Yes, My Alpha: Mother of an Empire

Chapter 9

Ophelia heard coughing and looked over to see that General Hart had choked on his own drink. General LeRoy who was sitting next to him looked like he was on the verge of tears as he covered his mouth holding back his laughter. Lionel shamelessly laughed upon hearing Ophelia's response. General Spade chuckled watching Spencer groan holding his face in his hands.

The only two unaffected by her announcement was Duval and Darius.

Duval seemed apathetic to the situation while Darius seemed amused. A pleased look appeared on the omega's face and his eyes twinkled with excitement. "That so?" he asked in a libidinous tone. He sat up straight leaning his face on one of his hands that rested against the armrest. The flirtatious tone was not lost on anyone in the tent.

Ophelia noticed the startled and slightly uncomfortable looks that the others had. Cocking an eyebrow feeling just as confused as everyone else she replied, "Yeah." In the most casual tone possible. Ophelia felt Spencer's glare dig into the side of her face. She could almost hear him nagging about how she couldn't just be so casual with the commander.

But Darius seemed unbothered by her tone and gave her a toothy grin. "Who'd you kill?" he asked, "Soldiers from Snowfel," Ophelia replied, everyone, staring at their exchange was beginning to feel annoying. Not that Ophelia wanted to speak with Darius in private or to have him to herself.

It just felt like everyone thought she was flirting back. She was just making a report... That's all... Nothing more. "How'd you do it?" Darius asked, scanning her body, his eyes stopped at the coat that hung on her arm. It was soaked darkly now and Ophelia could still smell copper radiating off of her.

"Turns out I was right, an axe is just as good as a sword." Ophelia replied a bit sarcastically, Darius snorted hearing this, "You killed five soldiers with just an axe?" Ophelia turned and saw the surprised look on LeRoy's face. "Yes. It's all I had on me at the time. I was gathering firewood." Ophelia replied before looking back at Darius. "Where were you?" Darius questioned, "In the forest just south of the camp. The soldiers came from the east in the forest." Ophelia replied. "They looked like they were a scouting unit so I thought it was best to get rid of them," Ophelia added.

"Don't you think it was a little cruel to just kill them?" Ophelia turned to see a disgusted look on general Hart's face. Not unsurprising, Hart was best known for his diplomacy, he usually was used in the army to meet with nobility or create alliances. It was expected that someone who preferred a pen to a sword would find the cruelty of war disgusting. But for Ophelia, it was no different than hunting. Because in the end, it was either her or them.

"They drew their weapons." Ophelia defended herself, "Also if I let them go they would've reported our position. I could see the campfire smoke from the forest." She added narrowing her eyes slightly. "But still you could've-!" Hart tried to argue, but Darius spoke up, "We're at war Hart. At least Reeds understands that." Darius glared at the general, "If she would've kept them alive they would've run their mouths." Darius scolded, sitting up straight and crossing his legs. "It's better to wet your hands with the enemy's blood than let your people's blood be spilled." Lionel put in his two cents as he leaned back in his chair folding his arms.

Hart shrunk in his seat looking annoyed, Ophelia felt pleased that he got the message. She turned to look back to Darius but went stiff when she saw the coy look on his face. with his legs crossed and the tips of his fingers grazing his lips. He grinned up at her with half-lidded eyes, Ophelia felt her eye twitch. Either he was really trying to flirt with her or he was fucking with her.

"Can I-..." Ophelia tried to ask if she could leave, it was hard to stand there and pretend to be unaffected by the looks Darius was giving her. "You know Reeds." Darius spoke cutting her off before she could ask, "You're the first alpha woman in the army." He remarked, Ophelia took a breath, "I managed to gather that." Ophelia deadpanned, "Ophelia." Spencer scolded, and a dirty look was shot Spencer's way by Darius. The omega was visibly angry at Spencer for speaking up.