Daxton’s p.o.v.
I had a good night's sleep, but Cyran has hardly slept at all. He hates that someone tried to hurt our Mate and I think he wants to find those answers more than any of us.
“We only know about that necklace because of our ancestors. Dallas is right, we need to thank Walker for being an Ass.” Cyran growls in my head.
We have breakfast in the main dining room; we would like to leave as soon as everyone has finished their breakfast. Rayden and Ruth will stay behind to hold down the fort and Marco has a smile on his face when Dallas tells him to protect his Sister.
“Don’t worry, Uncle Preston. Your Pack will still be here when you get back.” Carl says teasingly, quickly moving behind Joshua for protection.
It is silent in the SUV as we head out to Shadow Valley Pack, each of us lost in thought about the necklace that Dallas was supposed to receive on her sixteent
Quinlan’s p.o.v.I look at all the empty seats in the morning, and it is strange to see that not all the Elders I grew up with are present.Dad had given his orders again before he asked the Guardians to bring in the next prisoners. Dezra and Darron got their orders from Dad in their cell and walked into the Throne Room in silence.“Alphas, you were all present during the trial and have heard all the evidence against my Sister and her Mate. We will revisit that evidence for the sake of your Pack-members, who might not be aware of what they did.” Uncle Vaughn says.None of the Alphas looks happy; they probably don’t want to hear everything again or they don’t believe that the crimes Dezra and Darron committed are enough to result in a death penalty.“I will explain to you how our Succession law works. It has been in place for centuries and has only caused a problem twice in its existence.” Dad says.He explains that the first Royal in a generation who shifts into a Lycan will become th
Dallas’ p.o.v.We will do one more trial today. Well, actually, it is more of a sentencing.None of the Elders or other Shifters present is involved with finding anyone guilty or not; their sole purpose is to tell us what the punishment should be.“This will take a few hours, so I will allow you all to contact your Packs after this is over to inform them that it will be at least a day longer before you can return home. Tomorrow, we will discuss another trial that we need your help with, the sentencing.” Uncle Vaughn says.Charna chuckles when we can see but not hear their annoyance with this announcement.“Quinlan, we are definitely going to keep this as a part of our dealings with Elders and Alphas.” Charna says through the mind-link. This will make everything much easier when dealing with whatever life throws our way in the future.“As you have noticed, the Throne
Dallas’ p.o.v.“We will have a break for lunch, you can all head to the dining room.” Uncle Vaughn says before he walks into the King’s chamber.“He does realize that he didn’t break the orders, right?” Larissa asks through the mind-link and I hear Uncle Vaughn chuckle as Daxton closes the door behind us.I can guarantee you that Uncle Vaughn is well aware of the fact, but I believe that he wants to have a peaceful lunch without anyone talking crap about Larissa.“I don’t want to risk a murder trial, Larissa.” Uncle Vaughn says. “Someone will lose their life if they talk badly about you and Quinlan hears about it. I also don’t want them plotting through their mind-link on how to get rid of you.”Quinlan pulls Larissa closer to him, burying his face in her neck. It takes him a few minutes to calm down and as he lifts his head, Caitli
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
Dallas’ p.o.v.We locked ourselves in our private wing for the rest of the day. Letting Larissa and Caitlin get used to their new surroundings and to get to know our family.Grandpa likes Larissa a lot and kept using his mind-link to talk to her. He did it every time Quinlan was softly talking to his Mate and it was always something that made her giggle. At first, Quinlan thought she was making fun of him.It wasn’t until I kept moving my eyes toward Grandpa that he got clued in, but it didn’t stop Grandpa from doing it.I believe we were all asleep before midnight. We all wanted to get a good night’s rest before our busy schedule and Aunt Eliza made sure we all knew that breakfast would be in the main dining room.“Good morning, Little One. Unless you want Aunt Eliza to come in here, I suggest that you get moving.” Darius says next to my head. I open my eyes to see my Mate fully dr
Dallas’ p.o.v.Quinlan looks miserable as he watches his Mate break down in Caitlin’s arms. Aunt Eliza explained their relationship and her Father is lucky to be in Silent Grover territory; otherwise, I would have doubled back to let Charna toy with him.“Who is that and why is she so friendly with a Servant?” Elder Dawn asks. I don’t understand why that woman is still around, but mark my words; it won’t take too long.Quinlan growls at her as she looks at Larissa with disgust in her eyes. He is newly mated and not in the mood for a disrespectful Elder.“Elder Dawn, may I point out that you are on probation and in no position to question anything that goes on around here.” I respond without answering her questions.I want to say more, but an angry growl from Uncle Vaughn has me shifting my attention elsewhere. Oh, holy fuck. Who let the bitch stay at the Palace?W