Chapter 327: 1-5

“Did your mate tell you that Kieran shifted back to his human form Taryn?” her already wide eyed look that I believed couldn’t possibly get bigger, did. He shifted? She asked Connor worriedly, gnawing on her lip making the roughly healed skin, the scar from the corner of her mouth to her ear, look impossibly worse. “Okay, you won’t tell what happened? Dad why don’t you tell everyone what story she told you when she woke up?” Gabriel asked. Her father glanced between her and Gabriel, “We didn’t need to hear what she said to know what happened, that boys’ scent was all over her,” he spat. “She woke up afraid for her life in pain, crying, telling us that she was just walking along, exploring the island like she had every right to do, when Kieran just attacked her from behind no less, she never stood a chance,” I snorted shaking my head. His eyes flashed to mine, as did Connors, wide, the veins in their foreheads, pulsating as they tried to kill me with their glares – but as the dominant wolf, they each glanced away in submission. “Tell us what happened Taryn,” Gabriel snapped a bit more frustrated than before, just as Kieran, Grant, Julia, Oakley and Ben came up to the crowd. Taryn looked away from everyone her eyes on her feet, before she whispered, “I jumped on his back… we all teased him… I’d – I’d throw rocks at him, for – for fun, to see him run away, each time,” her sisters along with a few other kids, even Connor and Dominic, they look away, thinking of times they participated in this bullying. Worse was that his own brothers let it happen, watched and laughed when they got Kieran to run away from them, I glanced at him, at Oakley, her eyes meet mine in confusion. “We – Kieran never came close enough for that to happen – for us to actually touch him, but that day I was so I thought I could over power him…” I snorted, but what was worse was I wasn’t the only one; Oakley chuckled, snorted and quickly covered her mouth. I knew she was stupid, would probably poke a bear or hit and then try to outrun a cheetah, her thoughts only making me throw my head back laughing. Clearing my throat, I swallowed my laugh, coughing, getting myself under control. “So – you and many other children on this island, terrorized Kieran, and then you thought that you also had the right to invade his personal space? Then you wake up and to add insult to injury you play the victim?” Gabriel summed it right up, but anger still flashed in her fathers eyes. “So she teased him, that gave him no right to attack my-” he didn’t get to finish that thought before Gabriel decked him in the face, the slight cracking noise, mixed with a pant as he fell to the ground, forward. One hand holding his nose, the other palm flat on the ground holding him up, standing he looked at his hands, eyes darkening, he stood ready to strike Gabriel back. “Uh – uh, that hit was just me teasing you, it doesn’t give you any right to hit me back or defend yourself,” Gabriel snapped. Then I faced the crowd of islanders, “those of you who participated in tormenting Kieran, come forward, now!” giving the order I watched two other children, teens, two boys, Connor, Taryn and her two sisters, and one other girl come forward. I hated that they had bullied anyone, but what stung and bothered me the most was that Connor had participated in hurting his own brother. The seven of them probably counting on the fact that he was in wolf form; he’d never be able to set the record straight. I glanced at Marlon, who was currently eyeing his children, Justine, Anthony, Kiley, Farrah, Sage, Dayton and Bradley. Proud that none of them had partaken in teasing Kieran, a few other parents relieved as well, while those parents of the other children, couldn’t believe that a child they raised could participate. Especially since they knew what was it like to be tormented, hurt and looking over their shoulders, each person on the island here for a common reason. “Justine, Anthony, Farrah, Clover, River, Nova and Shiloh,” I called seven of the other teens and children that hadn’t joined. Justine glanced at her father; he nodded smiling easing her nerves and the rest of the others followed. “You all have chores on the island I believe? Marlon, Leland and Lux explained,” they all nodded. “Okay, well you seven that helped in teasing Kieran, you are going to take over their chores for two weeks, as well as completing your own,” I ordered. “Marlon, I would like you to over see that, these seven complete all chores to the best of their abilities and efforts.” “Yes Luna,” he nodded. Focusing on Justine and the rest, “You seven, enjoy the two weeks off,” I smiled turning to Kieran, who stood behind Oakley, but wasn’t watching this scene, instead staring at the back of her head. Many were starting to scatter when they realized that the show might be done, “before everyone leaves I have one more thing to say. There will be no more of these altercations, if you have a problem and want to fight it out, there will be announced challenges – which I will mediate,” Gabriel said in a clipped tone, picking up his bag on the ground, and taking my hand he walked over to Kieran, Grant, Julia, Ben and Oakley. “That was so cool,” she gushed, blushing bright red, excitement in her eyes, making me giggle all over again. “These are for you,” Gabriel said handing Kieran the bag, the two of us heading back home.