Chapter 281: Rhys
The battle had hardly lasted even a half hour after Grace’s grand entrance. Those who had seen an error to their ways surrendered, and the rest never stood a chance. They had seen the things their children had gone through. I wasn’t sure how Grace had managed to share her memories like that, but she had. And it had been enough to change the tides of war. We hadn’t even needed our allies from the other packs. By the time they had arrived, everything was over... Adrian was dead. Elijah was imprisoned, waiting for his mother to officially announce her sentence, and anyone who tried to fight it was dead too. It was over, and now it was time to work on rebuilding.
Kate was testing allegiances as we spoke, but there was no need for us to be a part of that. We trusted her, and I was dying for a moment alone with my mate.
Her face was pale, and even though she was trying to hide it, I could tell that she was exhausted. A lesser man like Adrian saw her abilities as something to be used, I saw her for what she truly was. The Alpha Queen of this world. She was more than a Luna. She was a true Alpha. A true Queen. And I would not stand in her way. I would stand beside her in every endeavor from here on out. She outranked me, and I couldn’t care any less about it.
Even now as she stood in front of the mirror, her towel wrapped around her torso, her blonde hair dark from being wet, I could see her power. She stood straighter. Less afraid. No longer did she see herself as a monster. She was brave, and kind, and generous. She was finally exactly who she was always meant to be.
So much had happened to get us here. I wrapped my arms around her, and she dropped the towel. Her shoulders held several new scars. Battles always come with a few new wounds, but she hadn’t so much as batted an eye. I traced the new ones, first with my fingers, then with my tongue.
My goddess, she was perfect. She was everything I ever wanted, and she was all mine.
“How are you feeling?” I asked.
“We don’t have to do that.” She answered, her eyes flickering to my lips.
“We probably should,” I responded, pecking the corner of her lips with mine.
“I’m the true Luna of the Red Blood pack,” She answered, her breath hitching with my casual kisses.
“No,” I replied as she returned my little kisses on the drops of water still on my skin. “You are the true Alpha of the Red Blood pack. You are the true Alpha of Lycan’s and Werewolves. You my dear, are the Alpha Queen.”
She smiled up at me. It was a tired smile. One where it was obvious the weight of the world seemed to have fallen on her shoulders. But also, there was a pride I hadn’t seen there before, and a strength that I was still getting used to.
“I’m so proud of you.” I told her through the mindlink as her lips met mine. “You have come so far, my love.”
My hands were in her damp hair, and hers roamed my body, sending sparks through me with every touch. Gods. There was nothing more perfect than this moment.
“Ahem.”
I jumped away from Grace and quickly shielded her with my body as she scrambled for her towel.
We were no longer in the bathroom. Once again, we were in the same Meadow we had been in the first time we entered the land of the Gods. This time though everything was brighter. The trees were all alive in every direction now. The flowers were brighter and taller. There was no dead zone anymore.
“Sorry for the interruption, but I had to talk to you.”
“Is everything okay?” Grace asked, stepping up next to me, looping her arm through mine.
“Oh yes,” The Moon Goddess smiled. “I just needed to say thank you. You did better than I could have ever imagined.”
“Okay…” I said slowly. “Then why are we here?”
“There’s a couple of loose ends we need to cover.” She answered. “I want to make sure that Grace is comfortable with her new role. I know it was never your plan, my dear, but it was always mine. You are a free woman now of all the things that have plagued you for so long. You know the truth now. And though I hate that you had to go through all the things you did, you lived up to your name well and handled it all with Grace. Change will not come easy, but I have no doubt that you will lead our people into a new age of kindness and strength.”
“I will.” Grace answered, and I gave her a little squeeze.
We sat there and talked through plans for a while. The Moon Goddess wanted to make sure we felt supported not just in our roles but with the supernatural counsel too. I appreciated her effort, even if it was the last thing I wanted to be doing. All we had been doing for months was planning for a war we didn’t fully understand. But I appreciated her care. She would make sure there were no traitors left in our pack, and once that was settled, it would be up to Grace and I to keep relations and everything running smoothly. There would be no more help from the Gods in the way we had sort of grown accustomed to.
Thanks to her help my mate and I would have forever to be with each other, so it didn’t really matter that she had interrupted our first alone time moment in a while. We would get to have a lifetime of them now that this war was over.
“There is one more thing I’d like to ask…” The Moon Goddess said gently right when we were finally about to leave.
“What is it?” Grace asked curiously.
“It’s about Caleb…”
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