Xavier could not believe his ears. It was him Elder Xhang was talking to. He frowned and turned away in displeasure and Elder Xhang took that as his cue to continue with his prosecution.“Step forward Trey,” Elder Xhang said. “You have been accused of abandoning your Sentinel duty to chase after an old foe, precisely the Lycan responsible for the nasty cut on your face. What do you plead to the charge that has been laid before you?” The whole of the court was silent and in that moment, if someone had dropped a pin on the floor, it would have been heard loud and clear. Trey turned to look at Sebastian who was standing some meters before him. They seemed to have a quick communication with their eyes and Sebastian seemed unhappy at the end of their conversation.“I am guilty of the charge placed before me,” Trey said finally with his head bowed down.“Are you out of your mind?” Sebastian screamed standing up from where he was seating on the court and rushing forward to meet Trey. His ey
How dare you speak to me with such disrespect,” Elder Xhang thundered moving towards Trey. “I served in the Blood Moon war when your grandfather scurried away to hide in a hole with the wife of Dan, the Alpha king. I defended this pack with my life.”“Believe me Elder Xhang,” Jimin frowned. “I’ve seen a lot of disturbing clips about that war and your face was not in any of them. Are you sure you can remember clearly or maybe you’re getting old...”“I think you must be delirious…” Elder Xhang started. “The effect of the…”“Silence!” Xavier thundered. “All of you! Can we not have a peaceful judgement here? I have other things to do and good heavens, look at the time! Please continue, Trey.”Trey nodded and continued. “I am not here to defend my actions on that night. I broke one of the most important codes in Sentinel history when I decided to chase after the Lycan that scarred my eye. What I did was wrong and I deserve to be punished. I am sorry for my sins and if there is any way I ca
“Do you have any last words to say?” Xavier mumbled. “I’m sorry I let you down my king,” Trey replied with his head bent down.“You have not let me down,” Xavier smiled, wiping the tears that were forming around the corner of his eyes. “I am very much proud of you and I am sure that your father who is resting in heaven would be proud of you as well…”“His father slept with human whores,” Elder Xhang laughed “One more word from you, Xhang,” Xavier roared. “And I swear your head would be the next.” Elder Xhang knew that it was Dan speaking through his son and he went mute immediately. Xavier turned back to face Trey and embraced him.“Be strong, Trey,” Xavier said. “You are suffering the consequences of our forefather’s lack of foresight. We would definitely meet again in the after life.”“Promise me one thing, my king,” Trey smiled. “Promise me one thing and I would die with a smile across my face. Promise me that my blood would be the last to be spilled because of an old law. Promis
“Hopefully that would not happen,” they said in unison and Jimin shrugged.“Whatever the case is,” Jimin smiled. “The most important thing is that you two have done the right thing by saying the truth and I’m happy you did.” Jimin turned to face the council of Elders.“You have now confirmed from the twins who hate me that I am not lying,” Jimin said. “Lisa is also there. She can testify if she wants to.” Lisa who had not said a word since she entered into the court stood up at once.“It is all true,” she nodded. “Everything that happened. It was the weirdest thing that had ever happened to me in my life. All I could see was blackness. I was running but I did not know where I was heading to. I don’t know what Jimin did but it’s all thanks to him that I’m still alive now.” She sat down immediately, her cheeks flushed and Jimin smiled, noticing Sebastian squeeze her hand lightly.“Thank you for testifying for me,” Jimin smiled at her. “And most importantly for saying the truth.” He tur
“Good thing I’m not your son,” Jimin mouthed. “I regret the day I set my eyes on you, Xhang.”“And I regret the day I set my eyes on you too, traitor,” Elder Xhang scoffed. “I have taken care of over a hundred stray wolves in this pack. You are the worst, the only one that plans our downfall.”“I do not see it wise to make accusations against him and condemn him when you have not heard his own side of the story,” Xavier replied, his eyes fixed on Elder Xhang. And turning to face Jimin he said. “Jimin, tell them everything that happened on that night.”“On that night,” Jimin continued. “Sebastian wanted to stay with me but I refused. I was ready to bear the consequences of everything that was going to happen. I told him that he could go and when he refused, Calisté cast a spell on him that made him to disappear. She assured me that he was safe and sound at his cottage.”“If I may ask,” Elder Obada raised his hand up and Jimin turned to face him. “Do you have any idea why the witch took
Jimin could not believe his eyes. He knew exactly what was about to happen but he had never anticipated it. All through the long and evil reign of Alpha Jaime, none of the Elders had dared to oppose him but here was the leader of the Elders, opposing Xavier, who was the closest thing to good that they had seen in a long time. Jimin knew that a war between them all was brooding and he knew that he had to step up immediately and calm the situation down.“Elder Xhang,” Jimin said. “Do not speak to your Alpha in that way. Allow me have a fair hearing and whatever the Elders decides after, so be it. But do not rise against your Alpha.”“I would not,” Elder Xhang smiled. “If he does the right thing, if you do the right thing by cutting to the chase and confessing to your crimes. We could settle for a lesser sentence and if we are even feeling very happy, we could just banish you instead. Just say it. Accept the fact that you are guilty.”“Allow me to finish my testimony Elder Xhang,” Jimin
It was when Jimin felt the warm blood on his cheek that he realized that the Elder actually turned into a werewolf and charged at him. In all his life as a Sentinel, he had seen a lot of things. He had seen juveniles defeat Elders at chess, he had seen an alpha walk about his pack naked at night while humming to the tune of Beethoven and The Academy of Saint Martin in the Fields, he had seen a whole lot of weird things happen to be precise, but he had never seen a Elder more than a hundred years old change into his werewolf form. It was scary. It was deadly and it was amazing. He had watched in awe as Elder Xhang roared angrily and charged at him and even when the Elder was just some few meters away, Jimin had stood still like one in a trance, staring at the wolf that bounded towards him.“Get out of the way! Jimin!” He felt strong hands on his shoulders and he fell to the floor. Elder Xhang’s claws got him on his left cheek and from the amount of blood that poured out of it, he knew
“Karla! Have you seen Draymond?” “Not at all dad,” Karla replied, her eyes glued to the TV screen. Mr. Coatés frowned at her. He walked up to the television and switched it off angrily. Karla didn’t say a word. She simply brought out her phone and started streaming the program she had been watching all the while.“The internet makes it very easy for you all to disrespect us nowadays,” Michael Coatés frowned and turned around to leave. It was 7 a.m. in the morning and Michael Coatés had not seen his son, Draymond for the past 24 hours. He was already getting worried but he did not want to make a scene just yet. He had asked some people already and some of them told him that they had seen Draymond pass along the way casually. If everyone else in the pack had seen him, how come he had not yet seen him? And why was Draymond busying his calls? He was beginning to get very worried. Draymond was his last son, the last born of the family and even though he was a bit different from the rest o