Finding Her True Alpha
Chapter 154: New Law, New Beginnings

Ashlyn

Finally, it was Monday. Mason, Ava, lan and I were waiting outside of the Wolf council room. I figured out a way to extend lan’s packlands to reach Ava’s. Most packs have neutral land around them to give each of the packs some room to move around. I was going to purchase some on that land so that their packs could become one. Now all I had to do was have this meeting.

Ava informed me that her father still wasn’t sure about this, but this was the right thing to do and we had to rise and be the example. This had to be done for future female alphas. There were also some mate laws that I wanted to change. Mates should be equal and some laws only protect the male mate and not the female. I know Mason felt strongly against those laws, especially now that we have a daughter. “I’ll still have to tackle the laws in the other kingdoms, but one kingdom at a time.

When we were called in, Ava and I walked up to the front, while Mason and lan took a seat behind us. They were here to support us and step in if needed, but Freya and I were ready for this.

“Miss. Knight, what can we do for you?” The councilman in the middle spoke. There were no women on this council and I was about to change that.

I heard Mason growl behind me, but I held up my hand. The councilman didn’t use my title. I wasn’t technically queen yet, but I was still mated to their prince. But I wasn’t here to discuss my title.

“I’m here to change the law regarding female alphas,

“l announced, and the middle one smirked while the other gasped. There were eleven councilmen.

“Change the law?” He questioned.

“Yes, why shouldn’t there be any female alphas?” I challenged him.

“Females are there for their males. They do not run packs. They are not as strong as the male alpha. And what will happen when they are with child? They can’t protect a pack or themselves.” He spoke, and I heard lan and Mason stand up behind us.

I turned to Ava, and she nodded, pulling her blouse collar to the side, exposing her new mark. Cutting my finger tip with my nail, I drew a protection symbol over her mark. My body glowed purple before I forced my magic into Ava. I probably shouldn’t have done this, and I didn’t tell my mates this was what I was planning. It had only been a few weeks since l used my magic at the Fae kingdom, and I was still feeling weak, but this had to be done. And this way, Ava will always be protected, even when she’s pregnant and can’t shift.

Once the purple glow was gone, I felt exhausted, but there was no way I would show any weakness in front of those men. I turned back to face the council and Freya decided at that moment to change me into the white dress. Everyone gasped when the blue light faded and I was now standing before them, looking like a goddess.

“Beautiful,” Ava whispered.

“Now, I challenge any of you to come down here and try to hurt Alpha Ava.” I demanded.

“What the hell did you do?” One councilman yelled out.

“It was a protection spell. No one will hurt her, and it will protect her while being pregnant. It really disappoints me you view pregnancy as a weakness. As I know that none of you have ever had to go through it, your opinion about it should be void.” I told them.

“Prince Mason, is this some kind of joke?” The middle one yelled out just as King Arthur entered the room. That man definitely knew how to make a dramatic entrance.

“I’m not sure why you would call on my mate. All of you must have known my father, James Knight.” I told them as Arthur came over to stand with me and Ava.

“This is something that James would have wanted and I stand by our Queen,” Arthur announced. He wrapped an arm around my shoulders, pulling me to his side.

“Hello, my dear.” He said, k!ssing my temple. I smiled, knowing I had two wonderful fathers-in-law.

“My king, this has to be a joke. Women are not alphas.” The councilman told our king and all the others nodded, agreeing with this statement.

“I’ve seen none of you take on vampires by yourselves or dragons. Most of you haven’t even left the safety of this pack. So how the hell would any of you know what a woman can handle? This young lady birthed my grandson, the future heir to this kingdom, by herself across enemy lines. While saving the Fae princess. And you are telling all of us she is not worthy of being called an alpha. That no woman is worthy of being called alpha?” He told them and I was so proud of him.

“We are not here to discuss what we have or haven’t done.” The middle one said, annoyed.

“No, we are here to discuss your opinions about women. Mated? Children?” I asked him.

“And they have nothing to do with any of this,” he growled out.

“But they do. If someone tried to tell your mate that she wasn’t good enough or even your daughter, you would defend them, would you not? There are laws protecting your daughter’s mate against abuse. So, it’s okay for her mate to hit or beat her and it’s okay for you to do that to your mate?” I asked him and he huffed.

“Would you not be proud of your daughter becoming a part of the council? Or is that only a man’s job as well?

“I asked him. And he said nothing.

“It says here that the two packs that want to merge have neutral land between them. Is that correct?” Another asked, changing the subject.

“That’s correct, but I have purchased the land and I’m just waiting for the paperwork to be completed. I will donate that land to both packs.” I told them.

“And what do you get out of this?” Another one asked me.

“I get the satisfaction of proving all of you wrong. Alpha Ava will be one of the best alphas we’ve ever seen. And if proving that meant spending a little money, then it was well spent.” I answered him.

“Over a million dollars?” The same one asked, and I nodded.

“And this spell will protect her, but what about other female alphas?” Another one asked.

“I’ll put protection spells on all of them.” l said.

“And what happens if these females go rogue and we can’t take care of them?” The middle one asked.

“Then I’ll remove the spell. “I’ll take care of the matter. All you have to do is sign that piece of paper to remove the law.” I told them and he huffed.

“Why are you working so hard to change our laws when you’re not even a wolf anymore?” He asked me.

“So you only care about male wolves?” I asked him.

“I didn’t say that.” He growled.

“But you did. You are disregarding Ashlyn because she is female and when that doesn’t work, you try to push the blame onto something else. And I, for one, think that a council election should be soon.” King Arthur told him.

“How many of you have daughters?” I asked them.

Eight members, including the one in the middle, raised a hand.

“And how would you feel if someone disrespected her for fighting for something that she believed was right? We aren’t asking for you to sign something that would take away rights from males, we are just asking for equal rights. I don’t think that’s too much to ask.” I told them.

“We will be back after deliberation.” The middle one announced before leaving the room. The others followed, and I felt like ! could breathe again.

“That was amazing.” Ava exclaimed, hugging me.

“This isn’t over yet,” I told her. Mason and lan stood up from their seats and came over to us.

“James would be so proud of you,” Arthur said, giving me a side hug.

“I have to run, but we will talk more over dinner. We still need to plan your coronation.” Arthur told him, k!ssing ny temple. After saying goodbye to his son, Arthur left, and Mason wrapped his arms around my waist from behind.

“Baby, you shouldn’t have used your magic.” He mumbled against my neck before planting a gentle k!ss.

“I’m fine Mason. Besides, I had to prove a point.” I told him and he sighed.

“Ashlyn, what’s wrong?” lan asked me, concerned.

“Nothing. Mason is just worried that I used to much magic, but I’m fine.” I told him.

“Ashlyn, are you sure?” Ava asked me and now she was concerned

“I’m okay, Ava. The more magic luse, the easier it is. And besides, now you can really kick lan’s a*ss when he gets out of line.” I told her with a chuckle.

“Now you have to be nice!” She laughed, looking at lan.

“I’m the nicest fvcken person,” he huffed, and we all started laughing.

“Awe, it’s okay lan, we all love you, even if you are a jerk,” I told him.

“I’m not the one telling you to take it easy.” He smirked.

“Hey, jacka*ss, I also have a protection spell on me,” Mason exclaimed, and lan cursed.

“Really, Ashlyn?” He huffed.

“Oh, I’ll get to you, you big baby.” I told him, and he pouted.

“Ashlyn, has lan ever been with a blonde?” Ava suddenly asked me. I looked at lan and then back at Ava.

“Not before me. Why?” I asked.

“She doesn’t believe me that the blonde in my phone is you.” lan sighed, and I started laughing.

“What’s so funny?” Ava asked me, confused.

“That was Halloween.” I breathed out, trying to catch my breath.

“What the hell were you dressed as for Halloween?” Mason asked me.

“Why were you in a bikini?” Ava asked, and Mason’s chest rumbled into my back.

“lan, I can’t believe you still have those.” I exclaimed.

“Okay, now I want to see,” Mason said and Ava dug through lan’s pocket, pulling out his phone. She held it up to his face to unlock it and then walked closer to Mason to show him the picture of me as a tanned blonde. Ava held up a picture of lan in his tropical swim shorts and me in my hot pink bikini.

“That’s not you,” Mason exclaimed.

“It is me, oh how I miss these abs.” I said, looking at the picture.

“Where the hell were you going?” He yelled, taking the phone.

“It was a Halloween party, and I was Malibu Barbie and he was my Ken.” I told them. Ava looked back at lan and started laughing.

“Awe, you make the prefect ken,” she laughed.

“I know, right? But since I’m not blonde or tan. I bleached my hair and got a spray tan.” I told her.

“You look fantastic.” She said.

“lan, send me that picture. Derek will never believe me.” Mason told him, handing him his phone. I rolled my eyes. I had forgotten all about that Halloween. It was a month before my 18th birthday.

“And you, you are never to go out like that again.” Mason tried to scold me.

“Don’t worry, your son wreaked my abs.” I told him. He squeezed me tightly against his chest.

“Still super se*xy.” He whispered in my ear, causing goosebumps to erupt all over my body. Mason’s phone chimed, and I looked over at lan to see him looking at his phone.

“Really?” l exclaimed.

“What?” He shrugged.

“To be fair, you look hot as hell.” Ava said, and I rolled my eyes.

“Now this year you can be the Barbie to his Ken. Just don’t oil him up, it freezes in the cold weather.” I told her and she looked at him.

“And how was that?” She asked him.

“I don’t want to talk about it.” He said, uncomfortably.

“I’ll text you later.” I told her and she nodded.

Not long after, the council reentered the room, and they all took their seats. Mason and lan took their seats while Ava and I stood in front of the council.

“Well, Miss Knight, it would seem that you have made quite an impression here today. With a vote of 8-3, the old law will be dismissed and we will write a new law allowing women to be made alphas into law.” The middle one spoke. Ava grabbed my hand, squeezing it tightly.

“We are also going to review these laws you claim benefit the male mate. We will call upon you in about a week’s time to discuss what we have found and how you’d like to go about changing the laws.” Another one spoke.

“Thank you. And I look forward to meeting all your daughters at my coronation,” I told them. The middle one growled, but another one spoke.

“My daughter has been asking to meet you ever since she witnessed you defeating that male student in Prince Mason’s class. She was at the training center that day and was walking by.” Another one spoke.

“And I would love to start up a training class for all the women. I was trained not only by James but by a bunch of warriors determined to make sure I could defend myself. Let me get my schedule organized and I’ll send out a notice” I told him and he nodded.

“You may have everyone else in this room fooled, Miss. Knight, but I see right through this act” the middle one said, and both Mason and lan let out a growl.

“I’ve never been much for acting. But Freya could freeze this entire place into a frozen wasteland, if that’s what you’d prefer.” I told him.

“See, all you want is power,” he growled out.

“I have power and if that were true, I wouldn’t be here asking you to change the law. I would just demand that it is changed and fire all of you and become the council myself. I understand that change takes time, but not for the rights of others. You have had more than enough time with these laws in place. And you have all been ignoring them because they don’t affect you or your friends.

Well, that’s going to stop today. King Arthur and Prince Mason are nicer than I am. Just asked the dragon councilman, who is now frozen to a chair, for his disrespect. And all of you, as representatives of the wolf community, should be outraged at these laws that suppress your mates and daughters.” I told them, and a few of them nodded.

“I guess we’ll see you in a week.” The middle one spoke. Standing up from his seat, he left the room.

“I’m impressed with you, my dear. I knew James, and you may look like your mother, but speak like James.”

Another spoke before they all stood up and left the room.

When the door closed behind them, Ava jumped, wrapping her arms around my neck, knocking me to the floor with her on top of me. We were both laughing as our mates came over to help us up.

“Thank you, Ashlyn.” lan said, giving me a side hug.

We walked out of the building, and I opened a portal for lan and Ava. She was anxious about getting home and informing her father about everything that had happened. I can’t blame her. What we did today will go down in history. When they were gone, Mason wrapped his arms around my waist, pulling me into his chest.

Leaning down, he crushed his l!ps to mine. I licked his bottom l!p and he thrusted his tongue into my mouth, tasting every inch until he pulled away, resting his forehead on mine.

“That was amazing, my queen,” Mason panted out. I was still catching my breath, but l gave him a smile.

“How are you feeling?” He asked me.

“I’m okay. Just want to get home to our babies.” I told him, opening up a portal. I was feeling exhausted, but I’ll take a nap later.

“I can’t wait to show Derek that you were a blonde,” Mason chuckled before stepping through the portal.

Shaking my head, I followed him to find that Derek was waiting outside with our babies and Sage.

“Momma,” Gabby exclaimed, running over to me, wrapping her arms around my waist. Mason came over and scooped her up, carrying her over to the others while I walked beside them.

“Babygirl, how did the meeting go?” Derek asked me, before leaning in, giving me a k!ss. James reached for me and I took him into my arms while he played with my cheeks.

“Our queen was fantastic,” Mason exclaimed.

“They changed the law?” Sage asked, surprised, as we made our way into the house.

“They did, and I have another meeting next week to discuss the other laws,” I told her, and she wrapped me in a side hug.

“I knew you could do it, or freeze them. Same thing. She shrugged, and I laughed.

“l told them that after they agreed to change the law. Arthur also made a grand entrance.” I told her.

“Kings,” she laughed.

“Gabby bear, how about you steal some cookies from the kitchen and meet me in the library?” I told her.

She squealed, jumping out of Mason’s arms, running off to the kitchen.

“Cookies?” Derek asked, raising an eyebrow.

“Who doesn’t love cookies?” I told him.

“Derek, you want to see Ashlyn as a blonde?” Mason asked him, and I just shook my head. Taking James with me, I headed to the library. I really wanted a cookie.