Chapter 49: Rejecting A Wolf

Two minutes after Brandon made his order, a young woman entered the grounds holding a baby.

Aurora recognized the child instantly. She could help but gaze at Jace's side where her mother and Cherise sat.

Renee reacted. Of course, she would react. That was her baby. She stood up in a hurry, seemingly wanting to run towards the young woman and child, but she could move as the enforcers around them pulled her down back on her seat.

"What are you doing?" Renee struggled, "Let him go!"

"Please remain seated." The enforcers to the left coldly ordered.

"No, let me go! What do you think you're doing with my son?" She struggled fiercely while Cherise's gaze never left the podium she grabbed Renee's arm and tugged.

Renee noticed Cherise's gaze was on the podium. In the short time she was struggling, the baby was laid a few feet away from the kneeling Anderson.

Anderson already guessed what they were going to do. He struggled hard, but his screams were muffled by the gag in his mouth.

The little baby looked at his father and smiled. His adorable toothless grin warmed anyone's heart, but to Anderson, he couldn't feel warm. Instead, he felt like he was plunged into freezing waters.

Tears sprung out of Anderson's eyes. He looked up at the man he knew who would take his head with a pleading gaze.

The executioner received his orders, and he had to. His hand holding the blade couldn't help but tremble.

He did this countless times, and over the years, one would grow numb to such a display, but today was different.

For the first time in his life, he doubted it. He doubted the council. This was nothing but a defenseless baby.

"Today, you all will see that every action has a reaction." Brandon's voice echoed throughout the grounds. "Do not break the law."

Brandon waved his hand, and the executioner hesitated, but he raised his blade in the end.

Everyone held their breaths as if sensing something was wrong. The child began wailing, his cries echoed throughout quiet the grounds.

Everyone looked at the podium in either indifference or fear. Would they truly do it? Would they truly kill a baby so publicly?

The answer was obvious when the blade struck, cleaving the baby in half. Gasps were heard before the screams started. Then executioner straightened his body and moved the side, he let out a shaky breath but keep his composure as he looked to the stands and at his boss, waiting for the next instruction.

Aurora blinked. Her expression didn't change as the screams of horror grated against her eyes.

She thought everyone here was a part of the council, but apart from her, Jace, and some people around. But this wasn't the case. To control the masses, the council would 'invite' some wolves to witness the executions.

Everyone else had a reaction, especially Tom, who was sitting on her right side. This was the council's way of setting examples, to spread the word and compelling everyone into obedience.

Hit two birds with one stone. Killing the chicken to warn the monkey. But after the initial shock was over, almost everyone calmed down.

There was a heavy atmosphere, only Anderson struggles with muffled screams, and Renee's loud wailing could be heard now. A tragedy, his innocent little life was taken from him because these people wanted her emotional response.

Tom stood up, crossing over Aurora. He raised his fist at his brother for the first time in his life and struck him.

This series of actions was done swiftly so that barely anyone had time to react, including the person being attacked.

"You fucking piece of shit, I'll fucking kill you!" Tom's eyes were red, as he attacked again but this time he wasn't so lucky as he was quickly pulled off of Brandon.

He flexed his aching jaw, "I don't see why I'm getting all this hate. They did the crime it's only right they are punished."

Hearing this made Tom struggle harder. It was a baby. He had a baby executed on the grounds its punishment was going too far.

This was a bottom line that shouldn't have been crossed. While this was happening, all Aurora could do was watch the podium.

His little body was cleaved in half and left there for all to see. Punishment, no punishment in the world, should be this cruel.

They were worse than she imagined. It was so hard keeping her face straight. Even if she killed all her emotions, this would rock anyone.

A baby that had no way of talking or walking was just killed in cold blood, and the person who did it was sitting there so nonchalantly.

'I will kill them! ' Aurora repeatedly promised herself over and over again. 'I will kill them all!"

Brandon, who was next to Aurora, was disappointed with her lack of response, so he raised his hand. The executioner's eyes were always on Brandon, so when his hand raised, he moved and chopped Anderson's head off.

Everything went silent, even her screaming mother.

"Let this set an example. Nobody is above the council's law." Brandon stood and shouted. "Take this lesson earnestly. Now you're dismissed."

Brandon looked to his side at Aurora and clicked his tongue while Tom was struggling fiercely against the enforcers holding him down.

"Shall we go?" Brandon offered his hand to Aurora, whose eyes never left the platform. But she could see his hand in her peripheral vision.

Without looking at him, she took his hand, and he pulled her up.

"Now stop making a fuss Tom, it's unsightly. We have much to discuss, and I doubt that you want to be locked up in confinement."

"You piece of shit, you fucking deserve to die. I'll kill you!" Tom struggled. He truly wanted to kill Brandon. His reaction was never this strong even as they led his first mate to the podium to be executed.

"Confinement it is then," Brandon smiled a smile that wasn't a smile and waved his hand. The two enforcers dragged Tom away while he struggled against their hold. "Now, why don't we get you settled in?"

He turned and began walking, and Aurora followed him silently. Her steps were even as was her breathing.

He would get no reaction out of her. This made Brandon more interested in getting her reaction more than anything.

After the two left the grounds, followed by the enforcers, Brandon led her back to the big building in front, where they stopped when they first arrived.

They took an elevator and went down. When the doors opened, an all-white corridor was in front of them.

"I want to see Jace." Aurora suddenly spoke to Brandon as they stepped out of the elevator, making him turn back and glance at her.

"Oh," he paused to look at her up and down. "I can arrange that, but you're going to have to do something for me."

"And what is that?" She asked.

"Physical examination." He smiled as he replied. "Fair enough, right?"

Like you were going to force me to do it?" she gave him a deadpan look.

"Of course not, I'm a doting brother. my baby brother requested something. Of course, I will do what he wants, but it's different if you are willing to do the examination. " He explained with a glint in his eyes.

"Fine, I'll do it." She agreed, and Brandon beamed her a smile.

"Excellent, after the examination is done well, take you to Alaric." In a teasing voice, he said, "You have no idea how much he misses you."

She didn't reply, there was a sick feeling in her stomach as she thought of seeing Alaric again. She didn't have the strength to rip his head clean off as yet, and now she would probably be violated by that beast.

"You said one thing," She pointed out to him, making Brandon chuckle.

"One thing two parts," Brandon shamelessly added. He was really irksome. In Aurora's kill list, he was slowly inching his way toward Alaric.

"When can I see Jace?" she asked. See that there wasn't a shift in her expression, making Brandon disappointed.

"As soon as you finish what you promised to do." Brandon sighed at told her.

"Okay," Aurora agreed. and went silent after this she no longer responded to Brandon's questions.

But Brandon already figured out that maybe this Jace fellow was the key to making Aurora do what he wanted.

He quickly began to make plans as they walked. He brought Aurora to the room she would be staying in. And brightly introduced her to her new roommate.

"Aurora say hello to Maya! She's going to be your roommate." Brandon brought Aurora into the room and introduced them.

Aurora had never seen Maya since that day, but she imagined that Maya would be heavily pregnant by now. So imagine her surprise as she stood there looking at Maya, who sat against the wall on a single bed with her knees tucked under her chin.

She looked nothing like a pregnant woman, and quickly, she realized that the council must have terminated her pregnancy.

"I hope you don't mind Rory," Brandon said to Aurora, he could see she was surprised but that was all there was to it.

She didn't have any other expression. No anger or hatred, just a bit of surprise before it was glossed over with indifference once again.

Brandon said a few more words before leaving with the enforcers, leaving the two girls staring at each other.

"You must be thrilled seeing me like this," Maya suddenly opened her mouth and said.

"Yes, for many days and nights, I prayed to the moon goddess to let you suffer as I've suffered," Aurora answered honestly. Maya thought Aurora was mocking her when she heard this. "Losing that baby is not letting you suffer enough in my opinion."