Finding Her True Alpha
Chapter 133: Dragon Council

Ashlyn

Taking Derek’s hand, he thought of the dragon castle so I could open a portal. Derek walked through first, with Mason on his heels. I walked through, holding James to my chest. We were now standing in what looked like an apartment.

“This is our wing. Come, I’ll give you both the tour.” Derek said. Carrying both the bags, he walked through the living room and down the hallway.

“This is our room.” He said, opening up a door into a grand bedroom. There’s built-in couches that surround a fireplace. Bookshelves filled with books lined the walls.

There was a massive bed in the middle of the room under a skylight. The sunlight was coming through, lighting up the entire room. This place seemed magical as I walked around the room.

“Bathroom and closet are to the left and James’ room is to the right,” Derek said. Mason opened the door to James’ room, and I was stunned. It looked identical to his room in the Wolf Kingdom.

“Derek, it’s beautiful.” I told him.

“We have everything here. I’d appreciate it if you didn’t wander around the castle just yet.” He told me and I nodded.

“l understand. And Ill stay here with James. But I would really like a tour of the kingdom,” I told him.

“I know you do, babygirl.” He said, wrapping his arms around me.

“l just need the three of you safe.”

“I know, and “‘ll keep Mason and James safe. Freya won’t let anything happen to us” I told him, snuggling into his chest.

“Hello, where are my daughter and grandson?” I heard Victor calling out.

“Thanks dad,” Derek called back, making me giggle.

“I think he loves you both more than me,” Derek said, making me laugh.

“Awe, don’t say that. He’s just excited,” I told him.

“And who could blame him?” Mason chimed in.

“Love you too, a*ssh0le,” Derek told him. I love their friendly banter.

“Come, we should probably go out there and see him before he comes in here,” Derek said, leading us out. I hadn’t even made it into the living room before Victor wrapped me and James in a hug.

“There you are. Gorgeous as ever, Ashlyn. And our Mr. handsome.” Victor exclaimed. Pulling away to look down at James.

“Thank you, my king.” I greeted him.

“You may call me Victor or dad, but never king. You’re family.” Victor told me firmly.

“Mason, always good to see you.” He greeted him.

“Victor,” Mason said, shaking his hand.

“Dad, it’s so good to see you.” Derek said sarcastically.

“I see you all the time,” Victor told his son. Derek pushed his l!ps into a line.

“Are you guys hungry? We can eat before we meet with the council.” Victor asked us.

“Victor, I’d like to get this meeting over with. I want to have some time to visit the kingdom.” I told him.

“My dear, I should warn you about the council.”

Victor started, but l stopped him.

“Let me guess, it’s a bunch of old guys who think women should take care of the children and take care of their mates?” I asked him.

“Good guess,” Victor said.

“I think we should have the council shaken up. We need women on the council as well. What do you think Derek?” I asked him.

“I think that’s a great idea. And maybe get some younger people on the council,” Derek commented, and we all agreed.

“Well, I’m pretty sure I’ll be pissing off a lot of people today, so who knows, maybe they will quit.” I shrugged.

“Don’t let them intimidate you, my dear. We all know the truth. They may try to spin it to justify their thinking. But just put them back in their place. They may be council, but Derek and I have the final say.” Victor told him.

“I don’t think anyone could ever intimidate Freya.” I told him.

“I can’t wait to meet her. I’ve never met a white dragon,” Victor said.

“She’s beautiful, like a white opal,” Mason said.

“Okay, well, I’ll let you four get ready and I’ll see you in the meeting room,” Victor said, before k!ssing my cheek. After he left, I turned my attention to Derek.

“What the hell should I wear?” l asked him. I’ve only been in front of other kings and queens before. Before he could answer, Freya, changed me into that gorgeous white dress from before. I let out a g***n as l shifted James.

“What? You look gorgeous,” Mason said, coming closer to me.

“I liked that b*ra,” I mumbled.

“I’m sure you don’t need it. Besides, as soon as our boy is sleeping, you are mine.” Derek purred, pulling me into his arms.

“I’m sure you did.” He said before k!ssing me. Before I could deepen the k!ss, he pulled away.

“I missed you last night,” I told him.

Derek led us through the castle. It was beautiful, and I found it was a good distraction from the butterflies in my stomach. I knew I could handle them, but I was still nervous. I was walking into the dragon’s den.

“Let’s get this over with,” he said.

Derek stopped at a pair of enormous oak doors, and my stomach was in knots.

“You got this babygirl,” he whispered, k!ssing my l!ps. He took James and Mason, rested his hand on my lower back.

The doors opened, and Derek took my hand in his. I was in between my mates as we walked in. The room was massive, and the ceilings were at least 20 feet high.

“It’s so we can shift if needed.” Freya informed me.

Victor sat at the head of the table, with five members on either side of him. Looking at the walls, there were paintings of great dragon battles. There were also a few fireplaces, as tall as me, lit, warming the room. One thing out.

I didn’t see were windows.

“Council, I’d like you to meet Miss. Ashlyn Knight.” Victor stood up and introduced me.

“You brought your child?” One member huffed out.

“I wasn’t leaving him alone,” l answered.

“Children don’t belong in here,” another said.

“He’s your future king. Or are you denying him as well?” I asked them, and both Derek and his father let out a growl.

“That’s not what I said.” The man defended.

“Then why was I called upon?” I asked them.

“You killed the vampire king.” One shouted.

“And he was planning on taking down all the other kingdoms. You’re welcome.” I told them.

“lf you can kill the vampire king, then what’s stopping you from killing our future king?” One asked me.

“First, I love Derek. I bear his mark. Second, I couldn’t. The bond would ill me as well,” I told them.

“So you would if you could?” One asked. And it took everything in me not to roll my eyes.

“I love Prince Derek. I would never try to kill him or have him killed. Now moving on. What else?” I asked them.

“What makes you think you can just walk in here and make demands, little girl?”

“Excuse me, I’m your future queen and the mother of the next heir. Unless you deny that ‘m Derek’s mate?” I asked them, and Derek let out a growl.

“Are you denying my fated mate?” Derek demanded.

“Of course we aren’t, Prince Derek. We are just concerned. She isn’t of royal or dragon b***d.” Just then, Freya decided she needed to make an appearance. She stepped out behind me, growing in size until her head was against the ceiling. She turned to face the council members, who were staring at her in shock.

“The rumors are true.” One gasped out.

“I’m royal b***d from not only the wolf kingdom but the magic kingdom as well. I may not have my wolf anymore, but i have Freya. And she could only attach herself to me because l do have dragon b***d.” I told them. Freya huffed out, and it started snowing over the council members.

“This isn’t possible.” Another one whispered.

“It is, and this has nothing to do with b***d. I’m not a pure b***d and I could kill each and everyone of you without even breaking a sweat. So now maybe you should have a meeting about who you’d like to swear your loyalty to,” I said. This conversation was getting old. I’m sure Derek and Victor have already told them everything.

“Are you threatening the council?” One growled out.

“And if I was, are you going to stop me?” l asked him. Freya’s growl shook the room.

“I’m not asking you to follow me blindly. I’m asking you to listen. Yes, I killed the vampire king, but I had no other choice. I love Derek and Magnus. And l just want the chance to be a part of this kingdom. I know you have concerns over me being a hybrid, but I’m only a threat if you threaten me or my family.” l told them.

“You’re also a witch?” One asked.

“My brother is the king of the magic kingdom.” I told them.

“So, you own three out of the five kingdoms?” Another asked.

“King Jordan of the Fae Kingdom has already given me his loyalty” I said.

“So she owns four out of the five kingdoms and as soon as she finds the next king or queen to the vampire kingdom, we can have one ruler for all the kingdoms,” Derek told them.

“I don’t want to own anything. I just want to get to know the people, build their trust. To make sure that my son is safe,” I told them.

“Then what do you want from us?” Someone called out.

“I shouldn’t the council be working with their leaders and not against them?” I asked them.

“We will not agree to be a part of your hybrid war.”

“It’s not a war. And are you saying that you could never stand for a hybrid king?” I asked them.

“James is the future king and if anyone here has a problem with that, you are welcome to leave the kingdom.” Derek growled out. Freya was getting antsy standing before me.

“Hybrids are an abomination.” One growled out.

Freya leaned over us, huffing all over the council member who said that. She froze him in his chair. His body turned blue and there was no way of thawing him out.

“My human was a hybrid before Ashlyn. And I could wipe you all out of existence. Watch how you speak to your queen.” Freya growled out. The other councilmen started shaking in fear of her.

I noticed Victor was smirking as he watched Freya.

Well, there’s one councilman that will have to be replaced.

“This is bullshit. You can’t just walk into our kingdom and make demands of us.” A brave councilman spoke.

“Freya, stop,” I told her before she could freeze him.

“And what am I demanding?” I asked him. His eyes never left Freya as he answered me.

“Respect,” he finally answered.

“lf I was a dragon, would I not already have your respect for being your future queen?” I asked them.

“That’s different,” he said.

“How so? I’m still Derek’s mate and the mother of his child. So you are angry about the vampire king, which l explained. I have a dragon now. So the only thing left is that I’m a hybrid, and it makes others worried. And you care what the people are going to say about having a hybrid queen?” I said, looking around the long table and no one but the king was looking at me.

“This meeting was called to let me know that I’d never have your support. Which I think is bullshit. I lost my wolf to stop Theo. And all you see is a hybrid killing a king. And you don’t seem to have a problem with Mason also being Derek’s mate. It’s just the hybrid you have a problem with. The one that gave birth to the hybrid heir of the dragon kingdom. If you’d like, I can ignore everything and watch you all destroy yourselves.

Everyone who is fine with living amongst hybrids can come to my kingdom. Everyone else can burn.” I told them.

“You would watch your people burn?” one demanded.

“My people, I trust with my life. I’ve lost enough in this game to keep playing. Maybe once people start dying, you’ll see the errors of your ways. Until then, have a nice day, gentlemen.” I told them. Freya blew out some more frost before stepping back into me. When I knew it was safe, I turned and took James from Derek. I turned my back on the council and made my way over to the door to leave.

“You would disrespect us, little girl,” one yelled out. I turned back to look at them.

“Respect’s earned. I’ve earned mine while you sat on your a*ss. If you’d like another meeting, you can call my people and set up an appointment. My time is worth more than this bullshit.”