Chapter 75

Alpha Gabe

"I am curious,"Cody replied, "The Alpha's charges seem light, don't you think? And what about Wyatt, his charges don't seem enough to warrant the death sentence." He eyed me as we walked back towards the offices, where I knew Jenna would be waiting patiently to hear about what was going on.

"It's enough to remove him from his position. They would have to appoint a new Alpha or disband his pack. As for Wyatt, I'm not sure. It's hard for werwolves to be in prison for long. They usually go crazy after awhile and have to be given wolfsbane in order to keep them from shifting and becoming feral. I am curious to. This is the first Council trial I have actively participated in, and with so many accused, it stands to reason that the council will not go easy on them." We had just walked into Jenna's office.

"Go easy on who," Jenna asked, raising her head from whatever papers she was going over.

I walked around the desk and kissed my mate on the top of her head, peering down at her work. She was always busy, trying to improve the pack life and making sure our pack members had what they needed. "The accused. Some pretty serious charges against them," I answered.

She scoffed, "Ha, as there should be. Personally I would kill them all." I smiled at my mate. She was feisty, but to hear her say she would kill them, she must be pretty worked up over this whole thing. She didn't have a mean bone in her body.

"Yes well, some of them may die. Anyway, the council asked for lunch to be taken to meeting chamber so that they can eat while reviewing everything. Cody and I will meet you in the dining hall if you want to have lunch with us," I told her as we made our way out of her office. She nodded and picked up the phone to call the head chef.

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Ashlynn

I sat with my Mom and Dawson in the dining hall, discussing everything we had heard, while we had some sandwiches and iced tea. "I cannot believe that Jacob had the audacity to yell at Shawna like that," I was spouting angrily. I had so wanted to jump up from my seat and strangle him myself.

I watched as Mom nodded her head in agreement. "That poor girl," she said. "She has been through so much. I don't blame her for how she feels. I know what it's like to feel like you are worthless." I patted my Mom on her hand, trying to comfort her. She herself had been through so much.

"I got the impression that the guard who had his hand on Jacob's throat wanted to keep squeezing. Did you see his partner give him a look?", Dawson asked.

"I wonder what that's about, " I replied.

Mom laughed and I looked over at her. She had a smile on her face. "I think I might know."

I raised an eyebrow at her, waiting for her to continue.

She cleared her throat. "I saw him at the pack hospital a few days ago. He was waiting outside for Shawna. She was there to see the psychologist."

I just shrugged. "OK. That doesn't seem odd to me. They all have to have security with them until this is over." I wasn't sure what she was getting at.

"Yes I know. One of our warriors was inside, standing outside the office door waiting for her. I asked him why she had two guards and he looked at me funny, then looked out the glass door before walking back to me," Mom took a sip of her iced tea.

"And? Spit it out Mom, we are waiting." I said.

"Well the warrior told me that he had been visiting Shawna at the Pack house during his off time. They have some sort of friendship is what he said. He didn't elaborate any further, but if I had to guess, I would think the Protector likes her," Mom shrugged.

Right then Cody and The Alpha walked in. "Who does the Protector like?," Alpha Gabe asked as he took his usual seat at the head of the table.

I watched as Mom looked over at Cody, as if asking permission to say anything. He just nodded at her, as he grabbed himself a glass off the buffet and filled it with ice tea. "One of the Protectors seems to like Shawna," Mom told him.

"Hmm, really?", Alpha Gabe had a perplexed look on his face. "Well maybe that's a good thing. That girl needs some happiness in her life."

"Ok, so what's happening? Can we be present for the verdict and sentencing," I asked, changing the subject.

Alpha Gabe nodded. "In two hours. All of this will be coming to an end, and we can move on with our lives." He looked pointedly at my mother. "Then maybe you can find some happiness." Mom smiled and we all turned back to eating and light conversation, as the minutes ticked by.