Chapter 24

Erics POV

the moment the door opens we all see Mathew and his wife Kendra with her child in her arms. my heart starts to beat faster as I look at Alex who is now standing up with a pissed off expression.

it scares me, not because Alex is scary or because she can use her marks power but because she wants to kill the man who is at the entrance.

I stare at Kendra as she looks at Alex and Blaise in disapproval.

Alex and Blaise walk slowly towards the side of the table so that they are now facing Mathew and Kendra.

"what are you doing here?" Alex says with daggers in her voice.

the moment the men in the table hear her they immediately submit in fear. her voice came out commanding and filled with power. they all look at her surprised of her immense power.

since Blaise was the only one who spoke, they didn't hear her speak before so they are immediately amazed.

Mathew on the other hand does not submit to her, he stands his ground. earning a couple of surprised gazes from some of the men in the table. 

"I'm here to challenge the right for your position." he says coldly. "If I prove that I am a better ruler than you the position will go to me and we will do a ritual in which the mark will go back to us. its the law."

Alex chuckles sending shivers through the bodies of every person in the room besides her mates. "and what makes you think you deserve to rule as the king of these people after what you have done?!" 

everyone looks at Alex confused. I swallow hard knowing that none of these people know about the king keeping pictures of those he killed.

"I've ruled well after all these years. the best person for this position is obviously me." he moves closer towards her with Kendra following him behind.

"don't move any closer or I will kill you" Alex warns as her eyes turn a deep red.

Mathew challenges her as he continues to move and suddenly Alex's mark begins to glow and her hand is now holding a ball of fire.

Mathew freezes on the spot and so does Kendra. everyone just stares at Alex some terrified and others in amusement.

"how are you doing that?" Mathew asks angry.

Alex just stares at him with an emotionless expression. the fire in her hand disappears as she walks over to the table where the men are standing "like Blaise said, if you want to leave we won't stop you. of course this will lead to a war and I'm willing to fight it." 

all the men look at her in pure amazement. not only is she a beautiful woman but she is strong and the first one to be able to use the royal power in many centuries.

she is definitely a true leader, the only one who could ever be allowed to rule over us.

"I have the right to fight for what is mine!" Mathew screams as he runs towards her but Blaise gets in the way.

suddenly we have two men fighting each other and of course Mathew wins and begins to run towards Alex but suddenly he freezes.

we all stare at him as he looks down at his feet and we all gasp. everyone besides Belenus looks at Blaise on the ground with his left hand on the ground glowing in shock. 

somehow he was able to freeze the floor and Mathews feet along with it. Blaise slowly stands up as he stares at his hand in amazement. 

the silence in the room is suddenly filled with the laughter from Belenus as he walks towards Blaise using his cane to hold him up properly. "I knew you were something special." he pats Blaise in the back and we are all left shocked.

Mathew tries to break the ice on his feet but nothing works "that ice wont melt or break. it can only be broken by the one who created it or by his partners fire." he looks at Alex. "this is enough prove to all of you gentlemen that they are the proper rulers and owners of these marks. "I'm sorry Mathew, my old friend but you can't ask for the marks since you yourself weren't able to use their powers when you had them. our best bet is now them."

Alex sighs as she walks over to Mathew and sends a flame towards his feet and the ice melts.

she slowly walks over to Blaises side and she holds his hand. his posture relaxes as she looks up at him.

I can't help but feel proud of them. two beings from two completely different worlds coming together due to their love for each other. 

"I will announce the change today" Belenus says breaking the silence again. "are there any of you who are against it?" he asks looking at the rest of the men at the table. 

no one says a word "alright then it's all settled."

"wait!" Alex speaks up as she walks towards Belenus.

"The Dickinson guy. he will no longer be allowed to come inside the castle." she walks towards the table "he raped rogue girls and I have decided to not kill him. instead I will kick him out. Mathew you may take him with you if you want, he’s your brother after all."

"why?!" Mathew looks at Alex in shock "my brother has done nothing wrong!"

"your brother has done as many bad things as you have!" she screams hitting the table "you kill off innocent people, not caring about whether they are innocent or not and still keep pictures of them suffering in your table. your brother rapes women and leaves them without food and proper care as he calls them his toys!" she turns towards him "you two are definitely brothers!"

"they are just rogues!" he shouts Alex walks over to him and stands dangerously close to him "whether they are rogues or not they are still girls! and rape is still rape! or what would you call it when someone is forced to have sexual intercourse with someone just to satisfy their pleasure?!"

"you don't understand, the only reason why you think that way is because your fathers pack is made up of those dirty runts!"

"Mathew! you better not fucking die because you are going to hell! and I don't want to meet you there! you better out live me you hear me! you and that fucking brother of yours!" everyone stares at Alex in surprise, including Mathew himself. she turns to look at me now. 

I nervously prepare myself for the worst "Eric I want all the information you have on the rogues in this castles cells whether they are male or female."

"what are you going to do?" Mathew asks nervously.

"I'm going to be releasing some of them because knowing you, you probably just threw them there without letting them explain."