Chapter 5 - Banishment

I thought my father believed me, but he didn't.

“I shall deliver the judgment now!” he said as he stood at the podium.

“Dad, please. I didn't do any of those. I didn't know I was a rouge! I didn't seduce Beta Erick! You have to believe me!” I kept begging him to believe me, but it was like he didn't hear any of my words.

With those two wrongdoings, I could only think of death as the punishment. I couldn't die today! I haven't done anything I want to do! I haven't experienced what I want to experience! I haven't found love!

“Aleena, your punishment is..” Alpha Andre started saying. Please, Goddess, I don't want to die.. Please help me! I kept praying to the Moon Goddess.

“Banishment!” he announced and I gasped. I looked at the man that until just now I still called ‘Father’.

“No, Alpha. You can't banish me! Please don't banish me!” I again pleaded, now with tears on my face. Banishment was worse than death, especially for a she-wolf. Rogue she-wolves were usually raped, and then e