The Alpha King

Honestly I was so done. I was down with him and the way he has been treating me lately and I am done with everything. To hell with him!

"Tori, come on you've been sitting on that couch for almost a week now. You have to get up and go and do something or-or at least call hi-"

I snapped my eyes away from the television and glared a Ginger who stood in the walk way of the lounge, a steaming cup of coffee in her hands. She took a sip as she looked at me, knowing fully well I was about to explode.

I wasn't going to let my emotions get the better of me. I was a mature twenty one year old werewolf. A Queen in fact and I couldn't let them get the better of me. Taking a deep breath in I calmed myself and then replied, " Ginger, I love you. You know that but currently I do not want anything to do with that werewolf. I need my space and he clearly needs his.

These past few days have been a much needed break, for the both of us."

"Yes but-" Ginger shook her head and then shrugged her shoulders, clearly releasing nothing she could say to me would change my mind and she was right.

"I guess I'll let the both of you figure this out but honestly Tori do you really think leaving in the middle of the night like that was a good idea. I mean he's going to be furious! He probably still is and I am telling you he's going to break down my front door any day now."

I huffed and glanced back at the television, "I know it probably wasn't the best thing to do but I was just so angry and we had been fighting for days and I just needed to get away. I knew if I told him I was leaving he'd go berserk so I didn't." I looked back at her and the look she was giving me clearly said, 'you're so dead, you made the dumbest decision but I love you and I'll obviously take your side.'

"Don't look at me like that," I said tucking my legs underneath me on the couch.

"Like what?"

"You know exactly what I mean."

"Okay, okay fine but I mean didn't you try to talk to him?" She asked as cradled her coffee cup between her hands and leaned against the wall.

"I did but every time it got heated and then-and then well...ahhh..." I trailed off as images of what Xavier did once we began shouting at each other flashed before my eyes. All the blood in my body began to move upwards and into my face as I thought of how-how he'd grab me and then crash his lips to mine angrily and possessively. The makeup sex was always so-no I cannot think about such things right now especially with Ginger standing right in front of me.

In fact she's smiling rather broadly at me almost as if she knows exactly what I was thinking. Ah hell, so embarrassing!

"Yes, well," I said clearing my throat, "let's just say that every time I tried talking to him it didn't end up how'd I'd expect it to and we didn't exactly well...end up talking that much."

Ginger just smirked at me and said, "well then I don't know maybe now he will take you seriously and you guys will be able to work this out." She left and I sunk deeper into the couch. Throwing my head back I sighed and closed my eyes.

Xavier and I had just finished up one of our 'arguments' and we were lying in bed together. He was fast asleep and his arms were wrapped around me. I remembered stroking his face softly and then remembering why I was arguing with him in the first place and why I kept getting angrier and angrier at him.

Every time I tried to broach the subject of the whole me not being able to get pregnant he'd always change the subject or just act like it isn't even a thing. We hadn't brought it up for over a year and I finally decided to bring it up again and he kept acting as if it just wasn't a thing and we didn't ever have to talk about.

I wanted to, I wanted to see if we could somehow miraculously try to adopt or try different avenues but he just wouldn't ever let me speak about it. We'd argue and then he'd make me forget what I was even arguing about in the first place and then tell me that I was enough for him and that was that.

I had asked him if he ever wanted children and he had stared right at me and said no. I remembered how much that hurt me and how angry that made me because I had been silently beating myself up for months on end about it and it hurt me every time I realised that I could never give him that and then to finally realise that he never even wanted children?

I just couldn't be near him, my hormones were raging and I just needed to leave and so I did. I slipped out of his arms that night and caught the next flight home.

And to be entirely honest it was the best thing I had done. I have been able to take a break from running a kingdom and Xavier. I was also able to see Ginger and Chris, who I hadn't seen in over a year and who I had missed so much.

It also gave me some time to think things through and figure out how I am going to deal with this whole situation with Xavier. I wasn't delusion, I know I have to go back soon or Xavier would drag me back (in the nicest way possible) if I didn't leave. I was just enjoying my free time...for now.

Chris, Ginger and I had supper and I couldn't remember the last time we had all laughed so much together. It really was a good feeling being back. Ginger made the best lamb chops and I ate as if I had never seen food before. I truly missed her cooking as well.

I rubbed my belly as I climbed up the stairs and into my old room. I was still thinking about food when I shut the door.

"Did you honestly think you could just leave me like that?"

I screamed as my heart jumped out of my chest. I quickly smacked the light switch on and stared incredulously at Xavier sat in the middle of my bed, his feet planted firmly on the floor and his arms crossed over his chest.

"Wha-wha...how-how in the hell are you even in here?!"

"Tori is everything alright? We can hear that His Majesty is with you?" Chris shouted from down the hall.

I was still reeling from my slight shock but I managed to reply, "yes everything is fine. I've got it."

"Okay hun."

I glared at Xavier as I remained in my spot near the door. I took in his black clothes and his tousled hair. His grey eyes bored into me as he watched me like a predator.

"Come here," he demanded.

I continued to look at him some more and the begrudgingly stalked over towards him. I stopped a few feet away from him and then gasped as he roughly pulled me so that I was standing between his legs.

"That's better, now tell me exactly why you thought you could leave me the way you did."

I looked away from him and at the wall, "I don't need your permission to leave Xavier. I can leave when ever and who ever I want to."

"No."

"No?" I said raising an eyebrow and looking at him now, challenging him.

"You are not allowed to leave me and that is final. And if you do, like you did, I will hunt you down and take you right back because you are mine and I am yours. I want to know why you left and I want to know now."

When I didn't answer him he said sternly, "I'm serious Victoria."

I sighed begrudgingly and then placed both my hands on his cheeks.

"You make me so angry. You made me so angry. Everyone I tried talking to you about children in general and especially me not being able to have any you completely shut me down. I tried talking to you for weeks and you just refused to listen to anything I had to say. We kept getting into fights and then when I asked you if you ever even wanted children you flat out said no and that hurt me.

We just kept arguing and I knew if I didn't leave for a bit and give us some space I was going to explode and so were you." I stroked his cheeks and he just looked up at me. He placed his hands at the side of my waist and then said, "I'm-I'm sorry I didn't realise that I kept shutting you down about it but it just hurts me to talk about it and knowing it hurt you even more...I just didn't want to even think about it and you kept pushing me and I guess that's why we were fighting so much. But I know you and that can't have been the only reason why. What aren't you telling me?"

I swallowed and averted my eyes away from his. How on earth am I supposed to tell him?

My eyes began to well up, "I-I don't know how or why but I believe it is because of the Moon Goddess but-but I received news the day before I left from the pack doctor..." I looked anxiously down at Xavier and watched as his expression grew into one of confusion.

"It's-it's truly a miracle Xavier but-but I'm pregnant." Xavier stillest and then shouted, "what?!"

"I-I know, I...I know you must be upset bu-"

"Upset?! What Victoria why would I be upset this...this is a miracle! I-I can't believe it!" It took me by surprise but tears trailed down his cheeks and then he laughed and sprung up.

"But I thought you said you didn't want children and I thought you would be upset about it and it made me angry to realise that I was pregnant and you probably wouldn't even want it!"

He laughed again and then spun me around in his arms.

"Are you crazy of course I wanted children, I mean want. I just said I didn't because I knew we couldn't have them and seeing you so upset made me upset. If the thought of you being unable to have them made you unhappy then I didn't want them."

"So you are happy then?" I asked tentatively in his arms.

He kissed me softly and then said, "did you not hear a thing I just said? Of course I am happy, I'm ecstatic !"

I smiled and warmth and love flooded every inch of my body. "Good because that's not all," I told him as I played with his hair.

"Really? What could be better than that?"

"I'm not just pregnant, I'm pregnant with twins."

His jaw literally dropped wide open and I couldn't help but laugh at his dumbstruck expression.

"Are you serious?"

"Yes," I said smiling.

He blinked and then looked straight at me and then down at my belly which was still flat and then back up at me again.

I grabbed his hand and smiling I placed it on my stomach. "Our babies are in here Xavier." My eyes welled up and then Xavier knelt down and rested his head against my stomach. I laughed and ran my fingers through his hair.

"I'm officially the happiest werewolf alive and it's all because of you Victoria. You have given me so much, I thank the Moon Goddess every day for making me yours. I love you so much it physically hurts sometimes."

I cried and laughed as I said, "I love you even more and I'm going to continue making your life hell."

"I know and I'm counting on it," he said smiling. He stood up from the floor and then I smiled even broader, "Oh my, Ginger is going to freak! I can't wait to tell her! I've been keeping it a secret because I wanted to tell you first." Grabbing his large hand I lead him out of our room.

"Ginger! Chris! Guess what?" I shouted knowing fully well they could of heard me easily without shouting.

"Ginger came barrelling up the stairs and Chris came out of his room down the hall.

"What? What is it Tori?" Ginger asked looking at me and then Xavier.

"Xavier said he hates your cooking."

There was a silent pause and then Ginger blinked and narrowed her eyes at Xavier. Xaviers eyes grew as wide as saucers and then he looked disbelieving and slightly scared down at me.

"I'm kidding, I'm kidding! What I wanted to say is that," taking Xaviers hand in mine I told them.