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My head is still spinning from discovering the hiddenpartments on the Alpha floor, so I am not paying much attention to my surroundings. When I hear Alwin tell me it is safe to discuss what we found, I mention that what I am about to say must remain a secret. However, I hadn’t noticed that Zalia was asleep because her back was turned toward me. I look surprised when Benjamin takes Zalia from Deimos‘p and walks out of the living room, but I am stunned when I hear Alwin talking to Deimos.
I immediately understand why Benjamin left the room, and hearing Deimos speak, I know the King is in serious trouble. We all watch as Deimos walks out of the living room to follow Benjamin to wherever he went. I wait for someone to realize what they just did, but it looks as if no one understands why both men are angry.
<i>“</i>I just <i>hope </i><i>they </i>figure it out before <i>they </i>cause real damage,” my Lycan says, and I decide to keep my mouth shut for the time being.
Everyone just sits there, trying to wrap their heads around what just happened–except for Leander. He seems to understand the situation, and I believe he knows more than I do. Then, he looks from me to the wall next to the kitchen. I follow his line of sight and have to think of something serious to avoidughing my ass off–they forgot about the cameras Benjamin installed years ago. It wouldn’t surprise me if he is watching us right now.
“We didn’t find much of interest in the Alpha office, but the bookkeeping shows that the Pack is financially stable. What surprised me was finding out that Alpha Brad disapproved of every idea Pack members had to generate more ie. But that wasn’t the only thing that surprised me. This Pack has no businesses of its own. Everythinges from investments, and it is just enough to keep the Pack running.” Alwin says. “S called one of our tech guys down here to open the safes for us, but he hasn’t had any luck so far.”
We discuss the books for a little while longer before Alwin asks me what we found on the Alpha floor. I tell him what we had been doing when he linked me about the hidden safes and how we revisited every room we had already checked. I exin what Deimos figured out and what we found behind the bookshelves- warriors are ced inside the room to keep it safe.
“Everything needs to be read and cataloged to be used as evidence during the trial,” I say.
A knock on the door stops Alwin from asking more questions, and Leander gets up to open it.
“Hello, Nyx. What brings you here?” he asks as he steps aside to let her in.
“I am here to help Deimos and Benjamin move to Gaia’s house,” she says as she walks past him with a furious look in her eyes. I know it is safe to say that Benjamin told her what happened here.
“Does Gaia have room for one more?” Leander asks as he follows her.
“<i>I </i>will <i>stay </i><i>here </i>and <i>see </i><i>how </i><i>long </i><i>it </i><i>takes </i><i>before </i><i>anyone </i><ies </i><i>to </i><i>their </i><i>senses</i>,” I say to Leander through the mind- link. “<i>Tell </i><i>Benjamin </i>I didn’t <i>realize </i>that <i>Zalia </i><i>was </i><i>asleep</i>. <i>I </i><i>would </i><i>never </i><i>ask </i><i>him </i><i>to </i><i>lie </i><i>to </i>his <i>pup</i><i>.</i>”
Leander confirms that he heard me and will ry my message to Benjamin.
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Everyone stops talking the moment we hear noisesing from down the hall. Momentster, I see Deimos walking by with a sleeping Zalia in his arms, and the others follow close behind him.
I wonder how long it will take before anyone realizes what Alwin’s words indicated. But I doubt it will be anytime soon, and I hope it doesn’t take until Axelle arrives for them to understand the mistake they made. Because if Axelle or I have to point out why Deimos and Leander chose to leave with Benjamin and Zalia–well, use your imagination, and I think you’ll get very close to what will happen.
It takes a few moments after they have left before S addresses the elephant in the room.
“What is Deimos angry about? He knows we never talk about sensitive subjects with someone who doesn’t belong to the Royal family,” she says.
For a moment, I think she is kidding, but apparently, I was wrong–she is dead serious.
Deimos
The only thing keeping me from going back to the Gamma floor is my mate in my arms. I am fuming as I hear Alwin’s words in my head again, and I can’t believe he actually said that. I wonder how Dad is managing to stay calm–he knows better than anyone how close Alwin came to losing his own Gamma and his son’s Gamma, and now he wants to follow protocol. I guess I am not that important to his son’s leadership.
“Deimos, calm down. You will wake Zalia if you keep this up,” Leander says. “I know you are angry, and trust me, I would react the same way, but right now, you have to keep in mind that you are holding your mate.”
I give him a small smile in thanks. Leander knows me better than anyone else, and I am grateful that he came with me. He was also the one who stopped me from walking away thest time I disagreed with King Alwin.
Gaia is waiting for us on the front porch, and she doesn’t look too happy–but then again, neither am I. However, I need to keep in mind that I have my mate in my arms. Leander is right; thinking about my mate keeps me and Goliath from blowing a gasket. Once I am sitting in an armchair, I bury my nose in her hair.
“That bad?” Gaia asks as she sits down in the chair next to me.
Without looking at her, I mumble, “Yeah, that bad.”
Leander takes our stuff up the stairs to the rooms we will be staying in.
It takes about an hour before Zalia wakes up, looking surprised to find herself back in a house she called
home for two weeks.
“Why are we here?” she asks, not directing the question at anyone in particr–she just wants an answer. I tell her that something happened after she fell asleep but that I need to exin something before I can
tell her what was said.
“Protocol states that during an investigation, we are not allowed to discuss it with anyone who doesn’t
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belong to the Royal Family. It ensures that no one can hide anyone or anything from justice but also ensures that no one is used before there is enough evidence against them.
Seven years ago, we were investigating some usations made against an Alpha and his Beta. Rumors around their pack suggested that they wanted to allow their Daughters to be forcefully marked. We received an invitation to one of their Full Moon Parties, and we epted because it was the easiest way in
for us.
From time to time, one of us would disappear for a while to search a certain part of the Pack House, but we all made sure to be back before midnight. That was when Ammon and Eryx found their Mates. Asha was the Alpha’s Daughter, and S was the Beta’s Daughter. I don’t have to tell you how that ended for the four of them. If that had been the only issue, I doubt today would have rubbed us the wrong way. By ‘us, I mean my dad, Leander, and myself.
Their Fathers tried to object to the Mate–bond, but you can understand that Alwin and Axelle weren’t too happy with those objections. We all moved to the Alpha office to discuss our next course of <b>action</b>. Ammon and Eryx nearly lost their minds when Dad told them that Asha and S had to wait outside the Alpha office. But as I just exined, Dad was only following protocol. Leander and I agreed with <b>him</b>, but that didn’t matter.
We all understood why they didn’t want to be away from their Mates, but without them being <b>marked</b>, they weren’t yet part of the Royal Family. For that reason. Dad pointed out that they couldn’t sit in on the meeting. Alwin told my Dad to calm down, saying that they had every right to be there as the situation involved them. Even though we understood that, we were trained to uphold the Law and follow protocol. If it hadn’t been for Axelle, Dad and I would have walked out that day.
Axelle exined that we were just following protocol but that she also understood Ammon and Eryx. The only reason Dad and I didn’t walk out that day was that Axelle said that if Leander or I ever found <b>our </b>Mate, she would be allowed to sit in on our meetings without being marked. By making this exception for all of us and not just for Ammon because he is the Crown Prince, Axelle diffused a very tense situation.
You fell asleep in my arms pretty quickly, but with your back turned to Dad, he didn’t notice that you weren’t awake. When Alwin asked Dad to start talking. Dad said that what was about to be discussed should remain a secret until we had more answers. As you can understand, your Dad wasn’t too happy about that -he thought Dad was asking him to keep secrets from you. I can guarantee that Dad would never ask that of your Dad.
The problem, however, is that Alwin forgot what happened. After your Dad took you with him to his room, Alwin made it clear that you do not belong to the Royal Family.”
I hear everyone growl around me.
“I asked him if he wanted me to keep secrets from my Mate, and he responded by saying that we don’t discuss what we uncover with anyone who doesn’t belong to the Royal Family,” I exin to her.
She wraps her arms around my neck as I talk.
“Deimos, thank you for choosing me above all else. Why isn’t your Father here?” she asks. Leander tells her that he wants to see how long it takes before anyone realizes what they did.
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“If they don’t figure it out before Axelle gets here, then we better stay as far away from the Pack–horse as we can. Axelle never agreed with Alwin breaking protocol for their Son, and it took them quite a few days to get me and Dad to ept the solution Axelle offered.
Alwin hates it when someone breaks the Law or protocol, but when it suits him, he sometimes bends the rules. Usually, it’s just a small bending of the rules,” I exin to her.
“Dinner is ready,” Gaia says as she walks into the living room. She tells us that some of us can eat <b>in </b>the kitchen while the rest will have to cat in the living room.
“This house wasn’t meant to hold this many people at once,” she says before walking back to the kitchen
Zalia is quiet during dinner, trying to process everything. I know it’s a lot for her to think about.
Benjamin asks me what I will do if it takes too long for Alwin toe to his senses. For a moment. I have to think about how to answer his question.
“Dad and I epted Axelle’s solution on the condition that he would never break protocol again in such a way–and that if he ever did, we would resign our positions.
In the past seven years, he hase close to bending the rules a few times, but Axelle was always there to put him back in his ce and force him to follow protocol. If he doesn’t figure this out before Axelle shows up and apologizes to all of us, there is nothing Axelle can do or say to stop me from resigning.” I answer him.
I know that Axelle will point out that he made a mistake and that he will apologize because of it, but by then, it will be toote.
Axelle is the Queen of our Kingdom. Alwin is only King in name, and he doesn’t always agree with our Laws and protocols. He can’t make a final decision without Axelle’s approval, and I know he doesn’t like that very much–not that he would dare go against anything she says.
Alwin learned quickly that his Mate wasn’t afraid to put him back in his ce–that she would sideline him if he tried to force an issue. He also learned quickly that no one in the Pce would side with <b>him</b><b>. </b>
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