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“He asked to be executed. There is very little I can do for him. Are you going to answer my question now?!”
“You can’t just kill a man!” Exasperation leaked into my voice.
“Why not?”
“That’s brutal and uncalled for!” He didn’t look bothered by my exclamation.
“What am I?” I didn’t know what to respond. “I have been called cold, brutal, unapologetic, a maniac at some point. I want to be someone else for you but I will not been underestimated,”
“I won’t let you act unreasonably,” I said, squaring my shoulders. He opened his mouth, about to say something but it must have gotten stuck in his throat. “There will be no execution.”
“I cannot take back my words.” He frowned. “He has had it coming, really.” His expression softened and with time, he started to look annoyed. “He has spoken out of turn more times than I would usually allow, undermined my authority, and insulted my luna,”
“You are not killing him, Valens. He will certainly be punished but he will not be executed.”
“Ahh, you are going to make me take back my words?” He shook his head. “He may not be executed today but he will certainly be my scapegoat tonight.”
“Right. Skylar? That’s what I am interested in right now.’
There is a report sitting on your desk but you didn’t even stop there, did you?” He smiled. “A hunter found her. She has been captured alive and will be here in a few hours.”
“Oh.” I couldn’t take a breath of relief as I realized that just gave me more work. “I have to ready her trial.”
“Jabari will take care of that.”
“No way. It is my duty. Besides, Jabari deserves to catch a break.”
“You have never done this before and Jabari has caught enough breaks for this year. You can assist him in the trial but I have already given him the task”
“I -” I was a bit relieved. I didn’t want to handle something like that. “She is being tried for murder, right?” My hand grazed my stomach.
“Yes and the verdict is death.”
‘Something doesn’t feel right,’ My wolf said to me as I worked.
I read through the report of what happened with Skylar. One of the hunters that picked up her case had found her and she would be in the dungeons by nightfall. Because she was a bonafide member of the pack, it was due protocol to give her a trial.
Although she could be sentenced without being considered for a trial, Valens and agreed it was best to conduct a public trial so people knew exactly what she had done. Enough of calling my mate a tyrant when he punished people who deserved to be punished.
“I feel it too,” I replied my wolf out loud, my voice echoing in the space of my office which was right across Valens’,
I wanted to go into his office to tell him of my unease, to have him ease my distress, but today was a busy day.
The petition to free Lucien finally came in and it had close to a thousand signatures from those in and outside the pack. Lucien now had a fan page dedicated to him and the girls there wanted him out and about. Alpha Zavier’s people were louder about their dislike for Valens especially since someone leaked skylar’s news.
Valens was in his third meeting for the day and he still hadn’t had lunch. I could just feel his frustration from where I was sitting.
“Is it because of Skylar?” I asked my wolf but she went silent.
Artemis was a loud wolf. I’d learnt early that she would talk whether I listened or not but she was uncharacteristically quiet today. She didn’t pace, didn’t say anything, merely sat in one spot, unmoving.
‘Something isn’t right, Aysel,’ she repeated after a second of silence.
My arms burned and I shook them out to stamp out the glow that came with that burn. This was not the time for my magic to act out. Some days, like today, I wished I had asked for something other than magic but I couldn’t think of anything that I could ask of the goddess that would make me feel closer to my mother who had faded from my memory.
“I think we are just worried about Skylar’s return.
She bullied me all my life and it’s been months since we were on the same soil,” I reasoned with my wolf but the explanation didn’t sit well with me.
“That’s possible.’ Artemis went quiet. ‘But what if this is another of her tricks? How can she just be captured like that after months of hiding from even Zino’s trackers?
‘She has a ten million bounty on her head. The most skilled hunters have been out for her head for a while now. It was only a matter of time before she got caught.’
‘Call Jabari. We can’t access Valens now but we can at least talk to Jabari. Something is not right.”
Due to Artemis’ panic, I had no choice but to pick up my phone to call my Beta. He picked up on the first ring.
“Beta Jabari,” he said once he picked up. His voice sounded worn out. I could imagine the look on his face as he picked up his phone. These days, he looked gaunt and worked sluggishly. “Good afternoon, Luna.” He didn’t sound like he wanted to talk.
“How are you?” I asked in a soft tone.
“I have drafted the schedule for the trial. It should not span more than seven days. Valens wants it quick. Do you have anything to add? The sentence is death but there is no decision what kind of death”
“It’s death for all three of them?” I asked, taking the bait to discuss something else.
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