftly, I went inside the tent and from there, I saw General Halcynos stand near a wide table. He was wearing his battle armor—a representation of strength and destruction, but I saw past that. I saw safety and protection. I saw my long-lost father.

Our eyes met; the gentleness in his got me sobbing some more.

“Father!” I cried out whilst running to him like a lost puppy.

His arms spread wide, willing to take me in for a tight embrace.

“Serena, child…” he patted my head and kissed my forehead, “I have always dreamed for this day to come.”

All my hidden frustrations, all my pent up fears and anxiety, I poured it all while we embraced. Memories of my childhood—of asking myself why I didn’t have a father figure, of wishing to have one someday, of pushing myself to be strong for my mother, and of wondering whether she was also pushing herself to be strong for me—everything, they flowed together with my tears.

God, I wasn’t this much of a crier…but maybe today, I would have to consider it as an exemption.

“You never told me it was you all along,” I croaked, still relishing his embrace. The platinum armor he wore was cold, yes, but I didn’t mind. Our bond was warm enough to soothe all my pains away.