The Alpha Queen And Her Chosen Mate – Chapter 23

Kelly

When I arrived back home, I felt more eerked than ever before. I still wasn’t sure how I wanted our date to go, making my emotions bop all over the place. On one hand, I have quite a few eligible men in my life I wouldn’t mind pursuing. On the other hand, Derek could give me my kingdom back, and I could potentially love him one day.

Derek didn’t divulge any timelines to me, but I knew he had to pick a queen by his next birthday, which was sometime later this year. I guess I will stay single until then. But goddess, I hated playing the waiting game. I hated not knowing what was going to happen in my life. I felt like I was always at the mercy of others. My father. My first mate. My second mate. Keres. Derek. I was getting sick of letting other people rule my life.

Hey,” I sig

aguely answered. I didn’t want another one of my crushes to know about Derek. Not until it was an official thing, that is.

ab dinner and you can tell me all about it?” He said smoothly.

r find their mates. I think ten years is a fair amount of time to give someone before choosing another. Of course, he wasn’t the only man I had my eyes set on. I had a number of eligible suitors in my life, each of which I had yet to actually date.

We went to an Irish pub where, after a few drinks, I began spilling my soul. I really shouldn’t be allowed to drink. Jonas was super supportive though, making all of this even harder for me to navigate through. Was I interested in having a man in my life? Yes. Was I terrified of it at the same time? Absolutely. Was Derek that guy I wanted to r

you. Be selfish about your decision, because at the end of the day, you’re the one who will have to live with it. Sure, you and the king could beco

night.” I said, swishing my wine around in its glass before downing it.

so what do you want to talk about?”

go home with you tonight.”

n a chippy voice. “I’ll drive.”

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, cough, co

illow and from still being half asleep.

coughed, sitting up in bed.

s. My cabinet looked like it belonged in a pharmacy. I had so many medications, I hardly had any idea what any of them were supposed to help with anymore. I could feel myself getting dizzy as I reached for one of the pill bottles. I lost my balance, taking half my medicine ca

re everything went dark again.

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I asked.

voice said. “She’s waking

and pups and medical staff swarming around my bed.

“What h

imly.

g big he wasn’t telling me. It was moments like this that I wish I had my wolf to talk to. But she passed years ago. It was a medical phenomenon that she died and I didn’t.

ked point blank.

glance, obviously linking one another.

oing on?” Kelly butted in. “What aren’t you telling us?”

long?” I linked the

y have a year left.”

already in tears, Kylie looked like she was ready to run, and Kelly, well, she had rage written all over her. “There is something I need to discuss with all of you.” I began. “Three years ago I was given ten years to live.”

ou say anything?”

the news out loud with my head still held high. “He thinks I only have a year left.”

!” Kelly pra

n.

in order, so you need not worry about a thing. All I ask of you is that you spend what time we have left together and make

months l

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Kelly

pills.

smiled brightly.

number of doctors. My father even caved and let Emmett take a look at her, and he agreed, she didn’t have very long left.

every last minute I could with her. I didn’t have a mate or pups like my sisters did, so my schedule was much more flexible. Thorin and I would train for two hours before breakfast, then I would head to our ancient library and study anything I could get my hands on until lunch, when my mother finally woke up. Currently, I was reading through some ancient scrolls that belonged to my great great great great grandfather. He had a ton of great information. I felt like I always took something away from his writing. I would spend the late afternoon and evening with my mom before she fell back asleep

your father over, perhaps you could get mo

“Huh?”

e part of the community could help sway your

think so?”

b to be the mother figure of the pack. Sadly, my h

ords.

ay like an ugly secret for several years. But things were different now. Maybe mom was right. That could be the one thing missing, the one thing I need to change my father’s opinion; the support of my own pack. The support of my future kingdom.

g…R

Derek? Uh-oh.

ulder as I left my mother’s side for some privacy. “Hello?”

want to know if we could choose a date for our ce

only went on one date! Was I missin

e to think. “How soon were you thinking?”

e late fall…?” He suggeste

s.”

ugh to say no when the council and the king were on the phone. I would talk to Derek at a later time and discuss the matter then.

nding before I could fully get

uess I was going to be a queen after all