Filed to story: Sorry Alpha I Am Wolfless Novel
“No, baby girl. Mommy and Daddy aren’t leaving you again. Actually, we’re going to get ready to go home.”
“YAY! Go home and see Nona and Papa and M贸ra铆 too.” Reagan grinned as he said this.
“And Uncle Nono and Aunt Nikki too.” Rika added.
“Yes, we will see them all.” I couldn’t contain the tears as I smiled along with them.
“Ooh, Mommy, we see Uncle Trick too? I want to play with Luka and Levi.”
“No, see Uncle Trick and see Lexa and Lyssa.” Rika countered Reagan’s words and a little argument was about to start.
“You can see Uncle Dietrich and see all the kids.” Joaquin stopped them before they could start to bicker much more.
“YAY!” They said together, both of them hugging Joaquin as they stopped fighting. This was just what I needed to heal. This was the perfect medicine, the perfect way for me to relax and calm down.
Now that all of this was over, now that the land of the Fae was safe again, I could finally go home and relax. This was going to be a much needed time of peace for us. I just want to go home, live my life with my kids, and my husband, and not have to worry about anything for a very long time.
Thankfully, we have earned this rest. We had protected Aunt Glory and Athair m貌r, we saved the people of Faerie, and we had eliminated the threat. All was good, all was back to normal.
The day after the execution, we started to pack our bags and get ready for our return trip home. That alone was making me smile and making me feel lighter, and happier, than I had in a year.. It was time to move past all of this.
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Joaquin
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Riviana had done it. She had saved everyone. She had managed to find and capture the culprit. And if we would have all just listened to her from the beginning, then all of this would probably have been over a lot sooner. I felt like an idiot for not believing her and trusting Queen Gloriana’s years worth of friendship with that psycho bitch.
I guess it didn’t matter that much anymore now. It was all done and over with and the lands of Fae were safe. No one else died, though there were some that nearly died. And now that Riviana had solved the issue, it was time to go back home. Or so I thought.
The day after the execution of Hibiscus, we had been preparing for our return. We still needed to say our goodbyes so we probably wouldn’t have even left until tomorrow at the earliest, but that was put on hold when someone came to knock on our door a little bit before lunch time.
Normally, Roisin would have been cooking at the time, but she was helping us to pack up our things instead. When Gabriel opened the door there were about six different Fae standing at the door. Only two of whom we knew.
“Lotus? Briallu? What are you doing here? I am sorry, I don’t know who the rest of you are.” Gabriel was a little taken aback as he looked at the people through the door. Riviana and I were already on our way over.
“Lotus, Briallu, to what do we owe this surprise?” Riviana asked when she was next to the door.
“Riviana, we are here to invite you to a banquet.” Lotus was smiling happily as she looked at my wife.
“A banquet? What for?” Riviana didn’t see the reason why these people were asking for her to attend a banquet, but I already knew the reason.
“I believe that they want to thank you, Riviana. Despite what you said yesterday, the people of Faerie are going to thank you for the help you provided.” I answered her before either of the others could.
“Indeed. That is exactly it, King Joaquin.” One of the people from the back that I didn’t know responded to my words. “We are grateful for the assistance and dedication that you have lent to our city. Without you, Queen Riviana, the nightmare might never have ended.”
“I didn’t do anything that was special. Anyone would have done the same thing.” My beautiful wife and mate was still trying to say that she had done nothing special. She was likely to think that for a while. Now that the threat was gone, she wasn’t walking about like a permanent badass all the time. That was a little sad, but I understood the reason why as well. Riviana didn’t want to be seen as a bitch by most people. Even though she totally could be one.
Please, no one ever tell her that I said that.
“Don’t worry about it, Riviana. Let us just attend and let them do as they want to. Clearly, you will never see things the way they do.” I encouraged her to participate and received a smile for my efforts.
“Fine. If you insist, then I will come.” She was back to her ‘regal’ queenly attitude now and I could tell that she didn’t want to cause a scene. “When is the banquet then?”
“It’s now.” Lotus said as she reached through the door and grabbed Riviana’s hand.
“Yes, yes, come now. We didn’t want you getting away from us.” Briallu grabbed her other hand. “Joaquin, be a dear and tell everyone else that they are welcome to come as well. The more the merrier. All the knights,?guards, council members and family; just every single person you have with you. Come now. All of you. We want to celebrate everything that has to do with the marvelous Queen Riviana.”
“This is too much.” Riviana tried to protest Briallu’s words, but the Fae woman just smiled at her and spoke in a soft voice.
“Nonsense, Riviana, mind your elders now.”
“Joaquin?” She called out to me for help.
“Come on everyone, you heard the ladies. It’s time for a banquet and we all must attend.” I roused everyone and grabbed Reagan and Rika before following after my wife.
“Traitor.” She snapped at me when she saw me.
“Love you too.” I laughed in response. I wasn’t stupid, I wasn’t about to challenge women. They were way too sneaky and fierce. I was learning that more and more as time went on.
I followed the three women ahead of me, my wife and the two that were practically carrying my wife, until we made it to the same outdoor location for the banquets that were held for the Yule celebrations. Almost every seat was already filled, just those that were among our group were the only ones absent. Aside from us, every single resident of the city was there, as well as those that had been stuck here since the city had gone into a partial lock down during the investigation. And everyone was looking at us as we walked up.
“There she is, Queen Riviana.” Lotus’s husband, Ash, was speaking to the crowd loudly. “This here, ladies and gentlemen, is my niece Riviana. She is one of the most amazing women I have ever met in my entire life.”
