Third POV.
“What do you mean locked up, Aiden?” his father asked him since he was confused.
“What I mean is that Madeline is locked up in the dungeon and she will be punished according to the rules,” Aiden said calmly.
The more he said calmly, the more everyone present felt a cold chill running down their spine. Even though Mike had said what Simon's intentions were they all hoped that he had turned out to be wrong, but now? It seemed that his daughter had done something worse. Thinking of what might happen, they knew that they would be suffering from severe headaches soon.
“Why did you lock up my daughter and she has not done anything wrong?” Simon asked after getting the courage to do so.
He had thought that he had a clever daughter and that their mission and dreams had been completed but never had he thought that it might turn out to be the way it was currently.
“She hasn’t done something wrong, huh? You know the rules better than the others who are out there, Elder Simon! You know the consequences of one sneaking in the palace late at night. But what did your daughter do? She lied to the guards at the front door that she had heard some voice in the field. Since she is one of the warriors here, they did not doubt her words and they went to check it out. She took that opportunity and got,” Aiden said.
“Did you expect her to stay out alone late at night? Of course she was afraid and she tried to seek comfort inside. What if she had been ambushed and killed when she was waiting for them outside?” Simon asked.
“If she was that afraid, then why didn’t she go with them? She isn’t she a warrior? Or did she cheat on the trials so that she can become one?” Amanda coldly asked, making Simon stay silent afraid that he might end up saying something and shooting himself on his foot.
“That is just one of the crimes she committed. Two, she then sneaked on my floor. We all know what the consequences of going there without permission is. Even my own sister requires permission before going there. Who is your daughter to break the rule and assume that she will go scott free?” Aiden said coldly, making Simon flinch and cower in fear.
Seeing that he had nothing to see, Aiden sneered inwardly before looking at the others.
“Three, she tried going into my room when she was wearing a transparent nightdress. You know the punishment for a she-wolf seducing a male wolf who has a mate,” Aiden said.
“You don’t have a mate,” Simon shouted immediately, making everyone turn to him.
They were all disappointed in him and wished that they could deny him and say that they didn’t know him and had nothing to do with him.
“How can you say that my son doesn’t have a mate when the moon goddess gave him Leila, Simon? Are you trying to kill us all? Or are you trying to kill my daughter-in-law so that your daughter can become the queen? Let me tell you something, if something happens to Leila, your daughter would not become the queen! I refuse it. The other elders also have daughters and my son can choose any of them as long it isn’t your daughter! And if he doesn’t want to, he can rule the kingdom and our kind on his own. After all, didn’t I rule alone after the death of my mate?” the old king asked angrily.
The other elders and Aiden were worried about his health and tried to calm him down but nothing was working. Even them, they had to agree that Simon had indeed gone too far!
Simon was shocked and seeing the scene in front of them, he knew that his outburst had done him a lot of damage. He wished that he could rewind time but sadly he couldn’t. All his efforts and wishful thinking went into the drain. He wanted to apologise or say something that would make them change his mind but he wondered what he would say to reverse whatever had happened?
“Simon, your daughter wanted to get into my room, seduce me and force me into mating with her. After she achieved that, I would have no other choice than to reject my mate and make your daughter my queen. While she is the queen, your position in the council will also be higher and maybe be the head or make that seat your family’s thus it was a good plot. Your daughter’s children will be the princesses, prince and the future king while your son will take over your seat in the council and it will also be given to his kids when he dies. Wonderful. You do know how to plan and get everything you want but today, you will lose everything you worked for,” Aiden said coldly, not giving him a chance to defend himself.
He had wondered how to get rid of that family and since they had made the move, he couldn’t just let them down. He had to give them a huge surprise which would be a blow to them all.
“No, you can’t do that. You have no right to do so,” Simon said as he panicked.
“He is right. During the past years, you’ve made countless mistakes but we turned a blind eye to it since you are one of us. Now, seeing that we have never punished either you or your daughter, you got the guts to scheme on our king. That was the last straw. He may not have the power to decide your punishment but we do,” Elijah said coldly.
‘It is finished. I wish I could listen to my son.’ Simon said inwardly as he regretted saying that the king did not have a mate when everyone knew he did.
“Since your son, younger daughter and mate have been behaving well and never caused trouble. They have even helped out so much, they won’t be banned but you and your other daughter, Madeline, will have to leave the kingdom immediately,” Mike said after some few minutes of them talking and deciding.
“No. Give us a chance. Let Madeline fight Leila in the arena, if she wins, don’t ban us and I will maintain my position.”