Chosen by Fate, Rejected by the Alpha

Gloriana     

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I was casually walking through the halls of my castle. The kids were having fun with their cousins out in the garden, Trevor was in a meeting with some people from his pack. He might be the King of the Fae alongside me, but he was still the Alpha of his pack, and that made me his Luna.     

Isn't that funny? I was a three thousand year old Fae Queen, and just recently I added the role of Luna to my repertoire. Well, I say recently, but it's been a long time now. Over a decade. I met Trevor when little Talia was just a baby. And we had our first child together a little while later. Now we had three kids, were happily married and mated, and living our best lives.     

Our oldest son, Torben, was thirteen, and his younger siblings, twins Owen and Calissa, were eleven. They were the best things that ever happened to me. Them and their dad, that is. I had for so long thought that I would never be married, that I would never have children and a family of my own. And then, one day, when Trinity was coming to visit me along with some people from her kingdom, I met the love of my life.     

It was instantaneous. I knew from the moment that I smelled him that he was meant to be mine, and he knew it as well. I had to literally fight the urge to climb that man like a tree. He was so tall, so strong, and so hot that I just didn't know what to do with him. He knew though, and from the first night that we were together, I was his. There was no need for me to wait.     

When you live to be thousands of years old, you tend to lose some of those inhibitions that hold you back from doing some of the more exciting and fun things in the world. Humans have always had people that were carefree, they would break the rules and go against the mold. We, Fae, were a lot like that. When we were young, we might be conscientious and scared, but the older we got, the less we worried about that sort of thing.     

I was worrying about something now though. Well, not worried really, rather that I was thinking about it. And I was thinking about it a lot with each passing day.     

Even though I was immortal, and so was Trevor, I wanted to have more children now. I had longed for them for so long, hoped for them for millennia, that I wanted to grow a larger family now. And, well, I wanted to ask Trevor about it and see if he was willing to expand now.      

The issue that I was having though, was that there had been so much going on in the world lately. Those murderers that attacked and killed people from Trinity's kingdom as well as mine. And then there was the reveal. The world knew about us now. They knew that the monsters of the world were real, and that we weren't really monsters.     

Now, while this was good in theory, it had led to a lot of problems with the humans. And in turn, we had been excessively busy as we worked to calm the situation. I wanted to make sure that there were peaceful times for everyone, and so did Trinity. It had been busy and hectic.     

Things were moderately better with that extremist group gone, but not all the hate-filled bigots of the world were gone. There were still a lot of them out there. It was getting better, slightly, and that was why I thought that it would be alright to ask Trevor if he was willing to add to our family now.     

Suddenly, I spied someone that I didn't often see around the castle. She was smiling and running right toward me, her arms already open and ready for a hug.     

"Aunt Glory!" She squealed and called out to me. "I missed you."      

"It hasn't been all that long since I saw you last, Acacia." I hugged her, nonetheless.     

"I know, Aunt Glory, but I still missed you. I always miss my family when they are not around."     

"I can understand that." I gave her a bittersweet smile. "I have so much family that has spread now, and I miss them all." Acacia had a large family filled with lots of nieces and nephews for me. For a while, they were the only family that I had, them and my brother Valerian. Now though, Trinity is here, Valerian's great great great granddaughter, and he and I both found our mates and had children. We're happy, and that was all that mattered.     

"So, Aunt Glory, I have wonderful news." Acacia beamed at me as she spun us in a circle. "So, Cedar and I have an announcement. And while he isn't here to make it with me, I am doing it on his behalf." Cedar was likely getting to work again after all that had happened lately. I knew that it had messed up the training schedule that he had for the soldiers at the castle with Trinity.     

"Really? And what news is this?" I asked her, my heart fluttering in excitement.     

"We're pregnant. Eee!" She squealed in delight. "It has been so long since we had a baby, well two in the last set. But all five of them are grown, or almost grown. And I am so happy to be adding to the family. We're having triplets, according to Dietrich. He told us before he left for his vacation. Two girls and a boy. We are going to name the girls Maple and Oak, and the boy is Sycamore. Eek! I am so excited, Aunt Glory. I had to come and tell my family, but I saw you first so I had to share it with you first."     

"Oh, Acacia, that is so wonderful. I am so excited for you and Cedar both. I love the names as well. And this balances you out, does it not? You already had three boys and two girls. Now you will have four of each."     

"Yes, you're right." She let go of me and put her hands on her belly as she looked down affectionately. She was glowing and smiling radiantly. She was beautiful and in her element at the moment. Acacia was a wonderful mother and I knew that she would take to this like a pro, even with the multiples.     

I spoke with Acacia for a little longer about when she was due in November but would probably be early because of the multiples, and how the others felt about it all, they were excited. And while I did my best to remain as excited for her as I possibly could, because I was happy and excited about her news, it made me think about how badly that I wanted to have another baby. Even if I had twins again, like I did the last time. I would just be twice as happy then.     

Once I left the hall, and Acacia went on her way to her family's home, I started to think about what I could do to get what I wanted. I mean, I was the Queen here. And that meant that I was technically in charge. Not that I over lorded my authority on my mate. I never wanted to be that kind of person.     

There were ways of getting what I wanted though, without demanding it from him. I could just plan a date and see how things go. If it happened it happened, right? There was nothing that could be done once it was already happening.     

And that was what I decided to do. I knew that Trevor would be happy once he knew that he was going to be a daddy again. We would just need to work to make sure that things were peaceful and calm for our family. But as the royal couple, the Alpha and the Luna, and their parents, that was already our responsibility.     

I knew just what I was going to do. I was going to plan a special date just for Trevor. I was going to make it romantic and seductive so that he would be lulled into the mood immediately. The food would be just the beginning of it, and it would end with a special kind of dessert.     

Using my magic, I conjured a room at the back of our bedroom suite. It wasn't accessible by anyone other than us, so we had complete privacy. And even though I made it so that it appeared to be outside, it was not anywhere in the known world. It was of my own creation, nothing else.     

The area looked a lot like the woods where Trevor had grown up, but there was a large clearing that was the main area for the new space. In the middle of that space, I conjured up a table for two, covered in a white silk table cloth with a light green lacy cover over that one. The dishes and flatware were all golden, to reflect in the light of the moon that would be shining when I brought my mate here.     

Next, I conjured up a bed, a very large bed covered in dark greens and grays to match the forest surroundings. The frame of the bed was made of a dark, nearly black stained wood. Lastly, I conjured up a hot tub, big enough for Trevor and I to sit together comfortably, although I planned to snuggle close to him the entire time.     

The room was ready, all I needed now was some food, some wine, and a little concoction that worked wonders for us Fae when we wanted to boost our chances of having a baby. I was going to drink a little bit of tea mixed with red raspberry leaves, alfalfa, and stinging nettles, along with just a little bit of an aphrodisiac. Just to help my chances later. The last was going to be minor and wouldn't have much of an effect on me at all.     

Now that the room was ready, I would get someone from the kitchen to bring me some food for Trevor and I. I wanted all of this to be ready for him when he got home later. He was just down the road at the meeting halls.     

This surprise was now waiting for him, magically preserved inside of that room for us. I spent my time with the children, when they came home for a little while, but allowed them to stay over at their friends' homes. As we lived in a community like ours, I was less worried about them than I would be in the human world.      

When I knew that Trevor was on his way home, I decided to get ready for him. I had a small arsenal of lingerie that I had acquired for him, I put on something that was revealing, barely there, and made of see through lace. It was perfect for the date night that I had in mind for Trevor. I was also sure that it was going to make him swallow his tongue. At least, I hope that it would.     

Knowing that Trevor wouldn't know about the hidden room, I had to leave clues for him to find it. I left a trail of ribbon from our bedroom door to the bed where there was a letter waiting for him. The letter told him to join me for a special night together, and it was attached to another piece of ribbon. This second piece led him to the door that had not been there when he left this morning. Once he opened it, he would find me waiting for him, a date ready and waiting for him. His mate, ready and waiting for him.     

 I couldn't wait to see how he reacted.