Chapter 19

***Chastity***

I watched as Alpha Rowen stepped up to the microphone. You could hear him clear his throat, and you could tell he was uncomfortable with whatever was about to happen next. After a minute of looking at the crowd, he spoke.

“Good afternoon. I know it has been a long, and trying afternoon. With everything we have heard and seen, it has been highly emotional. I truly wish that this was the end of these proceedings, but sadly it is not. Unfortunately there are more parties involved in this situation, and for that reason we are not at our end yet. As we all know abuse, and neglect is illegal, as thoroughly established here today, but what of those who are complacent to abuse happening right under their noses. What of those who suspected abuse or maybe even saw signs of it, but ignored it, and turned a blind eye. Are they not just as guilty as the abusers for saying and doing nothing? Are they not as guilty for allowing it to happen, and not stopping it?” Alpha Rowen question