Filed to story: Sorry Alpha I Am Wolfless Novel
Heh, isn’t that funny? I am a wife, a mother, a queen twice over, and blessed by three celestial beings, but I wasn’t even twenty-one yet. I will be soon, though. That makes me wonder, how do all these people like being bossed around by someone like me? That’s got to irk some of them, doesn’t it?
Well, whatever, it is what it is. Right now I was being put into one of those dresses that Joaquin ordered for me, again with the assistance of someone else. He had said he hadn’t ordered very many of them, but the truth is, he had actually ordered them to make two dozen of these things in various styles and designs. There were some ball gowns at the ready for when I might need them, but the rest were all just regal queen-like dresses. And with Ella and Gina helping me into them constantly, I felt like I was someone from back in the Victorian days. If I kept wearing clothes like this, I was going to need a personal retainer to dress me every day.
Ugh, I just shuddered at the thought of that. I would do anything to stop that from happening. I could accept these dresses when I was in a meeting where I needed to be official, but I wanted times when I was able to relax and be myself.
Joaquin had it easy for situations like this though. All he had to do was put on one of his suits and coordinate his color accents to match me. That was one thing he made certain to do even without needing the very loud and boisterous warnings from Ella and Gina. Joaquin was there to rule beside me, but also be my arm candy since I was the one in charge. If anything were to cause me to not be able to do my duties, they would fall on Joaquin, but otherwise, I was the big bad wolf around here. Hmm, maybe I should make Joaquin wear red more often, like a hood or something.
Now that I was dressed and my crown was in place, it was time for the meeting to get underway. I was holding this meeting in one of the small conference rooms that was near my office in the tower.
That room had a large horseshoe shaped table that looked like an antique. It was polished to a shine with a gleaming golden design of different wolf and magic symbols inlaid into it. There were thirty-six seats around the table, which was more than we needed, but we anticipated future guest speakers or couples like Shawn and Dietrich and Analise and Reef Rivers. They each took up extra space at the table.
At the open part of the horseshoe there was a large ornate table where I would sit. This table definitely looked like it belonged in the house of royalty; the sheer amount of gold and jewels used to adorn it made it seem a tad too lavish.
Each of the council members had a large high backed chair with a dark wooden frame and rich mahogany colored leather. They looked very comfortable and luxurious. There were even two of them at my table for Noah and Vincent to sit at. Joaquin and I, however, had more of those throne-looking chairs that were in our offices. They were nothing compared to the real thrones that were downstairs, but they were still clearly more ornate and lavish.
By the time that we had entered the room, everyone else had already arrived and were standing next to their chairs. The moment that they saw Joaquin and I, they all bowed at once. It was like they had rehearsed this in our absence so they could get it just right. I was semi-used to all the bowing now, but it was still a little weird to see it happen all of a sudden.
“You may rise.” I instructed them as I took my seat, Joaquin sliding into his chair next to me. Everyone rose at once and took their seats in a fluid movement that seemed like a well-oiled machine.
I was now looking at the full council for the first time. There were a couple here that had never met me, but had been briefed by their counterpart. They didn’t look surprised at all so that was good.
I started to look around the table at all the people that were gathered here with us. First was Riley Gray, Joaquin’s cousin who shared his dark hair and honied complexion, but had light gray green eyes. Next to him was Rawlynne Otsana, FBI agent extraordinaire, she was still as beautiful as ever with her long brown hair and gold and brown eyes.
Trevor Jacoby on her other side was there for the bears, his tanned skin, golden eyes and light brown hair were all lovely despite his disheveled and rugged looks. He had invited Tina Berkley, she was out of the Canadian Bear pack, and she was the Alpha’s Beta. She had hair that was so light blonde that it nearly looked white, and she had bright blue eyes, that along with the pale complexion of her skin made her look like she was ethereal in her beauty.
Landon Clayton, our friendly feline neighbor was sitting on her other side and looked intimidating with his piercing emerald green eyes, but his boyish blond hair and crooked grin that he couldn’t keep off his face kept ruining it for him. Landon had invited Natalie Madison from the Pacific Northwest feline pack. She was known as their Felicitas which was the equivalent of a Luna, Natalie had pure black hair and shining golden eyes.
The Bird shifters were next and they started with Arno Darvell, the eagle shifter who had brown hair with feathers coming out of it and bright yellow eyes. Noir Steelwing, the Alpha that I had met once before, was on his other side. She had black hair with lots of different brightly-colored feathers growing throughout and intense amber colored eyes. I had learned long ago that the adult bird shifters actually grew the feathers along with their hair. It started to happen after their first shifts.
The reptiles sat on the other side of the birds, continuing the line. Nathair Adder was there with his piercing blue eyes, white lightning bolt birthmark (I had learned it wasn’t a scar), and his dark green hair that he kept buzzed so short it looked black. Next to him was the komodo dragon shifter named Kayda Wyvern, she had dark hair that looked like it was brown with green highlights, and her eyes were a deep red.
The last of the shifters were next. First was Ronwin Brine, the Selkie. He had a warm brown complexion with hair and eyes to match, he was also the shortest male shifter I had ever seen? since he was a couple inches shorter than me. Analise Rivers was slender and beautiful like any mermaid should be. She had long flowing auburn hair that looked like she was in the water even when she wasn’t, and there were pure, true red highlights in her hair. Her eyes were a pearly green color that were mesmerizing. Her husband, Reef Rivers, had shorter hair that was dark brown with pearly white highlights. His eyes were also green, but they were a seagreen.
Following the shiters were the magic users. Crawford was first with his graying hair, brown eyes, and wizened looks. Next to him was Leelin Ackerman (her name changed since she had been married and had a baby with Doc). She had that lovely dark purple hair and those unique orange eyes. She had also seemed to have gotten more confident since she mated with Doc.
After them were the Djinn. Rahim Zayn with his black hair and shining blue eyes that looked like he was radiating magic. His counterpart, Gaeti Adelle, couldn’t have looked more different from him. She had light brown hair and eyes that both seemed to radiate light.
The Gypsy man, Razvan Ellund was next to Gaeti. He had pure white hair and purple eyes. When I met him, I asked if he looked like that when he met humans, and he politely explained that he hid his true appearance only when he needed to. Next to him was Daciana Joviak with her black hair and bright green eyes.
The genies were both wearing clothes that had to have either inspired or been inspired by the Disney movie. They were brightly-colored, revealing, and looked like they were made of silk. Lahan Naseer had light brown hair and golden eyes while Nadeen Tavay had golden hair and pink eyes.
Finally, we were reaching the council members that weren’t part of my people. The first ones up were Dietrich and Shawn. Their familiar faces were a blessing at this moment. Dietrich’s black hair and blue eyes that were so light they were almost white and Shawn’s mix of gray and silver. I loved the two of them so much. The new vampire was Tatia Rekjavik, and she had platinum blonde hair with pure black eyes.
Athair m贸r was next, but I would need to call him Valerian Undine during these meetings. He was one of the most unique people here with his various shades of blue in his eyes and hair. The woman he brought in to join the council was Anastasia Lightly. She had pink hair and green eyes that seemed to have different petal-like flecks of blue and purple inside them.
That was all of them, the council in its entirety.. All twenty-six people that would meet whenever the need arose, and who were now my Grand Nobles that would live in the two towers on either side of my residential tower.
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Riviana
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“I want to welcome all of you to Castle Gray. Some of you have been here before, and some of you have not.” I smiled at them before continuing. “However, I know that you all know the reason and purpose behind your visit today. All of you have been chosen to be the members of my council. I want to use your wisdom and advice to help our people. I don’t just mean my people either, I intend to do what I can to improve relationships between all the supernatural communities and factions. I only want what is best for all of our people.”
There was still silence that met me after I spoke. It seemed that most of them had nothing to say at the moment. With a slight turn of my head, I turned to look at Dietrich to help break the ice and make them all feel more comfortable. He seemed to know what it was that I wanted since he smiled, nodded ever so slightly, and stood up.
“Thank you for that welcome, Queen Riviana. I, for one, know how you have already acted toward your people, and how you truly intend to lead everyone into a much brighter future. For those of you that do not know me, I am Dietrich Conrad. Up until about a year and a half ago, I was the Vampire Emperor. After having met Queen Riviana, I have since been blessed by the Goddess of Vampires. While my authority was already there, this ascension in power came with the title of king. So now, I am King Dietrich Conrad of the Vampires.”
Dietrich paused for a moment and let the little bit of information sink in for the gathered members. They were in the presence of two kings at the moment. Three, if you really wanted to get technical, since Shawn was being called King Shawn by the other vampires. Much to Shane’s dismay they never called him the Empress or the Queen.
“Queen Riviana is the only person I bow to, as you might have all seen. I may be a King, but she is a Queen twice over, plus I respect her more than I could ever tell you. She is a phenomenal leader who has done so much not just for her people here in Riviana Falls and Colorado Springs, but all around the country. Riviana has rescued people, offered assistance when she could, and organized different programs to help other people. She is a wonderful leader and a truly remarkable person.” I felt like tearing up at Dietrich’s words, but I needed to force them back. I couldn’t cry in front of these people.
“Dietrich is right.” Athair m贸r stood then, prompting Dietrich to take his seat. “I am Prince Valerian Undine of the Fae. I haven’t known Riviana as long as the Vampire King has, but I know that she is an amazing person. Her magic is flawless and could be near limitless if the training she has been doing continues. She is a wonderful mother to her children, she cares deeply for her family, and she will not tolerate the fools who have attempted to harm her or her loved ones. I have personally seen Queen Riviana execute a would be assassin. The method was flawless and perfectly composed. I have never seen anything like it.”
Suddenly I wasn’t so happy that Athair m贸r was speaking on my behalf. Part of me wanted to laugh and part of me wanted to scream at him to stop.
“That isn’t all there is though.” Trevor stood up, stopping Athair m贸r from making any more of his speech.
“That’s right.” Landon followed him as he rose to his feet as well. “Riviana isn’t just a woman blessed by the Gods and Goddesses. No, she herself is the Goddess Incarnate. She is the current living embodiment of Nehalennia. While she herself is not the Goddess, she has gifts and abilities unlike anything that have ever been seen before.”
“Not to mention, she has the ability to share her gifts with the world. She has blessed many people with a new-found power they never had before.” Trevor’s eyes were shining with brightness.
“Power?” Nathair looked confused. “What kind of powers might those be?”
