Chapter 39

"Hey little lady! That's the second time I've seen you whoop ass out there. What's up with you?" A Silver Wolf Beastman boldly asked Artemis while stepping up to her. "What's up with you?" Sam asked, standing defensively in front of Artemis. "You're a Female Wolf Beastman who fights like a male. You act like the women from the Human Kingdom." The man said. "That is none of your concern mutt" Clay said standing in front of Artemis as well. In the next second there was a blast of power and a flash of light as Yozar appeared with Artemis' family in tow. They looked around and spotted Artemis. "My Queen!" They all said instantly bowing to her even her Grandfather King Maximus. Artemis' heart beat heavily through her chest as she looked and saw her family. "Papa! Danny!" Artemis squealed, going over and pulling them both into a huge hug. "Oh my, I've missed you all so much" Artemis cried into their arms. Apollo and Kasper joined in on the hug as well crying like children. "Ah'Xhi! Please don't leave us any more!" Apollo cried to her using their Grandfather's nickname for her. Artemis continued to cry as she turnt to hug her twin brother back. "Apollo, I've missed you too!" She cried out. "Oh Bowen, come here!" Artemis said when she spotted him stuck where he stood "I need you right now Bo!" Artemis cried, reaching out to him. Bowen slowly walked over with tears rolling down his face. "My Queen. I can't believe it's you!" Bowen cried. Artemis wiped her face and pulled away from her group hug. "I'm pregnant! We're having an Eagle Princess!" Artemis said, showing him her swollen stomach. Bowen stopped struggling to walk over and stared down at her hands holding onto her belly and then he fainted. Danny rushed over and got down on his knees in front of her. "An Eagle Princess?" He asked, putting his ear to Artemis' belly. Kasper sat Bowen up and slapped him a few times until he came back to. "Your Queen is back!" Kasper said to Bowen, throwing him at Artemis. Artemis snatched Bowen up and squeezed him into a tight hug. "You imbecile. Why are you so rugged and frail? Have you not been eating and resting to keep yourself strong?" Artemis said letting go of him. "No he has not. He ran off to find you and was gone for weeks. We found him in the Lion Kingdom" Danny said, telling the half truth. Artemis gave Bowen a harsh look of disapproval. "I want you to get better!" Artemis demanded.

"Who is this watching you like a hawk?" Kasper said with killing intent walking around them. Artemis followed his direction and quickly reacted. "This is my new Guardian! Samuel!" Artemis said, jumping in front of him and holding her arms out. All of her family turnt and stared Sam down with more murderous intent. With Artemis in front of him Sam was scared and helpless as her family looked like they wanted him for lunch. "He is the one who took your Queen. I have been caring for her and the Eagle Princess." Sam said, lowering his head to them. And pointing at Clay. Clay immediately dropped down to his knees and feared for his life. "I didn't know what I had done until it was already done. She warned me that she was a Queen surrounded by males!" Clay said drained of life already. "I imagine that eventually you found out the hard way that she doesn't even need her mates or guardians to defend herself; she is very capable of fighting on her own." Yozar said speaking for her and her family. "We have a nice dungeon for you back in my Black Wolf Kingdom boy!" King Maximus said to Clay. "First as the leader of a tribe I want the Queen to offer my people Asylum. I don't care what happens to me but I want my people to live!" Clay said. "Wise decision, but you're people overthrew you at some point back there. How do I know they won't try and come after me when they don't get their way?" Artemis asked Clay. "You are looking at Queen Artemis of the White Wolf Kingdom. She has three mates. Four grown Wolf Prince's. A twin brother. Two uncles. And a King for a Grandfather." Yozar said. "Catching her off guard is one thing but if anyone ever lays a hand on her again I will personally Barbeque any Beastman standing." King Maximus said out lout to the Silver Wolf Beastmen who were watching. Artemis looked out at the handfull of beastmen who had teleported with her from the Human world. "Asylum. Outside my Kingdom walls. If you cause any trouble. My son the Snake King will deal with you." Artemis said to them. The Silver Wolf Beastman seemed to take only a second to process. "I think each time she gets pregnant she gets more and more lenient" Apollo commented to Kasper. "Haven't I been gone long enough for you to not make annoying remarks little brother?" Artemis turned and asked him. "What happened to the Princess who wiped out a whole nest of Eagles?" He asked her. "She's carrying one now." Kasper said, shrugging his shoulders.

Whether Artemis was being soft or not the Silver Wolf Beastmen took her offer. They all got down on their knees and bowed to her, their new Queen. "I want to make one thing clear… Absolutely no kidnapping and abducting!" Artemis stated. "That's for certain." Kasper said, looking out at the people. There were six human females amongst the Silver Wolf Beastmen. "We will begin moving you all tomorrow. The Queen needs her rest" King Maximus said. "You men need to come help me gather supplies to build shelter for the Queen and these females" Kasper said pointing out the strongest men. They nodded and stepped forward. Artemis really felt like she was back with her family in the Beastworld. She sighed. "I'm not even sure I can teleport any more until I have this Princess." Artemis said, rubbing her stomach. Bowen finally snapped into doctor and mate mode asking Artemis and Samuel a thousand questions, at the end of his questioning he shook hands with Samuel. "Welcome to the royal family brother. You have taken great care of our Queen despite the circumstances'' Bowen said to Sam. "It is my honor. I am glad the Queen can finally be reunited with her mates and family." Sam said proudly. "An Eagle Princess?" King Maximus asked, putting his hand on her belly. "She is cultivating comfortably," Bowen nodded. king Maximus gave Bowen a murderous look and had to look away from him before he let the secret out too soon. "How are my other cubs doing? Are they well?" Artemis asked curiously. She couldn't wait to see them and give them a bigger hug than she gave her mates. "They are fine. Thanks to Papa cultivating them for us, our oldest cubs are now young adults and stronger than ever. They can't wait to be reunited with their Queen Mother and Royal Aunt!" Apollo informed her. "I told you my children are strong. My eldest are adult now." Artemis said to Samuel who nodded in response. "If we take too long I'm sure they all will come looking for you themselves" Danny said smiling. "The Princesses have spent a lot of time with their Aunt's Princess Little Wen and Princess Jenny. They are strong and beautiful young ladies like you" King Maximus told her. "I can't wait to see them. Do the boys still fight and compete?" Artemis asked and Danny nodded almost immediately.

Artemis didn't have any more questions to ask. She was tired but very anxious to get back to her Kingdom. Aside from Bowen nearly starving himself to death, everyone looked strong and healthy and happy that she was in their presence. "You missed me so much that you nearly let yourself wither away" Artemis said to Bowen. The atmosphere tensed up again and Artemis could feel it like sweat running down her face. "Bowen?" Artemis asked, looking at him sharply. She stood up and slowly walked over to him. "Bo?" She asked. "You are my mate right?" She asked him confused. Danny gasped loudly and no one paid him no mind. They were all focused on Artemis. "Yes. I am still your Bo. You are my little Wolf Queen, Ah'Xhi…" Bowen said cautiously. Artemis went to take another step towards Bowen when she felt a sharp pain in her side that made her double over and cry out. It was so sudden that no one could react quickly enough to stop her knees from hitting the ground. "What's going on?" Danny asked, lifting her up from the ground and looking at her grazed knees. "It hurts like I just got stabbed in my side!" Artemis cried "what do you mean stabbed? There's nothing there!" Kasper said angrily. "It hurts!" Artemis yelled back at him. Sam and Bowen jumped to examine her and try to figure out what's wrong but they couldn't find anything so Danny looked to King Maximus and Yozar for help. "Yozar please. My Queen says she's in pain. Is she and the Wagle Princess alright?" Danny pleaded as Yozar began looking her over. Being the Witch Doctor that he is, Yozar was able to spot something that no one else could. He shook his head and covered Artemis back up. "What is it? What is causing my niece pain?" Kasper demanded. "Her Eagle mark is fading. She is being pushed out…" Yozar told them. "My what?" Artemis asked, pulling her dress down and looking at her fading Eagle mark representing her mating bond with Bowen. "What do you mean fading? Who is pushing me out?" Artemis demanded. "Bowen, do you reject me?" Artemis asked, frightened. "He doesn't dare reject a Queen!" king Maximus said sternly. "He has another female mate!" Apollo said, letting the cat out of the bag.

Everyone gasped again and looked at Bowen for a response. "The She-Raven drugged him and had her daughter mate with him. She is now carrying his eagle eggs" Yozar explained. "What? How did you let this happen?" Artemis spazzed looking down at her fading mark again. "He was flying and starving and became weak. It was too easy to take advantage of him" Danny replied. Artemis sucked her teeth and gave Bowen a murderous look of her own. Her expression was sharp enough to send daggers through Bowen's heart. "I don't know how to fix it Ah'Xhi! I love you and only you. I don't want the She-Raven at all" Bowen pleaded on his knees. "Then reject her! Send her away!" Artemis yelled at him. "If they reject one another the cubs may not survive. The Snake King Ezekiel plans on taking her as his Queen once she lays the eggs" Yozar informed her. "So they have to stay mated so that she can lay Eagle eggs while I'm being pushed out. What will happen to my Princess?" Artemis asked, holding onto her stomach and crying. "You will not lose the little Princess. You are stronger than She-Raven!" Bowen answered. Artemis felt another wave of pain and then she felt something creeping down her leg. She looked down and saw blood. "I don't believe you!" Artemis cried out. "My Princess is in danger because you have a new mate?" Artemis asked, crying. "Where is she? Where is this She-Raven that stole my mate?" Artemis roared. "It's really her mother who is the evil one!" Yozar pointed out. "I Want to see them. I want to meet the two females!" Artemis demanded.

In the next second Artemis had teleported to the castle. It was out of her control otherwise she wouldn't have done it on purpose. She was standing in a familiar hallway clutching her stomach. She sniffed the air and could smell all of her children. Ezekiel and Eden as well. She also smelled a new scent sitting below her castle. Pain hit her stomach again as she made her way down to the dungeons. "Mother?" Ezekiel asked, turning down the hallway following her scent. "Hello Snake King!" Artemis gasped at the man standing not too far away from her. "I'm still your son, Queen Mother. I'm glad you're home!" He said rushing forward. Ezekiel went to kneel in front of her and noticed the blood running down her leg, then he noticed how she was clutching her small bulging stomach. "Mother, are you okay? You're bleeding!" Ezekiel said, standing up and grabbing her shoulders. "I don't know my little King, your Eagle sister is in some type of distress!" Artemis breathed, leaning on him. "That's….. Eagle Princess?" He asked and Artemis nodded yes. "How is she in distress?" Ezekiel asked, confused. "Whoever was in that room down there is causing my Princess distress" Artemis said pointing to the door at the end of the hallway. Artemis could see the painful look on his face. He knew who was in that room and he didn't want her to go in there. "Have you mated with her yet?" Artemis asked, remembering what she was told about the She-Raven and Ezekiel. "No Queen Mother! If you do not wish for me to do so I will not. But I wanted to tell you that I think she is my mate" Ezekiel said to her. "I want to meet her!" Artemis demanded. Ezekiel could only nod his head in agreement and begin to lead the way.

The young She-Raven could be heard grunting and struggling in the room all by herself. When Artemis and Ezekiel got to the door they were shocked at what was going on. Charity was on the floor in a pool of her own blood. She had a broken bowl in her hand and she was cutting at her stomach and wrists. "What are you doing!" Artemis shrieked. "Ezekiel go get that blade out of her hand before she does anymore damage" Artemis ordered him. "Get away! Let me end this!" Charity yelled pointing the broken bowl towards Ezekiel. "She is going mad!" Ezekiel exclaimed. "What is your problem? Why are you doing this?" Artemis asked Charity. "I don't know what to do anymore. I want my mother but I don't want her to get me in trouble anymore. These eggs are the only reason I am still alive." Charity confessed to Artemis. "That is true. But for some reason while you are causing harm to my mate's Eagle Prince's that bond is causing harm to my Eagle Princess! We both are carrying Bowen's chbs and they all share a bond." Artemis said to Charity. "That is what you mean by the Eagle Princess is in distress. It's because she can feel brothers in distress. You have to stop Charity!" Ezekiel begged her. "I can't live." Charity cried. "But they are my brothers and a sister. You can not harm them. Just wait a few more weeks to lay the eggs!" Ezekiel pleaded. "If you want to abandon the Eagle Prince's and Mate with my Snake King I will allow it. As long as you promise to cut all ties with your toxic mother." Artemis offered. Charity really looked up at Artemis and met her for the first time. Although she was in pain and bleeding on the verge of a miscarriage Artemis was the most powerful and beautiful female she'd ever seen. Not even other tribes Princess's coult amount to this Queen. Charity felt admiration and fear of Artemis at the same time. This female was a powerful Queen who looked like she could fight and Charity stole her mate. It was a mistake. A huge mistake. Charity realized that while she was being so scared the Queen was actually offering her leniency. Mate with the Snake King and hand over the Eagle eggs. "Take them." Charity said with a hoarse voice. Artemis looked down at the woman who was probably just a few years younger than her. She pitied her just a little. But this situation was stressful and confusing. "You can wait. You need to wait until the Prince's are ready." Artemis said sternly, then she looked over at Ezekiel, "Get a doctor in here to fix her up" Artemis told him before she turned away and left.