Ruined(Eternal Monarch)

~REX’S POV~

My wife came over to me as I was crawling into bed, wrapping her arms around my waist and resting her head on my ribcage.

I’m conflicted about whether to inquire about the tattoo. If I spoil tonight, I will never forgive myself. That is to say, it feels incredible to have her this near. It is not every day that I am able to lull her to sleep in this manner. Depending on where I am, I am either on the floor or on the same bed as the suspect. I’m only going to inquire about the tattoo.

“If it’s okay with you, Reina, I’d want to have a look at the tattoo on your wrist. She freely extended her hand to me.

It was a little boy.

“Can you tell me who this is?”

She l and panicked once more. She was having a difficult time breathing. And I swear, I’m getting tired of sitting here waiting for her to tell me what happened to her. I’m only going to give her one week. Either she informs me or I enter her mind. I’ve been respectful of her privacy, but this is becoming excessive. I’m at a loss about how to assist her. I gazed at her because I was curious about what had happened to her.

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“I am very sorry, my love. Please accept my apologies for what I am about to do.”

I cradled her head and watched her drive home from a boarding school as I held her head. She returned home late at night and encountered a wolf.

Mate!

Mate? How is this even possible?

I drew my hands away from her head. How is it possible that she has a mate? Isn’t it true that the wolf was supposed to be a boyfriend? What is going on here? What am I if he is Reina’s mate? This feels as if a sword has been thrust directly into my heart. I locked my gaze on her. I was aware that I was about to transform, but had no idea to whom, as she had not met anyone. I hastened to bed. Pressing her brow. Snooze!” She immediately fell asleep. I then transformed into Ben. I couldn’t abandon her in that state. I dashed into the restroom. I am still perplexed. Is she truly Reina? If she is genuinely my Reina, she would be without a mate. She is incapable of shifting. She has no idea who she is. My alleged mate is a Lycan. Juno does not resemble one.

“Keep your mouth shut! You’re preoccupied with whining like a human girl in her periods. If you look for flaws, you will undoubtedly come across them. To begin, you do not know the entire truth; all you know is that she returned home from boarding school and encountered a wolf. Then the term “mate” was uttered. Are you aware of what transpired after the words “mate” were uttered? Our Reina is Juno. However, don’t you believe Zeus was the one who discovered her before we did? There is a chance of that happening,” Alaric stated.

“Zeus would never do such a thing.”

“Juno is our soulmate and wife. Perhaps your mother was aware of this but chose not to inform you because it was Zeus. Because she is aware that you will kill him again.”

“Alaric, Zeus, passed away hundreds of years ago. He cannot possibly be alive at this point.”

“Juno perished as well. Zeus, as you and I both know, is no ordinary man. He is only capable of dying for a few decades. What if he was waiting for her birth and manipulating her destiny in order to reach you? And your mother will not inform you because she is aware that war will erupt, just as it did years before.”

“Mother would never do such a thing, Alaric; put an end to it.”

“There’s just one way to find out,” says Alaric.

Is it possible that Alaric is completely right? Could mother have permitted Zeus to do such a thing?

I believe I may have responded inappropriately and scared my Reina. I strolled into the throne room and called my mother’s attention to the situation. I just don’t want to think that Alaric was correct. If this is true, then where has he been hiding all this time? How did my Reina become ensconced in a pack? In theory, she should have been living with a loving family. That way, I’d know just where to seek her. Could this be the reason I couldn’t find her all this time? If so, why did Zeus leave her on the streets? Could it be that he was still in love with her? I swear I’d kill him if I had the chance.

“Selene, I do not have the entire day at my disposal. If you do not come out, the situation will deteriorate.”

“The only issue I have with you, son, is your lack of regard for me. At the very least, your brother does.

“Ahh, so your son has returned and I am only now learning about it now. Where does your loyalty lie, mother? And just how many secrets are you keeping from me, mother? Why then is my Reina mated? How in the world is that even possible? Justify.”

“Would you kindly refrain from ordering me around?”

“How would you react? I have the jurisdiction to remove you from your authority, mother, and today I’m in the mood to do it if you don’t tell me what your dumbass son did.”

“Well, Zeus has returned. It has now been 300 years. He has sought refuge in a human body since then. He’s been leaping from body to body. However, when it comes to Reina, I doubt he’d go that far to reach you.”

“Are you, mother, listening to yourself? How did Reina die hundreds of years ago? Wasn’t it thanks to your bumbling son?”

“Rex, son, listen; you, too, must comprehend your brother. He continues to believe I bestowed upon you greater powers than he. Yes, you were born a Lycan, but I had no idea you were more. I had no idea that my own child would be in a position of authority over me. You are the only one who has the authority to summon me at any time, and I am powerless to decline. Kindly put an end to your bickering.”

“Get out!”

“Rex?”

“First of all, you will go to any length to defend your son. Your son may have twisted the fate of my Reina, and you are here advising me not to kill him. I’m hoping I don’t come across him, mother, because if I do, I’m going to chop off his head and feed it to those lowlife wolves. There is no chance his spirit will linger after being consumed, is there?”

“Do not do that, Rex. He is your brother. You must understand that he is shattered.”

“Shattered? Brother? That creature you refer to as a brother has been plotting to rape my Reina. After all, mum, I’ll make certain that this time I completely destroy him beyond repair. Get out of my sight,” I warned.

Thus, my twin brother has returned, and my mother has concealed this fact from me. I have my doubts about her. She was aware of Reina’s whereabouts and kept it a secret.

Could it be that Zeus morphed into a wolf and assumed the role of an alpha, and my Reina was his Luna? Was Zeus successful in getting my Reina to sleep with him? Oh worse, did he rape her?