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A maiden wearing a long grey hooded cloak walk down a forest path to town. Only a mile away through the forest was much quicker. It was a clear spring day with a chill to wind as it blew around the land. Rey as she was known had never thought she was a Omega until she turn sixteen. By luck a old Omega woman called Maz Kanata scent her and took her away from the Beta Unkar Plutt. Rey lived with the old Omega woman and was grateful for Maz saving her that day. Who knows what Unkar Plutt plan to do with her if he found out? Rey didn't know nor did she wanted to know. Mistress Kanata tutored Rey on proper speaking and history of the land. She gave Rey a home. Three meals a day and gave her a education. All Mistress Kanata asked in return is for Rey to help with housework around the pub and do her errands once a week. Maz was old and married. However her mate only come home for the holidays and sent money to Maz for the pub upkeep. Maz explained he was one of guards of the noble household of Solo.

Rey heard of the household of Solo and their only heir Lord Benjamin Solo. He lived up to his family's legacy. His father Sir Han Solo service the Skywalker household and fraught during the Wars involving the Royal house of Stuart when King Charles the First was accuse of treason and a new king; Oliver Cromwell and for a brief moment Richard Cromwell before the rightful heir Charles the Second claimed the throne. The lord; Anakin Skywalker and Padme of the household of Amidala reward Han Solo with the hand of their only daughter Leia. They married and become mates. Two Alphas managed to have one child and Alpha called Benjamin Solo. Ben to his closes friends. His deeds were known. A great swordsman. Strong willed and a great hunter. When a new threat come to the land. He stepped in and lead to victory against the new threat. Stating: No man takes our women. They belong to the land which they are born upon. Whether their Alpha, Beta and Omega they do not belong to dirt, but God and the land of their birth.

Rey sign a relief that Lord Ben Solo did that or she'll be force into marriage of unknown Alpha that only wanted her for nothing, but sex and to please his rut and to put his pups in her while she was in heat. Rey had never had a heat in her life. Maz explained her heats will come when her mate courts her like a lady. Rey may come from a low household, but she was a woman and in God's grace she'll be treated as a lady and bare pups upon marriage. Rey could hear hooves coming from behind her. She turn to only scream and fall as a stag jump over her. Missing her thankfully. However she heard more hooves thundering towards her. Five horses running towards her. She tumble to get up, but she trip upon the shirt of her long pale scream dress. Making it dirty from the ground. God, help her! She prayed.

"Ooh! Hold men. The stag ran over a lady." A man with a deep voice spoke."The hunt found away to escape us through a woman of the land."

"Forgive me!" Rey spoke her voice crack, she was holding back tears. "I didn't mean for my failed attempt to get out of the way. You lost your hunt and I got in the way."

"My fair lady no need to ask for forgiveness." the deep voice man spoke as he got off his house and walked towards Rey. "Please let me help you up. Please take my hand."

"Thank you kind sir." Rey said taking his hand.

A spark was felt between the two. The man felt first as he pulled Rey up and closer to him. He scent her and his eyes widen with surprise. This woman. She was a Omega. Could she scent him? Did she know he was a Alpha? Protect her! A inner voice said to him. His father warn him of this voice when he meets his future mate. The woman that he will marry and she will bare his pups. Pups! Yes, lots of pups she will bare your heirs. Damn this inner voice. Be quiet let him think. He hadn't seen her face. Her hood still hide her face. Clearing his voice. It caught her attention.

"My lady please remove her hood. Let me see if you are not hurt." He asked.

"I do not feel hurt, but I shall remove my hood." Rey said revealing her face to the man.

His heart started to race. The spark was true as he looked upon her lovely hazel eyes. Her skin had been kissed by the sun. Her chestnut brown hair down and pulled back by braids. She looked beautiful. It was like she was made for him. By chance he decided to hunt today and the stag they were chasing ran them to this woman. A Omega. His Omega. One of the guards cleared his throat to gain his master's attention.

"My Lord Ben Solo!" He spoke after clearing his throat. "Forgive me, but the day is still early and we can still gain a great hunt."

"Lord Ben Solo?" Rey asked surprised. "Forgive me I forget my place." Rey bow her head. "I am unworthy in your presents. I will leave and continue on my day. I will not stop you and stand aside for you go ahead of me."

"Unworthy?" Ben question. "You are not unworthy. Did you not feel the spark between us?"

"I did!" Rey said lowing her head in shame. "And a woman of my low background and class is unworthy of a great noble man of your family household."

"My lord!" the guard went on.

"Hux! Quiet!" Ben said angrily. "Dare speak without permission I will take your tongue and cut it off."

Hux held his tongue. Wise to do so as Lord Ben Solo was known to keeping his word. He did after all cut Lord Snoke in half and won them the victory against Snoke trying to take the women of this land. Lord Ben Solo was known also for having a temper. Yet control it better then his grandfather. Cut it out anyway. Show your Omega your strength! Ben's inner voice pushing him to do the deed. However Ben ignore his inner voice. He didn't want to scare his Omega. His Omega thinking she was unworthy of him because of her low class. Class be damn. God, bought him to this path and path had her upon it. Ben step closer to Rey and looked her in the eyes.

"Please tell me your name Omega?" He asked sweetly.

"Rey!" Rey softly answered.

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He didn't take no for an answer. She state she had errands to do for her Mistress and had to get them done before dinner tonight. He had threw her over his shoulder and placed her on his big black horse. Then he mount upon his horse. Sitting behind Rey. He puts his arms around her waste to grab the rains. Nudging his horse and rode into town where Rey was going. From the movement of the horse. Rey grab onto Ben's chest to hold on type. Silly Omega you will be protected from falling. Ben's inner voice spoke. Ben felt like rolling his eyes at his inner if it wasn't right. He will protect her and her seeing her relaying on him to keep her safe. She smelt nice. Sunshine and daffodils. Lovely! He looked forward of smelling her scent every morning waking next to her in his bed.

"My lord permission to speak?" Hux said riding beside Ben.

"Permission granted." Ben said.

"Why are we changing to hunting to escorting this low class woman?" Hux asked.

"Because the hunting trip has bought me to my Omega." Ben answered proudly with a smile. "And I need to speak to her mistress to take her away and marry her."

"Marry?" Hux said with stock.

"Marry me?" Rey asked. "B-but I am unworthy. I come from a low class."

"I agree!" Hux said with a frown. "A Alpha of your family nobility must be wed and mated to a woman of much higher class. You are a lord ......"

"Your permission to speak has been withdrawn and I advise you keep quiet unless you really want to lost your tongue." Ben growled, but calm down when he felt Rey shift from him a little. "Oh, not you my lovely mate. You may speak without permission. I will never harm you. Just those who speak ill of you."

Rey felt confuse, but felt calm when she feels him purring. She leans back into his chest. Ben smiled seeing her settle into his chest and hear her purring back. He place a hand upon her flat belly. He imagination her pregnant with his children. Now his inner voice can agree with him with that. Rey purred along with the noble lord and couldn't understand why he would want her? She a low class woman. Orphan from the age of five and thrown into care of a unruly Beta called Unkar Plutt. Working on his brothel and when she turn sixteen she was saved by Maz Kanata scenting her a Omega. Plutt didn't thankfully. He would force her to become a brothel maid. Three years on and Rey was now riding a horse of noble man. A Alpha! Where did that come from? Alpha wants you. Be a good Omega and please him. Bare his pups. The inner voice she was told about from Maz. It will come when she finds her Alpha. Bare pups. Oh, goodness this can't be right. Town finally come into view. Rey got out her pouch of money. Maz gave her enough to get what was need from town. The pub: Takodana, was a very populater place. Good drink. Good food. Good service. Rey was a bar maid and if she had a unruly man she could always relayed on Maz's boys stepping in. Maz was like a mother to her and her sons like brothers. Protecting her since she arrived. Alpha will protect you now. That voice again in the back of her mind. Curse her status of being a Omega. Still her errands must be done and she home to help cook and clean. Right, the market. Vegetables and then the butchers for pork, beef and chicken.

"My lady where to?" Ben asked.

"Market first and then to the butchers." Rey answered. "I can take it from here."

"Ah, huh!" Ben said stopping his horse. "I shall escort you to the market and to the butchers then home. I shall get your mistress to release you and bring to my home. Men stay near as I escort my mate."

"My lord please!" Rey said as she was helped down. "I am a woman of no nobility and I cannot be your mate. We are not courting nor we should."

"If that is how I convince you to accept me as your future husband then court you, I shall." Ben said with a smile.

"Oh, goodness!" Rey said walking towards the market.

The market buzzing as normal. Rey pulls her hood up as Maz advise her. Unkar Plutt may come for her. He found out Rey was a Omega when she walked by the brothel one day and his Alpha guard come rushing out to claim Rey. Her screams saved her and Sir Chewbacca come to her aid. It was the first time she met Maz's husband and he treated her like a daughter, but since that day Rey wore her hood up to hide herself from Plutt finding her and stealing her to become a whore for him. Rey heard the greengrocer calling out his vegetable stand. Rey made her way towards him with Ben right behind her.

"Good morning!" Rey greeted the greengrocer. "I come one behalf of Mistress Kanata. Ten carrots. Ten potatoes. Twenty tomatoes and fifteen parsnips."

"And I shall be paying for it good sir." Ben said Rey turn to him.

"My lord I have money." Rey said with stock. "I can perfectly pay for the order."

"Here you are miss!" the greengrocer said passing the vegetables in a sack. "Twenty gold pieces."

"Here my good man and you my mate will put your pouch away." Ben said paying the greengrocer. "I am courting you and I shall pay for all your expenses for here on. Dameron carry the sack of vegetables."

"Yes my lord." Dameron said taking the sack.

"Lord Solo courting Miss Rey." the greengrocer state. "Mistress Kanata said you were meant for great things and she was right. God, has blessed you indeed. Have a good day my lord."

"And to you." Ben said taking Rey's shoulder and pull her away. "Butchers you said is next and I shall escort you home."

Without saying a word Rey didn't protest. She walked to the butchers and made her order and even though she was about to pay. Ben once again paid for the order. She wanted to say something against him paying for her, but for some reason she couldn't. Alpha is providing for you. He is strong and will make sure you are safe. That inner voice again. It was making her silence her protest. After everything was packed up and a few grains from Hux. They made their way to Takodana Pub. Once again Rey rode with Ben and she felt calm with him. Maybe this courtship won't be so bad if he makes her feel safe. Yes Alpha will protect you. Love you. Care for you and you will bare his pups. He'll give you a family. A family.

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Maz wasn't expecting Rey so soon. Normally she back by four with her orders and ready to cook and clean away, but to her surprise Rey had come back early and with a lord. Maz saw him coming into the pub with Rey and his men carrying the order she requested. Rey had quickly rash into the kitchen. Maz looked between him then to the kitchen and back to Lord Ben Solo. Maz laugh a little and follow Rey into the kitchen after excusing herself and telling Finn to the bar serviced them drinks.

"Finn, the drinks are on the house." Maz said.

"I will happily pay Mistress Kanata." Ben state. "All I asked is your barmaids release of your care and into mine."

"Mistress!" Finn said unsure what to do.

"I insist the drinks on the house." Maz said as she dash into the kitchen. "Rey, my dear! Lord Benjamin Solo of the house of Solo? Here?"

"Maz please just tell him no you can't release me and put me in his care." Rey plead. She had already starting cleaning a cooking pot. "He wants me to be his mate. Me? A low class woman of no nobility."

"That's wonderful." Maz said happily. "Lord Solo is wealthy. He can provide for you and love you. Tell me did you felt a spark with him."

"Sinfully yes and I do not understand why?" Rey said within the cooking pot. "I even got my inner voice cooing at him. Wanting me to please him and letting him protect me. I cannot be his mate. I am unworthy. I'm not a lady or a duchess or even a princess. They are worthy to be his mate."

"Oh, Rey when it comes to love." Maz said pulling Rey out of the cooking pot. "Class doesn't matter. He doesn't care and the spark isn't a sin, but a blessing and a sign from God. I knew you were meant for great things and this is it."

"Mistress, Lord Solo is asking when he can take his Omega home." Finn said coming into the kitchen. "He is getting annoyed and doesn't like I am a Alpha like him."

"Finn my goodness!" Maz said annoyed. "You are like a son to me and Rey is like a daughter to me. I love you both as my children. You are Rey's brother and nothing more."

"I told him that and he is getting aggravate towards me." Finn explained. "Then one of his men started arguing with him about Rey."

Then there was noises of seats and tables being moved and thrown about. Followed shouting and swearing. Insults thrown left, right and center. The noises grew louder and it started to sound like fighting. Maz rushed out along with Rey and Finn right behind her. Eyes widen and mouths wide open. The scene was of broken chairs and tables everywhere. Alphas had joined into the fight as drinks of beer being thrown into the walls. Breaking the steins as they made connect with walls and heads. Maz's two Alpha sons were having trouble fighting off the customers.

"Beck, Junior how in God's name did this happen?" Maz called out.

"Lord Solo got made at one of his men." Beck explain as he punches a customer. "I think he's name is Hug!"

"Hux little brother!" Junior corrected as he had a customer in a headlock. "He called Rey a low class dirty unworthy bitch."

"I will cut out your fucking mouth." Ben shouted his sword out.

"You lost your mind." Hux shouted spitting out blood. "Spark or no spark she is a low class woman. Unworthy of your noble stature. Your mother and father would never approve."

"Your tongue is mine." Ben vowed getting his hunting knife out. "My mate's honor will be defended."

Hux draw his sword out to defend himself. Both Alphas clash swords. Blocking each others attacks. Punches were exchanged. Breaking more furniture. Clearly both men were intended to kill each other. Their fight had cause a fight in the pub. Blood and teeth flying onto the floor and hitting the walls. The damage that was being created will throw Maz back a few weeks. This annoyed Maz to high heaven. Her pub. Her living hood while her husband serviced the house of Solo. Now one of their members of their family is destroying her pub. Jumping up onto bar. She took a deep breath.

"OI!" Maz yelled getting everyone's attention. "Enough! Next person that keeps fighting and breaks another piece of my pub with have me to deal with, and I bite and not in a good way. Lord Solo my barmaid who is like a daughter to me. I gladly give her to you."

"What!?" Rey said with stock. "Maz!"

"Ah, excellent!" Ben said with a smile.

"Are you jesting me?" Hux question. "Fine you win. Good luck with your mother and father when you bring her to the manner."

"They will be please." Ben said walking towards the bar. "Mother has been howling at me to marry and settle down with a few pups. Say four or five possibly six pups."

"Six pups?" Rey asked confused. "Six pups? You want six pups?"

"Yes!" Ben said jumping over the bar and pick up Rey bridle style. "Men, go to Rey's chambers and get her things. Here for the damages Mistress Kanata." Throws a pouch of money into Maz's hands. "And I shall send Sir Chewbacca home to help with the pub. My apologies for the damages and I shall see you at the wedding."

"Put me down I can perfectly walk, but I won't be going." Rey protested. "You said you'll court me first."

"I shall and you'll live with me at the manner." Ben cooed.

Ben had started purring again and somehow it calmed her down and she starting purring into his chest. Being a Omega she is very submissive and this swelled Ben's Alpha pride. Maz smiled and as she starts cleaning up her pub. Alphas they sure can make a mess, but she was happy. Her adoptive daughter was going to be married and to a good Alpha.

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Rey was asleep and she could hear voices. She's an Omega? One voice said female. Yes! Another voice said male. Lord Solo? Rey thought. She is pretty and young. A new voice spoke male. We can finally have some grand pups. The male voice again more excited this time. Pups. Six pups! PUPS? Rey woke up and sat up to see she was in a bedroom and laying four story bed, big enough to had two people. It was a very big bed for two. The bedding was of fine silk and the strong wood for the frame. By the looks of the room, it was of nobility. She knew now where she was and couldn't believe she was even here.

An older man burst in and started yell. "Welcome to the family!"

"Argh!" Rey scream with surprise. She jumps out of bed and ran to the other side. "Lord help me!"

"Han, you scared the girl!" A short woman walked. Her grey and in a braid that circled her head neatly. "Please excuse my husband. Our son said he is courting you and wishes to mate with you. I am Lady Leia Solo, and this is my husband, Lord Han Solo."

"Miss Rey Niima, an honour to meet you both." Rey said still a bit frighten but bowed politely.

"See, you frighten the poor girl." Leia said annoyed. She walked over to Rey and gave her a loving motherly hug. "Oh, there, there my dear. We are so happy your here. Our son has finally found a mate. Let's get you clean up and get some food down you."

Rey felt confused. "You approve of me?" Rey asked.

"Of course, we do." Han said with a smile. "Our son finally brings home a mate and she is a lovely Omega. I knew Chewbacca's wife adopted a young girl but didn't know she was an Omega that would be, to marry our son. I am glad Beck and Chewie Jr didn't get you first."

"Of course, to keep up appearances you two must court." Leia explained. "And get you out of these and into more of a future lady of the house of Solo."

They approve of her. Rey thought this must be a dream or she has a fever. She has the plague, and this is a fever dream, but to her surprise she was push into a bathroom and seeing servants attending to her. She was stripped of her low-class dress and put into a nice warm bath and servants began to wash her whole body. Alpha comes from a grand life. He will be a great mate. Her inner Omega cooed happily, and Rey felt like agreeing with her inner Omega. This bath was very nice. She normally had to wake early to heat up the water to wash herself and strip wash herself. After her bath she was taken to a dress fitting and have her hair and makeup done. She was given quite the pampering since coming here. Her hair was braided one on each side her face and Leia found a golden necklace to wear. Then she was escorted to the dining hall where she saw Lord Han Solo and his son, Lord Ben Solo seating and talking to each. They turn to see Leia and Rey both walking into the dining hall.

Ben got up from his seat to see Rey looking very beautiful with her hair and wearing a lovely red dress. Truly a beauty she was, and she looked like a lady. A lady he will court, marry and mate and have many pups with. God truly does work in mysterious ways and God has blessed him with a beautiful mate. He took Rey by the hand and guide her to a seat next to his and took the chair out for her to seat. Rey smiled shyly at him, but happily accept his slivery and let him pull out her chair and sat when he pushes it in for her. Han and Leia watch with delight of how happy their son looked with Rey beside him. She was indeed the one and the spark was clear between them. Servants come into the dining hall once everyone were all sat down and ready to eat. Rey was stock of all the meat, vegetables and fruits placed on to the table. Wine was poured into gablets for all four of them. Rey couldn't believe this. All this food were for them. Nobilities truly do live grand. This is our life now! Her inner Omega spoke. Our Alpha will give this for us, and we shall have his strong pups to show our gratitude for giving us comfort. Stop! Rey thought we are courting first no pups just yet. Court first. I do have some decency as a woman of my low class.

"Now!" Leia spoke after the servants were all gone. "While you and Ben court I shall be giving you elegant lessons. These lessons are of how to speak and walk like a lady of the court? How to eat? And of course, some intelligent lessons too. You do know our current king of the land?"

"King Charles the second Stuart!" Rey answered a bit thrown back with all this about elegant lessons. "That is correct? I'm a little confuse Lady Solo."

"Don't worry you got the question right." Han said with a reassuring tone. "I'm glad we have a king that doesn't forbid Christmas and brandy."

"It is fine." Ben said placing a hand on Rey's hand. "My mother can be a bit overwhelming at times, but she means well, and these lessons will stop gossip."

"No one will speak ill of my future daughter-in-law and my future grand pups." Leia spoke proudly. "I won't have the Snokes and the Netals come along, speaking horrible rumors. It's bad enough my godparents had to come to our aid when I and Han married."

"I'm confuse right now!" Rey said worried.

"Ooooh, do I have so much to tell you." Leia said with a smile. "The Netals are related to the Snokes by marriage. They did try to arrange Ben with Bazine, but I said; no to them. Bazine Netal to marry and mate with my son. She is spoilt. She cries over when her mother said, no to her. Wouldn't stop until she was given a new dress."

"Thank you for sparing me of her." Ben said taking a sip of his drink. "They look down at everyone unless it's the Organas and the Royal family."

"Senator Organa! I've heard of him, and I have heard of his work in the Government." Rey said with a smile. "He has helped several poor villages out of hunger since the civil war."

"Ooooh, the girl knows her stuff." Han said with pride. "My son found a fine mate. Maz must have taught you well. All you needs is some lessons in being a lady."

"Some other knowledge won't hurt Han!" Leia spoke. "Now lunch then lessons. I shall send a letter to the Organas. They would want to meet you and help with your lessons."

Alright this was going to be challenge when courting a nobleman and now Rey felt very worried of failing. Would she bring shame to this family? That Hux man didn't like her much, but Lord Solo was ready to cut out his tongue to defend her. Rey took a deep breath to calm herself. If she followed Lady Solo's lessons and lead, she'll be fine. Or so she thought. After lunch she was in Lady Solo's tearoom trying to keep three books balance on her head as she walked, but with each step they fall off and Rey tried to catch them. Apologizing every time, she failed. A Challenge indeed as Rey felt her fears were coming true. She was ready to get her things and leave after the book had fallen for the tenth time and she only manage to get three steps before losing their balance off her head.

"Rey!" Leia said catching the girl's attention. "Be calm and patience. You are to focus of pleasing others. You are nervous and that isn't what a lady is to be. She is to show strength and to stand as if she rules every room in the house."

"I'm sorry!" Rey said giving another apology. "I have never thought this will ever be my life and I don't really know my own family. I was left on the doorsteps of this brutal and I didn't even know my own family name. I was given the name Niima since the age of five. Then Maz found me and took me away just as I near sixteen."

"I see! And all your life you only to work from dawn to dust and nothing else." Rey nodded. Leia chuckled a bit. "Han wasn't from a noble house neither. Fought in the civil war. Father killed in battle and mother dies of a broken heart. Han survived and started working in the stables and Sir Chewbacca found him and saw Han as a hard worker and got him in favour of court. Oliver Cromwell saw Han as a loyal and strong man and before he knows he went up the ranks and married to me. It takes time and God will rewards those who work hard.”

Leia straightened Rey’s back and moved her hands in front of her stomach. Level her head before putting the three books back onto her head and Rey took one step at time and breath with each step. Be calm and patience. Breathe in and out with each step. Rey took three steps before one book fell but Rey keeps her back straight and Leia caught the book and place it back onto Rey’s head with the others and to let Rey continued. Getting better with each step and they kept going until it was time for dinner and Rey sign a breath of relief when their walking lessons were finally over. As they sat down for dinner, Leia took this time to teach Rey eating elegant of knife and fork to eat which course and spoons to eat different meals and desserts. How to hold a cup and to drink from it without spilling a drop? Rey feels like dropping right now. Ben’s Alpha went overdrive mode sensing his Omega needs to step in between her and his mother because his Omega is stressing. He growled at his mother. Han growled at him. Leia put her hands up to let them know it is fine. Alpha males are known to become protective with their mates. Leia got the message and backed off and let Han know she is fine. No need to fight. She’ll give Rey a break on lessons for today. God will rewards those who work hard.

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The next day Rey woke to servants attending to her. Draw her a warm bath, washed her body when she said she can wash herself and bought her breakfast into her chambers with fresh fruit, a bowl of oatmeal and milk fresh from the cows the maids milked this early morning. An elegant velvet red dress with a floral embroidered with pink thread. Rey wasn’t expecting to be waited on as if she was a noble woman, but she is to court a noble man because of a damn spark between them. Sir Poe Dameron come knocking at her chamber’s doors and told he is to escort her to the garden of the manner. Rey thought she was to have more lessons today. Maybe they are later today? She wasn’t sure and so followed the young man to the garden and she was given a dark pink cloak to keep her warm from the cold spring air. Rey could smell lovely scents of the flowers in bloom. It was a lovely sight and welcome scents. Ben smiled when he saw Rey looking as lovely as felt the spark between them. She was wearing a lovely, elegant velvet red dress with a floral embroidered with pink thread. Matching shoes and headpiece that draws back her hair so her face can be seen. He held out his arm for her and she hooked arm within his and they began to walk around the garden. This was nice. The sun is shining, and the air is clear and the garden growing ever so nicely. They were talking about their lives. Ben explained he was quite the wild child. Always covered in mud.

“Should I prepare for mud covered children in the future?” Rey asked in jest tone. “Or will it be only the boys or Alpha children.”

“All my love.” Ben answered. “My mother was the same as I was. My grandparents told me stories of my mother’s youth and many others confirm the claims.”

“Really!? Your mother! I cannot see Lady Leia Solo act in such a manner.”

“You won’t be the first nor the last to be able to see my mother in such a manner.”

Rey gave a laugh. Now that she believes as Ben laughs with her as her laugh was sweet to hear and her smile a joy to see. He had finally found the woman he’ll mate and marry this time by summer hopefully or before her heat comes. His Alpha hum at that thought of seeing their Omega in heat. What a sight that will be and to enjoy. The thought made him become hard. Lord help, him control his Alpha to not make love to this beauty before him. Horses pulling a carriage was coming to the manner. Ben recognizes the crest on the carriage. The family crest of Netal. Dammit, they were trying again. Ben growled his frustration. Rey stepped back. Ben scented her distress.

“Oh, my love!” Ben said realizing he was frightening Rey. “The growl isn’t for you. The Netals are here and means they want me to court, marry and mate with their daughter.”

“I see!” Rey said feeling jealous. Her Omega becoming angry. “Is it normal for my Omega voice to feel jealous and angry towards a woman I have never even met?”

Ben nodded and then took Rey inside to greet the visitors and be polite hosts. Ben made an annoying sound as if trying to get it out now before having to be nice, polite and not snap at the family’s persistence of marrying off their daughter to him. He doesn’t want Bazine Netal. He made that clear at the mask ball he attended with his parents. He said no thank you and therefore walked away not wanting to hear more from them. Yet, they come and make plenaries to get him to change his mind. He will not. Han and Leia stand outside once they learn of the Netals arriving to their manner with Ben and Rey joining them once the carriage stop in front of them with smiles on their faces. The footman opens the carriage and Lord Netal along with his wife Lady Netal holding his hand as he helps her down then another footman helps their daughter Miss Bazine Netal. Bazine wore a lovely pink dress with golden embroidery thread of birds and flowers. She has a smile on her face and flattered her eyes at Ben. An act that made Rey jealous but kept calm towards the woman before her and her Omega speaks ill of Bazine. Keep your tongue Rey thinks to herself. Bazine notice Rey.

“Lord and Lady Netal, Miss Netal lovely to see you, unannounced.” Han spoke calmly.

“Apologies, we were in the area and thought we pay a visitor on this lovely spring before we return home.” Lord Netal answered. “We were staying at my cousin-in-law’s manner for a day and since your manner is on our way home, we pay you a respectful visit. After all it is your land.”

“True, it is our land isn’t dear.” Leia said with a polite smile. “Well, since you are here shall we go in for tea or do want to try coffee?”

“Oh, not coffee I do not know why our King Charles the second thinks that is a drink even with sugar.” Lady Netal said keeping it polite. “I prefer tea and so does Bazine. Don’t you dearly?”

“Yes, mother!” Bazine said with a proud smile. “Much better than coffee.”

“Ah, we shall service both.” Han said holding a hand up. “The coffee helps when one drinks too much and need something to recover from punishment of a headache and I don’t speak of the women.”

Leia shot him a dirty look. “Speaking of women.” Leia said keeping her Alpha at bay to not smack her husband. “Let me introduce to you the adoptive daughter of Sir Chewbacca and Maz Katana, Miss Rey Niima. We are happy to say our son is courting her.”

“It is a pleasure to meet you.” Rey said bowing politely.

“Oh, how lovely for her!” Lady Netal said with a bitter tone and forced smile. “Will there be a wedding?”

“And mating ritual as well Lady Netal.” Ben answered he heard her tone towards Rey. “Come, let us go into the manner.”

The Netals agreed and followed them into the manner. Bazine burned daggers in the back of Rey’s head and Rey felt her eyes on her and from her scent can tell she didn’t like her very much and the feeling is mutual. They settled in the tearoom and servants come in with drinks of tea and coffee for them to drink and enjoy with biscuits. All sat down and made small talk about how the weather has been and the latest news on the King’s next mask ball before it turned about Rey.

“So, Sir Chewbacca’s wife Maz Katana adopted you, Miss Niima?” Lady Netal asked.

“Isn’t see the barwoman owner of Takodana Pub?” Asked Lord Netal.

“Yes, to both questions.” Rey said in a polite manner. “I am grateful for her as if it wasn’t for her, I would have been sold off or worse married to a nasty man of an Alpha.”

“Oh, dear!” Lady Netal said in gasp tone. “What of your parents?”

“Gone!” Rey said sadly. “I have never seen since I was a child. I have small memories of them. Happy ones and some are not so happy when people chasing us. I was left at the nearest building, and I am here seating in the Solo manner.”

“Yes, you are.” Bazine said her eyes narrowed. “Please, tell us how you met?”

The question was at Rey, but Ben spoke up this time. He didn’t like the tones and looks the Netals were giving Rey and questions they ask. Trying to discover things they hope will get them some gossips among the other households of nobility and speak ill will of Rey. Ben told them that Rey had to attend to errands as some women do for their mistresses if the normal staff cannot do the errands for them and he was hunting with his men chasing a stag and it had run and jump over Rey and the spark happen between them when he helped her up. No other woman or even an Omega in heat will make him choose another if they not be Rey. She is his future wife and mate and mother of his pups and no one else. That last part he made very clear to the Netals. His way of saying they be wise to look somewhere else and not speak ill of the future lady of the household Solo.

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“Oh, did you hear?” Lady Netal said in her social groups. “Lord Benjamin Solo is courting a woman that was under the care of Mistress Katana, wife of Sir Chewbacca owners of that pub. That makes that woman a barmaid.”

The gossip began. Lady Netal will bring this down with speaking these things though Rey Niima did speak, walk, seat, drink and eat in a lady manner. It doesn’t stop the fact Rey Niima is a barmaid adoptive by the owners. It spread throughout the land and some of the lower classes were happy for Rey but some of the upper class thought ill and it took the poison words Lady Netal talk to the others. Soon, the Organas and knew of Rey before everyone else because Leia explains everything in a letter to them. Brea and Bail Organas took this information to start searching into were Rey true bloodline. Hopefully it will shut the gossip up. It will take time starting with birth records. They spoke to Maz and where she found Rey.

“We’ll keep that part quiet.” Bail Organa said.

“She only cleaned there not the other deeds.” Maz explained. “She is a virgin and if I didn’t scent her then Plutt would have made her.”

Bail nodded. “So, this brothel where is it?”

“A place where only the poor live and those of high standards only appear at night. Owner’s name Unkar Plutt.”

“The slums of the town.”

To avoid being spotted there. He sent a servant to ask questions to Unkar Plutt. The servant is a woman known as Rose Tico. She wore a dark grey hood when she entered with a bag full of gold. Maz had sent Finn to help protect her when she knew Bail Organa sent a servant and Finn wanted to help the gossip of ill words to end. They ask to speak with Plutt. He was in his study counting his coins and writing it down to keep track before adding tonight’s business.

“We are here on the behalf of Senator Organa.” Finn said with his Alpha tone. “He has sent us to find the origin of a child that was left at your doorstep.”

“I promise to never speak the true family name when they left her.” Plutt answered.

“Who?” Rose asked. Plutt rose an eyebrow at her. “Here two gold coins. Who ask you to promise to never speak the true family name?”

“A man and a woman.” Plutt said taking the coins. “They said, bad people were coming for her and I had to hide her until they were gone. A child here and no one will look for her here brothel then an old woman took her after paying for her very handsomely.”

“The man and woman who were they?” Finn asked nodded for three gold coins to Rose. “Did they who were after them?”

Plutt took the coins and got up from his seat and went to the bookshelf. He took out an old account book with something inside. It looked like it hadn’t been open in years. Plutt removed a letter inside the old account book. There was a date on the letter with a wax steal on it. Plutt hand it to Finn and saw the symbol on the wax steal on the letter and the date when Rey was left here. A hexatone shape with spaces in between and thick lines touching corners inside the hexatone and small one in the middle. It is a family crest of one family. Plutt sat back down. A sad look on his face. Rose looked at him with wonder before turning back to Finn.

“Mr. Finn sir what is it?” Rose asked.

“A letter for Rey.” Finn answered.

“From her parents.” Plutt said with a sad tone. “If Maz Katana didn’t take her I would have broken my last promise, to not use her like a whore. However, she was presenting as an Omega. I wouldn’t be able to protect her. Never bothered about the letter because I never saw them again. Didn’t think it mattered.”

“Who were after them?” Finn asked.

Plutt refuse to answer that question as if he was afraid to tell them the answer. Finn become annoyed with this silence. This Beta knows Finn is an Alpha and yet stays silent. Rose scents his annoyance with Plutt and gave Plutt five gold pieces and asked him the same question. Plutt took a deep breath and spoke the people after them. The First Order was after them. Bounty hunter after a child. A child hidden away from someone that hired them. Question who hires them? He couldn’t give them that answer because he does not know the answer. Finn looked at the letter and knows it is meant for Rey’s eyes only and no one else. Finn pocket it before bidding Plutt goodnight and escorting Rose back to Maz’s pub. Maz let the servant sleep in one of the rooms for free. Such a sweet young lady as Finn looked at the sealed letter for Rey. He recognizes the family crest and so did Maz as no one has ever seen the heir to that bloodline since that dark stormy night when it rains hard.

“Their dead Finn!” Maz said sadly.

“I know!” Finn said taking grope of his pint. “How do we tell her?”

“I will send a message with Miss Tico to Senator Organa as Chewie escorts her back. He is needed at the Solo manner.”

“We can’t have this come out. The First Order are dangerous bounty hunters’ rivals to Boba Fett crew.”

“Not until we have all the facts, and that letter holds all the answers meant for Rey. I have another task for you Finn. Rest for now.”

Finn nodded in agreement. Rest will be wise right now. The gossip won’t stop after all folks need something to talk about. He only hopes the ill will and nasty words stop before Rey becomes Lady Solo. Rey is like a sister to him, and he will protect his sister from hash words of jealous higher-class families. The morning come and Rose thanked Maz for her hospitality for her to stay for free. She was grateful but her master did give gold to pay for her stay. However, Maz and Chewbacca insist she did not and for Senator Organa to keep his gold. Rose said good day to Finn and thanked him for protecting her. He blushed as he waved her goodbye. He cleared his throat when Maz notice him. Chewbacca command the horse to move the wagon forward with Rose in the back as they head to Organa manner. The wagon holds everything every need including the letter for Rey from her parents. The gossip won’t stop for now. Not until to all the facts are known to the right people.

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For weeks Rey has been courting Ben and receive educate lessons from Leia. Rey knew how bow, talk, walk and eat like a woman of a noble household. She held her head up high and spoke as if she is in charge though keeping to her manners when speaking to others of any class. The servants enjoy her company and thought of her lovely and envy her catching the eye of Lord Benjamin Solo. He had insisted she call him Ben. Rey gladly calls him Ben though her Omega wanted to call him Alpha. Being an Omega is very hard when one has a voice that say very horny words that are meant for marriage. It silent when Senator Organa with Lady Organa arrived one day. A message was sent in advance to visit. It was the last day of spring when they arrived. They were seating in the family tearoom which is much bigger than the one use for guest.

“The family crest is of Palpatine.” Bail said as Rey held the letter in her hand. “We know Senator Sheev Palpatine who is still alive had only one son, Duke Franklin Palpatine and he married. His wife bared one child, a daughter.”

“Their manner was destroyed, and we thought the whole family went in the fire there.” Brea said with a sad tone. “However, their bodies weren’t there, and the Duke and Duchess’s bodies were found miles away from London, dead. Their child’s body wasn’t found and so seen lost, and Senator Palpatine was dismayed at the lost of a son and a grandchild.”

“He hadn’t been seen in years of his son’s death and possibly found grandchild.” Leia said calmly. “He is still alive as he still appears at some balls King Charles the second likes to throw whenever chance he gets.”

“I had dreams of that night.” Rey said with mixed emotions. “I thought they just left as if I wasn’t wanted. I never knew we were in danger. I can’t believe someone wanted to harm us. What did we do for someone to hate us?”

“Only that letter has those answers or more questions.” Bail spoke this time. “It is for you to read being it was left for you and you alone to read and your choice to tell.”

Rey looked at the seal letter with steal of the Palpatine family crest on it. It was fifteen years old and show marks of dust and some paper stains. The lack of light stops the words faded. Showing a date. The date of her birth as she knew of this day because she remembers being five years old when she was left that stormy night. Rey wasn’t sure if she should open it or not and her time with Maz and living at the Solo manner felt like a blessing compared to now. She has so many emotions going through her heart and mind as she looks at the letter even longer. She felt a comforting hand on her shoulder. She looked up to see Ben looking down at her with concern in his eyes which means he felt her mixed emotions about all of this. He smiles at her.

Their courtship has been quite pleasant. Ben had so far been defending her against people questioning his choice of future wife and mate that will bare his pups that will be his heirs. Ben had acted like a gentleman and an Alpha should and shall behave. He had given Rey flowers and gifts of jewels and comment her beauty and compassion towards injured animals when they found a poor bird. Its wing was broken and winding with pain. Ben was ready to put the creature down, but Rey said no to him. She had attended to it. Mend its wing and feed it and when it was healed up and well enough. She releases it back into the world and watch it fly away with a fully healed wing. Ben fell more in love with her just for being a caring woman. A caring woman will be a caring wife, mate and mother. He’ll do everything in his power to give her the same love until his death for her, he’ll vows this. Rey took a deep breath and open the letter breaking the wax steal.

Dear Reyanna

Your name means sunshine because you are our ray of sunshine. We struggled to have a child for many years as we fear infertility for us until I fell with you in my belly. We felt so much joy and happiness. I, an Omega had a pup with a Beta. Your grandfather never approves of us to marry or be mated but changed his mind when you were born. My chestnut brown hair and your father’s wonderful hazel brown eyes. You were the heir of the Palpatine bloodline. However, something happen as we receive threats of you being taken away from us because you were a girl. They were to take you away from us and threaten to kill you and we begged your grandfather to take you. We were meant to send you there, but our home attacked and set on fire as the bounty hunters known as the First Order, come for you. We fled with you on your birthday, and it was hard to shake them and so made the hardest decision to leave you somewhere they wouldn’t find. We pray we can shake them and return for you to keep you safe with your grandfather. If we don’t then I pray you find a good man to love, you and protect you. We love you, sunshine. Your parents Duke Franklin Palpatine and Duchess Kira Palpatine.

The tears flowed down her cheeks as she read the letter written by her mother. Explaining everything to her. How her mother was an Omega, and her father was a Beta. They had struggled to conceive a child of their own and when they did, they were overjoyed to have her and loved her so much, but they never return for her, and they fear it because they prayed for her to have a blissful life. She couldn’t stop the flow of tears. Mix of sadness and joy. They loved her and did everything they could to make sure she had at least a life without horrible people after her for some reason. She is the long-lost daughter of the house of Palpatine which means she is meant to inheritance a large state and wealth by law. She is of nobility. She felt more worthy to be Ben’s future wife, mate and mother to his heirs. After some more tea and comfort for Rey learning her true inheritance. Bail and Brea will help find Rey’s remaining family members and Ben knew one of them. Oh, he was going to enjoy rubbing it in his face.

“This is a jest, isn’t it?” Hux said in disbelief.

“It is not!” Ben said in a mocking tone. “We shall be family. She is long-lost heir to house of Palpatine.”

“My aunt and her husband were killed, and they hide their only child, my cousin. The woman you are courting!”

“I am happily. Now lick my boot before we go hunting.”

Hux groan at Ben’s request to lick his boot but he did insult Rey for her status at the time not knowing she was his long-lost cousin. Ben has a smock smile on his face at the sight of making Hux bow before him and his boot. Fitting punishment being he would have done more but did not want to upset his love by causing harm to her cousin on her mother’s side of the family. After the humiliation was done. Ben went off to hunt with his men as Rey attends to more lessons by his mother. Rey was completing her music lesson with Leia. Learning to play the lute and sing with it. Many days have gone by since Rey learn she was truly a Palpatine my blood and she was going to attend the summer mask ball with Ben’s family and meet her grandfather who had learn his granddaughter is alive and courting the heir of the house of Solo. Rey was very nervous of meeting the rest of her family but truly happy she had gain family through friends and a courtship. Leia had already state to her that Rey already seems like a daughter to her, and Rey was truly grateful for her kind words that sound motherly. Rey’s birth mother’s wish may come true for her daughter.

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They were at the royal palace where the mask ball is being held and many noble households were invited. This is a party ideal to social with others and for ladies to find husbands to marry and bare their pups. This mask ball theme was the sun, the moon and the stars. So, the masks were to be either the sun or the many faces of the moon or the stars in the night sky or little bit of all three put together. It was a sight to see many different masks and people wearing matching outfits. Rey had a sun and moon mask made to match Ben’s mask. Leia had a midnight blue dress with gold stars embroidered into the dress design. Ben wearing a midnight blue suit with some golden stars embroidered into it. His parents wearing matching masks and outfits to their son and future wife and mate-to-be. Rey felt nervous being surrounded by people of nobility, but Leia was convinced she had taught her very well to talk, walk and act as a woman of nobility. From dancing and eating and drinking. The Organas had spotted them. Bail and Brea wore white and gold matching outfit with sun masks. They were greeted by servants servicing drinks and food to the guests that are invited.

“Hello, my loyal party going subjects.” King Charles the second shouted stopping the music. Everyone bowed towards him. “Yes, yes now stop bowing and start partying because my wife needs cheering up. Well, go on. PARTY! WHOOO!”

“Seems the king is already drunk again.” Han said in a low voice. “Well, might as well join him in drinking.”

“I wander why the queen needs cheering up?” Rey asked.

“Giving birth to a dead child is a great sorrow for any parent to life while their child does not.” An elder man said catching the groups attention. “A feeling of sorrow I know all too well and grateful my grandchild has lived. Reyanna my dear granddaughter, you look as lovely as your mother.”

It was Rey’s grandfather, Sheev Palpatine. Wearing a moon mask with stars around the edge of the moon’s face. “Oh, Senator Palpatine an honour to meet you and the poor queen.” Leia said with a sad tone. “I knew he has many children with many women but to lose a child at birth is truly hard to deal with even for Omega women.”

“And unable to bare pups but Kira did bare me at least one grandchild.” Palpatine said with a sad smile. “I am overjoyed to learn my granddaughter is alive and well. Come here Reyanna let me hug you. Last time I did you were only a child.”

Rey gave her grandfather a hug. It was belief and bittersweet. “The letter mother left for me to read mention they wanted you to take me to protect from bounty hunters….” Rey began to speak.

“Let us not talk of that and focus on now.” Palpatine interrupt his granddaughter. “I hear you are courting Lord Benjamin Solo. I am pleased by this wonderful news.”

“Yes, we are and by fate it is destiny for it to happen.” Ben said bring Rey into a side hug. “You have a wonderful granddaughter. I hope for your blessing to continue to court her and hopefully marry your granddaughter.”

“But of course, you have my blessing now let us enjoy the party and celebrate this union of households coming as one.” Palpatine said taking a cup of wine. “To family may you both healthy pups and a blissful marriage.”

“Here, here!” Han said holding a cup of wine up in the air. “I’ll drink to that.”

Rey was happy her grandfather approved of Ben courting her and blessed their relationship. Sheev Palpatine watch his granddaughter dance with Ben Solo on the dance floor in their matching outfits and masks, enjoying their time. Truly God will reward those that wait even after sinful deeds. He prayed one day he’ll get what he wanted and by luck the heir of the house of Solo wanted to marry and mate with his Omega granddaughter. Excellent he thought as he held his wine cup at the couple and drink to his success after making sure her parents’ interference in gaining wealth through marriage and Rey’s children marry into the Royal family to gain power. He will live most deliciously by this plan. Alphas and Omegas can have many pups. Many pups. Lord Benjamin Solo isn’t royalty but is an Alpha and that will make up for the delay Rey’s parents hiding her from him. However, here she is dancing with a noble man. Perfect!

“Now, Bazine charm and grace to catch the eye of an Alpha.” Lady Netal said to her daughter. “I’ll have you married to Lord Ben Solo over that barmaid no matter how many lessons Lady Leia Solo teaches her.”

A rival against Rey, Senator Palpatine thought. “Excuse me Lady Netal, Miss Netal you are not speaking ill of my granddaughter, are you?” Palpatine asked.

“Senator Palpatine, good evening to you.” Lady Netal said with surprise. “Rey Niima is your granddaughter?”

“She is my long-lost granddaughter. My son and his wife managed to hide her and sadly couldn’t shake those bounty hunters off them to bring her to me.” Palpatine explained. “By God’s grace she has been returned to her birth right and catch the eye of an ideal mate for her. I hope to see great grand pups from them both.”

“I see!” Lady Netal said with surprise. “How wonderful? Come, Bazine there are more gentlemen for you catch their eyes.”

Lady Netal narrowed her eyes at Senator Palpatine. Oh, she’s not going to stop is she. Well, it will be a losing battle as it was for his son, but he can’t afford another unexpected death of a noble house. Poor people are easier to make disappear then a noble house even if it is your own family. However, his empire will grow through his granddaughter becoming a wife and mate to the richest noble family in all the land. That wealth will bring him into far more power over the Snoke family which he knows their male heir traitor to the king and country. Killed by Lord Benjamin Solo. They have the connection of the Netals to keep them afloat as they say and disowning the young Alpha kept them for losing everything. Well, now he’ll hope Rey has plenty of pups to which he can use to gain power to the Royal family and he takes it all.

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Talk about Rey’s status of being the long-lost heir of the Palpatine household spread very quickly as Senator Sheev Palpatine talking to other noble households. He even mentions how bitterly jealous Lady Netal was about his granddaughter is courting the finest Alpha nobleman in the country. People asking him about the barmaid rumors. Palpatine addressed them the answer by using the tragic story of his only son and daughter-in-law having to save their only daughter before their death to hide her among the lower-class citizens of the country. Truly sad day learning his son and daughter-in-law were killed and his granddaughter missing but was overjoyed to learn she was still alive and courting a great nobleman. He was attending a meeting in the houses of lords.

“I am happy.” Palpatine said. “After all Lord Benjamin Solo is the one to bring a traitor to justice. Your son Count Snoke. Terribly sorry about him.”

“Yes, yes the boy was a fool.” Snoke said bitterly not for Palpatine but for his dead son. “I shouldn’t have allowed his mother cuddle him so much, but Omega are natural mothers and are ideal for the role, as all women.”

“Of course, which makes me proud and by this blessing I shall keep blessing their relationship.” Palpatine rose his goblet of wine. “To a bright future for the happy couple and may they have many pups.”

The other older lords rose the goblets of wine to Lord Palpatine’s toast. Here, here! They all cheered for Lord Palpatine. He smiled delightfully as he drinks his wine and attended to business. Finally, that useless son of his actually did something useful. His son was an Omega that fell in love with another Omega. It was pitiful at best as he hidden his son’s status. His family had always been mostly strong male Alphas and female Omegas. Yes, a few female Alphas were born or accepted as mates because it will result in Alpha pups. Yet, his mate an Omega birth him a son and sadly it cost her, her life. He was sure a death like that would give him an Alpha for a son not an Omega. However, his son had a heat and faked it was actually a rut he had until that servant girl, Kira pasted his room one night and scent his heat. Sheev didn’t know she had touched his son and Franklin felt the spark between them and both had heats together. Franklin wanted to marry Kira and fully mate with him. This had angered him until he learn she was pregnant. He fraud her noble status to make her look like a lady of a great noble house.

“Prey Franklin I can find a suitable mate for your mistake of a child.” He said harshly to his son. “I allowed you to marry her because she is pregnant with your pup. The scent she is giving off was very clear. Your mother died to birth you. Boy or girl that pup will not marry for love but for wealth and power and I don’t care if their abuse by their mate. I will not allow you to embarrass this family further than it needs to be as you being an Omega is embarrassing enough as it is.”

“Yes, father.” Franklin said sadly. “Thank you for allowing I and Kira to be at least together.”

His son thanked him for allowing it and so he should have as Kira birth and survived the childbirth, a girl. Perfect as the King had many Alpha sons and all they had to do was hand her over to him once they named her. Of course, she’ll be an Omega as both her parents were Omegas even if one status was hidden from the public eye and knowledge. However, he wasn’t expecting for Franklin to defiled him by telling him no.

“Reyanna is my daughter and I control her fate to marry, and I want her to find her mate by the spark.” Franklin said standing up to his father. “You can threaten me by cutting us off, but you shall not take Reyanna away from us and marry her off to a loveless and unhappy marriage. I won’t allow it.”

Those were the last words his son ever said to him and there were last ones he will ever regretted saying to him. He did cut them off which resulted in them unable to keep their home staffed and yet Franklin never gave in and didn’t give him his daughter up as he found work and Kira was able to cook their meals. That is where he had to hire bandits to take his granddaughter away from them, but his son got wind of it as he works, he heard things he shouldn’t and fled his mate and child. Knowing his father wouldn’t stop hid her away in the one place you never thought to leave a child. He should have known his son would do such a foolish thing to do which costed him his life along with his mate’s life. Luckily Rey was found, and she was in a courtship of a wealthy nobleman, Lord Benjamin Solo. An Alpha and his family have connections to the Royal Family. Perfect! Now to get them married, mate and Rey bred. Wed, bed and bred then have Rey’s child married into the Royal Family and power will be his. Rey took a deep breath as she walked from one end of a room to another with two cups of teas in both hands. The idea of it was to walk without spilling a single drop of tea. She had to do many times until Leia was happy.

“Rey, try to seat with the teacups in both of your hands?” Leia requested.

Rey took in a sharp breath. “Yes, Leia!” Rey said calmly.

Rey slowly turns towards her chair waiting for her to seat. Rey moved towards the chair while to two cups of teas in hand. She took calming breaths to stay calm. She thinks calmly not a drop, not a drop! Over in her head as she turns around and bend carefully to seat down into the chair and cups of tea still in her hands. Now she waits until Leia gives her instructions next for her to do. Leia was very quiet, and Rey patiently waited for her to speak as she still held on to the two cups of tea. Rey took a deep breath to keep herself calm and keep her patience.

“Alright, place the cups of teas on the table next to you.” Leia instructed.

Rey nodded. She swift carefully in her seat and moved the cups to the table to the right of her. The table was between her seat and Leia was seating. She sets the cups of tea down carefully on table. Rey’s hands were now free of the cups of teas, and she moved back into her seat with her hands on her lap finally able to relax or so she thought as Leia remains silent between them as the clock ticked away in the background. Tick, tick, tick, tick! Rey kept calm to not snap at the clock. She really wanted Leia to speak. Tell her, she had done well or had she failed. This so hard to remain calm with silence between them with only a clock ticking away.

“You have done quite well.” Leia finally spoke. Oh, good! “However, you did spill one drop. The table has at least the spill on it, but you did not spill a drop walking or seating. So, this is a improvement.”

“Oh, I haven’t fully passed, did I?” Rey asked feeling upset.

“Oh, Rey dear don’t feel sad. You only spill one drop on the table. You have passed because you improve from the last time. Now!” Leia rang a bell. A servant comes into the room. “Fresh tea please for I and my son’s courtship. Oh, bring some biscuits as well. I like something sweet and to reward Miss Palpatine’s improvements.”

The servant bowed and left to fulfill Leia’s request. Moments later they return with a trolley tray with fresh brewed tea and biscuits. Pulled the two ladies cups of tea and add milk and sugar to their liking before taking the two cold cups of teas away. Rey signs a breath of relief. Yes, she spilt one drop on her last test, but she is improving since last time she did this and Leia was happy with her, and she happily took her reward of a sweet biscuit she saw and enjoyed it with her tea. Who knew it was very hard work to be a lady of high status. The higher one is up in the social status the more rules to follow and things to do. The Royal family must have it harder being they must be seen perfect not flawed. Somehow, she wonders what her life would have been if bandits never attack her family home. She’ll would have a life of three-square meals a day, lessons and social status. A social status she wouldn’t have if the spark wasn’t connected between her and Lord Ben Solo.

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“Lord and Lady Hux and Lord Hux’s son, Armitage Hux!” the butler announces.

The carriage open to reveal the Hux’s and Brendol Hux’s only son Armitage Hux who looked annoyed as he had learned of Rey’s social status. He learned after the ball the King arranged. He learns his birth mother’s sister’s daughter was still alive and though he was a result of affair and of course the family weren’t please of what Susan did when she was working for the Hux household as a cook. The family discard her for falling pregnant and baring the child of a married man, she wasn’t married to and shamed the family. Susan had fallen ill and passed away from it and Armitage was given to his father being as his only male heir. They were politely greeted into the manner and Rey was called her cousin had come to visit and she happily greeted him.

“I knew your mother had married your father and bored you and I am sorry they are gone dear cousin.” Hux said to Rey.

“It is tragic!” Rey said with a smile full of sorrow. “They had left me a letter knowing I was loved and why they left.”

“May I see it please?” Hux asked politely.

Rey nods and gets him the letter she had kept in a keep safe she was given to keep things she holds most dear. Armitage Hux read the letter and rose an eye brown at the words. To him the letter seems off. He knows his Aunt Kira wasn’t please of her sister sleeping with a married man and baring a bastard child because of it and she knows it was Brendol Hux’s fault as he had seduced her sister. However, had to push her sister away because she was courting the heir to the Palpatine house though of a low status she had found her true mate through the spark. Hux notice clues in the words in the letter and knew it was a cover up their tracks to keep Rey safe from what or who were after them. He requested to see Ben straightaway about this matter. He explains the letter. First Duke and Duchess Palpatine never struggled to have baby. After getting married his aunt was pregnant within two months of their marriage and birthing Rey. Also, Duke Palpatine wasn’t a beta as his father had boost his son was an Alpha and his scent though off, he did act like an Alpha. It was true Lord Palpatine didn’t approve at first of their union. However, change his mind when Kira was pregnant not after giving birth.

“What are you saying?” Ben questions the man.

“The First Order Hunters are known for trying to capture females to sell but they hardly target high status families unless hired and paid very well.” Hux answered. “However, I know they won’t kill children unless they aren’t Omegas and I know Duke Palpatine was cut off by his father’s wealth and he was alright with that as my uncle did invest in the King’s court and made his own wealth which Rey has the right to once she is married.”

“Why would they write only half-truth in the letter?” Ben asked sounding concern. “Wouldn’t they want Rey to have her rightful inheritance and to truly know the truth?”

“Because maybe whomever hire the First Order might have gotten hold of this letter and that would have put Rey in danger.” Hux answered. “But leave it with me I shall investigate this along with Bail Organa as these people are also threatening my inheritance. I only inherit once Rey marries but only her husband will allow it.”

“I do plan of asking your cousin’s hand in marriage my rut is nearing.” Ben said nodding his head. “Very well! Find the reason and reveal the truth. I won’t allow this person to harm my mate and our family.”

“Agreed!” Hux said taking the letter. “I suggest we get the others involved in this investigation and for you to marry and fully mate with Rey before your rut and her heat comes around.”

Ben nodded in agreement. He had been having trouble controlling himself. His inner Alpha really wanted him to mate with her already and put pups within her womb. First, he must do the gentlemanly thing to do. He rode on his horse to Lord Palpatine’s manner and knocked on the door and a servant greets him. He tells them he is here to speak with Lord Palpatine to ask him something. Lord Palpatine smiled at Ben as if he had been hoping for this day. Ben didn’t hastate and got to the point and asked the old Alpha’s permission to have Rey’s hand in marriage and allow for him to mate with her.

“But of course, Lord Solo I grant you permission to marry and mate with my granddaughter.” Lord Palpatine said with a smile. “You will pay for the ceremony and for Rey’s wedding dress as well.”

“My parents and I will pay for the mating ritual ceremony.” Ben said in a insisted tone. “My mother has been hoping for this day for me.”

“Of course!” Lord Palpatine agreed. He rings a bell. “But first a toast to the union of you and my granddaughter which will join our houses as one.”

A servant arrives and Lord Palpatine ordered them to get them two goblets of his finest wine for to drink and to toast to a joyous news. The servant bowed and did as they command and moments later, they bought the goblets and a bottle of Lord Palpatine’s finest wine. They pour each goblet with the wine and bowed to them and left without saying a word. Lord Palpatine took his goblet and Ben did the same and Lord Palpatine said to you and my granddaughter. Ben spoke to I and Rey, your granddaughter before both men drank the wine. Lord Palpatine smiled greedily as his plan was slowly coming into motion. They’ll be married and mated before the summer’s end as most Alpha and Omega mates have a pup before their first year of marriage expectedly if the two go into a rut and heat together which conceiving a child is at its highest. All his plans are coming perfectly together.