All Chapters of The War of the Royals: The Alpha's Rose Conclusion: Chapter 181 - Chapter 190

MADDIE POV “Are you Melody?” I ask her and her eyes widen a bit. “Yes. Do I know you? I don’t think we’ve met.” “I’m Alpha Madison Evans. Your mom and dad and I were best friends growing up.” The little one speaks up, “I’ve seen your pictures. Mama says you were the bestest of friends and taught her math. She taught you piano.” Her big brown eyes shimmer with a little awe. “And who might you be?” I ask. “I’m Harmony.” She says sweetly just as another rogue comes up behind her attempting to attack us. I pull her away and the rogue bites down on my bicep. I roll with the momentum, letting Harmony go, just out of harm’s way. The rogue and I end up a few feet away, but I quickly rip his throat out with my clawed hand. I turn back to Harmony and Melody to find Melody has passed out. *Nolan! I need you!* I yell to him. I hesitate for a fraction of a second before I connect with Jessica and Trevor

JOSH POV He scoffs in disbelief at her words, but I see Jessica stiffen at his reaction to her retort. “Please. He’s human, Mads. Alphas aren’t mated with humans. The only one to get a human as his fated was Tyson because they were fulfilling the royal prophecy. Stop trying to convince us that you didn’t pick him because you couldn’t get over me.” And now he has the audacity to smirk at her. Does Selene smite people? Because I think this guy needs a good smiting. “I don’t care if you believe me or not, but he IS my fated mate. Don’t think you’re all that and a bag of chips, Trevor. Was I disappointed and heartbroken when you turned out to be Jessica’s mate? Yes. Absolutely yes. I was crushed! I had loved you practically my whole life. “And let’s not forget that you loved me too. But I healed from that loss. I never, not ever, not once, blamed either of you for being fated mates. In fact, I was happy for you. I was thrilled that two of the most import

JENNA POV So, we have outfitted the nursery in a gender-neutral theme. We’ve had the walls painted in a soft, barely there creamy grey. All the furniture is in a pale, natural wood finish. All the fabrics are in gradual shades of white and cream, but we have pops of baby blue, sage green, powder pink and lavender everywhere. The colored items, like throw pillows and picture frames, are easy to remove or replace if we don’t end up with any females. I am very happy with the room and how the furniture turned out, but now it’s time to start buying clothing and the essentials. Bruno’s parents have already set us up with cloth diapers and a separate wash area for those items. I was surprised that here in the pack, they don’t like using disposables of any kind. I guess it’s something all the humans here have to get used to. The shifters, being part animal, are closer to nature and the earth than humans are. They detest the waste and the toxicity of the hum

JOSH POV I watch, feeling beyond useless to my mate and our pack, as Maddie runs out of the packhouse to aid with the rogue attack. I can still sense her emotions of heartbreak and sadness from holding Devon while he died, but fierce determination and anger are swiftly taking their place, and I know I won’t have to worry too much about her while she’s out there. She and Infinity are fully in control and I know they’ll do what is needed to defend our pack. I just wish I could help her out there versus staying in here. ~It won’t be too much longer, Josh. We will be able to shift soon. I am gaining strength every minute and forming our connection faster than normal. We need a stronger internal bond before we try to shift; I won’t endanger Mate by rushing things and shifting before we are completely ready. If we die, it would be catastrophic for her.~ ~I know, E. I can feel our growth. Will our scent change so people will notice I’m a shifter versus a hu

JOSH POV I can practically feel the approval about what I said from most of the room. I don’t feel like I’ve said anything really noteworthy. I’m just bringing our thoughts back to the tasks we were doing before the attack. However, what I said is true. If we can stop these attacks we won’t have more deaths on our hands from the rogues and their allies. I hate that the Lockwoods have lost Devon and Greta. They were amazing people that shouldn’t have had to sacrifice themselves for the pack. But as the pack’s Beta couple, I know Greta and Devon both, didn’t have any qualms about doing that. Sniffling in the far reaches of Maddie’s office catch my attention. I look over and see Jenna wiping her face of tears and I see Bruno trying to hold her, but she’s pushing him away. She’s not meeting anyone’s eyes either and I know something is very wrong with her. I barely hear that the group is moving back to the conference room, despite being many