Chapter 77

Alpha Gabe

I had to admit, I was impressed by the strength of these guys. They were like brick walls and stronger than the average werwolf. I just shook my head at the stupidity of Wyatt. I looked over to my sister. Carolyn sat next to Cody, her hand tightly held in his. She was smiling, clearly happy with the punishment.

The sentencing continued. Next in line was the wolf named Mark. His participation had been minimal. He had assisted with detaining and feeding the wolves that were in the tunnels, but did not participate in any of the abduction or sexual assault. He was convicted of criminal detention and accessory to torture and assault. He was given four years of prison time, of which he will serve out in my Prison. Upon his release, he will be sent to a pack far from here. We will decide where exactly as his release date becomes closer.

Jacob and Mark were charged with the most egregious acts. They were sentenced to death. They would be executed in two days. It was imperative not to draw it out, to prevent potential allies from getting wind and trying to free them, although I doubted they had any. I heard Shawna softly crying in the back of the meeting room, the Protector who had been known to be fond of her, knelt down next to her, his hand on her shoulder in support, as he maintained his eyes on the front of the room.

The last to be sentenced was Alpha Chris. He was brought into the room, flanked by four Protectors. Alpha's were always stronger than other werwolves and we could not take a chance of him trying to escape or to try anything. He was sat down at the table, shackles locked in place. I could see a bead of sweat on his forehead. He knew the brevity of what had been done. He had been informed that his two pack members were going to be sentenced to death.

"Alpha Chris, it is clear that you do not have control over your pack or Pack members. This is a problem. You knowingly allowed them to use weapons that are punishable by death. It should not surprise you that they will be executed," Councilman A looked at him, waiting for an answer.

I watched as he looked towards the door before answering him. "I am not surprised."

"Good. Then it should not be a surprise to you that we find you guilty of all charges and have decided to strip you of your title." Alpha Chris tried to stand to his feet, a roar escaping his throat, pulling up on his shackles. He struggled against the Protectors who had come up behind him to subdue him.

"You cannot strip me of my birth right!", he fumed. "Who do you propose is strong enough to run my pack? Only me!", he screamed. The Protectors shoved him back down to his chair, throwing shackles around his ankles now and securing him to his chair.

There was suddenly shouting in the hallway, and two loud thuds. Then the doors were tore open. I moved quickly, seeing the Protector and my warrior lying on the floor with darts in their necks. Alpha Garrett was right behind me. We clashed with the wolves storming in the room, the Beta of Godsend pack in the lead. I shifted mid air, flying towards the Beta's throat. He fell back as my huge wolf landed on top of him, my mouth at his throat. I saw from the corner of my eye, a silver knife in his hand swing up towards me, but I never felt it penetrate my body. The Beta suddenly went still, a puddle of blood forming under his body. I turned to see my sister, kneeling at his side, the knife sticking from his left side where his heart was. Tears were streaming down her face. She had thrown herself against his arm, causing his knife to plunge into his heart. Cody gently pulled her up from the floor, rubbing his hands up and down her arms, as she sobbed into his chest. "I couldn't let him kill my brother."

I quickly shifted back, taking in the carnage that was my Meeting room. Three other wolves lay dead on the floor, none of them mine, thankfully. The two who had been shot by darts were quickly being hauled to the pack doctor. Ashlynn rushed to me after giving her mother a quick once over. "Are you ok Alpha?".

I looked down at my naked body, forgetting that I had no clothes on. I didn't feel as though I had been hurt, but there was blood splattered on me, dripping down my chest. I quickly ran my hand over it to confirm it wasn't mine. "Yes, I am fine. Go see if you can help the pack doctor." She rushed out of the room and someone handed me some shorts. I looked up to see all of the Councilmen still seated, a look of disbelief on their faces. Alpha Chris was still chained to the table, his head now hanging low.

I motioned for my warriors to quickly clean up the mess. One of them had a small gash on his thigh, limping slightly. He was the only one I saw injured, and sent him to see the doctor. As quickly as the incident occurred, it was cleaned up and we returned to sentencing.

"You do realize that since your pack busted in here and harmed more people, we cannot go lightly on you in anyway Alpha Chris?", Councilman B stated.

I watched as Chris said nothing more, his head hanging in dejection.

"In addition to stripping you of your title, your pack will be disbanded," a gasp went through the room. This had never happened before. "We will speak with your pack members and give them options of where they may relocate to. The Lone Wolf Pack and The Wyoming Wolf pack will not be options for them. You will be sent to Italy, to serve your time under the supervision of the King's guards. When your time is up, you will be an Omega and the King will put you to work in whatever manner he sees fit. We have already spoken with the Kings Council, and you will leave as soon as we are finished here. You will be accompanied by one of us and two of the Protectors, to assure you reach your destination and are properly handed over to the King. There is no opportunity for you to make this right, our decision is final." The Councilmen all slammed their fists on the table in unison, signifying the end. Alpha Chris was taken from the room and straight to my dungeon, while they readied the Council's plane for his delivery to Italy.

Afterward, every one began to file out. I approached the Council. "We appreciate your diligence in this situation. It could not have been easy. What is your plan now, in terms of seeing that all the sentences are completed?," I asked.

"Good question Alpha. Councilman B and myself will stay here for another week. We will make sure the executions are carried out properly, and we will await the return of our plane from Italy. Some of our Protectors will be staying behind as our guard and to assist in the executions. After that, we will be out of your hair," Councilman A replied. "And if you don't mind, you can call me Alpha James for the remainder of my time here," he pointed to Councilman B, "and that is Alpha Carl. The formality of the Council is not necessary now that we have decided on the sentencing, besides we do have names and being called Councilman all the time is quite stuffy." He and Alpha Carl laughed. I gave them a smile and a nod.

"I will let my Luna know. And can you tell me how many of the Protectors we need to accommodate as well?", I asked.

"Yes, four. And I think one of them may be coming to speak to Alpha Garrett before he returns home," He nodded to the Protector who was still kneeling next to Shawna in the back. He was holding one of her hands and wiping her tears with his free hand. They spoke in hushed tones, to quiet for us to hear. I turned back to the men before me with an eyebrow raised.

"Well what do you know," I chuckled and excused myself from the meeting room.