Never Again
Never Again
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Quinlan’s p.o.v.
Larissa is aware of every word anyone said about her in the dining room, but it doesn’t seem to affect her.
We have gathered in the King’s chamber and Dallas has opened the door slightly to hear what is going on
in the Throne room.
“Our Kingdom can’t have a deaf Queen. He should have rejected her and taken Tammy as his Mate,
because she will make an excellent Queen.” We hear Irvine say.
“Why can’t we have a deaf Queen?” Elder Venetia asks. “Explain it to me, because I don’t see anything wrong with it.”
Many Shifters start talking at once and most of them sound angry, but I can’t tell if it is because of
Irvine’s remark or Elder Venetia’s question.
“How can she help Quinlan with ruling our Kingdom, if she doesn’t hear what people are telling her or others?” Irvine asks. “A trial will take at least twice the amount of time and maybe even more, because
we would need to repeat everything over and over again.”
“I will answer that question in a minute, Irvine. Now sit down and shut the fuck up.” Dad growls.
Dad, I’d like you also to give them the order not to use their mind–link. I want everyone to make up their
own mind.” I tell him.
Dad has given everyone the order to keep their mouths shut until they are asked a question and Larissa giggled when I explained to her why Dad does it. We agreed that it would become standard when we take over, regardless of whether Dad implements it himself for every trial.
“Larissa can hear everything we say through the mind–link. She has three volunteers who will function as her ears at all times. So no one has to worry about the time a trial might take.” Dad says before he sits
down.
Dallas will lead the trials we have gathered for today, starting with one that is long overdue.
Sage and Madeline are guided into the Throne room by our Guardians and placed on their knees in front of the stage we are sitting on.
“Sage wanted an Alpha Mate and was willing to do whatever it took to get one. Madeline helped her get a forbidden drug, Synxapine. Sage used it a second time on another victim, but failed both times to get the Alpha she was after.
Madeline spent almost thirty years trying to get her Son, Daxton, to accept a chosen Mate and ensure he would never remember the truth.” Dallas states.
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I get up to help her with the next step of this trial. The verdict for their crime will be dealt to them by the Shifters present in the Throne room.
“You were all handed a set of cards upon entry. Green is no sentence, Yellow is life imprisonment and Red is the death penalty. You make your own decision in these trials. Know that you are being watched.”
I say.
A handful of Elders are reluctant to comply with this new rule, but I don’t care about them. They will be among the Elders who need to make way for new Elders, Elders I might trust.
“Even if you do hold up your card, it won’t make a difference. There aren’t enough of you to tip the scale in your favor. Sage and Madeline, the jury has spoken. You will be sentenced to death at midnight.” Dallas says.
A slight nod of her head and four of our Guardians step forward to guide Sage and Madeline out of the
Throne room.
A few minutes later, the door opens again and our former Servants are guided into the Throne room. They are placed on their knees as well and Dallas holds up a stack of papers.
“On here are all the crimes they are guilty of. It would take hours to go through all of them separately, but you are more than welcome to take a look at them during lunch.” Dallas says as she holds on to one paper and lets the rest of them drop.
I watch as the papers slide down the steps and then one of the Guardians picks up the rest, walking backwards to show how long the list actually is. The Guardian is backed against the door, yet the papers are still touching the floor.
“They were hired to work in the Royal family’s wing and to report everything they heard to some of the Elders. Most of them were assigned to a specific Royal and some had instructions to listen in on any conversation.
The contracts they signed include a clause stating that anything heard in the Palace should not be repeated to any other Shifter. Each of them broke their agreement and disregarded the trust that was put in them by the Royal family.” Dallas says.
I get up to start this round of voting, but I am surprised to see an Omega raise her hand. Dallas tells her to ask her question.
“I don’t think there is any justice in any of the choices. I wouldn’t raise Green, because they need to be punished and the other two are a bit too much in my book.” The Omega says. “Is there another punishment for them?”
with my Uncle. “She has a damn good point. How do we deal with this?” Dad asks through the mind–link. Larissa gets up as she looks around the room and a smile appears on her face when she locks eyes
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“Alpha, I assume that Silent Grover Pack has room for a few more Pack–members. I doubt you came unprepared.” Larissa says and I see Dallas hiding her face behind Darius.
“I realized that life imprisonment or death would be too severe, but they needed to get a good, harsh punishment. I was thinking about ten years, but that Uncle of ours persuaded me to make it fifteen years.” Dallas says through the mind–link.
“Do you think that fifteen years of hard labor in Silent Grove Pack would be fair?” Larissa asks as she looks around the Throne room. “If you agree to this punishment, raise the Green card. Yellow and Red still mean the same as in the previous trial.”
A sea of Green appears when they all raise their cards at the same time and I feel that justice is served in
this case.
Let’s hope that after fifteen years in Silent Grove Pack, they have learned their lesson and will never sell out anyone ever again.
