Chapter 263

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With those words, there was a subtle shift in the wind, and the transfer of power from Randall to James
could be felt by all in the ballroom. A part of me felt proud that James and Lily could now be referred to
as “Alpha James” and “Luna Lily.”
Once the wind settled down, James spoke again.
“Unfortunately, Father, your opportunity for a peaceful transition closed when you told me to f&&k off
earlier. There are wolves that have been waiting to address you and the others on stage. They also have
Questions that they want to ask, and that they deserve answers to
Had you been willing to man-up and admit your role in the horrors that have been happening in this pack, I
would have asked that the waiting wolves focus their complaints and questions on the others on stage.
However, at this point, your concession is a little too late.”
James then turned to Lily. “Sweetheart?”
“Alpha Aaron, you may now read the list of charges,” Lily said as she took her seat.
Alpha Aaron approached the stage again.
“Thank you, Luna Lily and Honorable Members of the Werewolf Council. I hereby accuse West Mountain
Pack and its former leadership of the following crimes:
-The abuse of females, children, the elderly, and other vulnerable persons;
-Abuse of the mate bond, and intentionally using that bond as a vehicle for torture;
-Unwarranted and inhumane punishment of pack members for petty sins without due process;
–Conspiracy to commit kidnapping, rape, blackmail, and trafficking.
I accuse everyone in both boxes of all of these crimes.”
Wait, what?
The trafficking had already been established as to Margie, and there had been some reference at Sheila’s wedding to what Stephanie and Sheila did to Nick’s mate bond, but was Alpha Aaron suggesting that
more had happened? And that we all knew about it?
I looked at Randall. Unlike me, he did not seem surprised at all by the allegations. Instead, his hateful glares at Lily and James had returned. Meanwhile, Stephanie and Sheila looked dumbfounded, as did the other pack members in the box.
Confused, I then looked at Margie. She was crying as Robert tried to hold and console her. He must have moved closer to her at some point and I did not notice it.
After a minute or so, while the room continued to process the weight of Alpha Aaron’s allegations, Robert
stood up.
“Lily, enough is enough. I demand that you end this now.”
“It is Luna Lily, Father. And what do you propose that I end?”
“Can’t you see what this is doing to your mother? Do you really need to publicly embarrass her? I admit
that she made some mistakes. A lot of mistakes. But she is not evil. She is simply acting out in pain,
after all the horrible things that have happened to her. Can you not show some mercy to your mother?”
Lily glared at him. “Where was the mercy that she showed me when she was beating me? When she told
me that she wished it had been me that died and not Stephanie? Where was her mercy when I was
forced to go days without eating? Where was her mercy when Stephanie was torturing me in the name of
luna training?”
Again, what?
“She is your mother, for Goddess’ sake. She gave birth to you and she raised you. She loved you in her
own way. Yes, she made mistakes. But I did too. And you did too, Lily.”
“LUNA LILY.”
Robert sighed. “You made mistakes too, Luna Lily. She is your family. Family forgives one another.”
“SHE PAID WOLVES TO HAVE ME KILLED!!!”
“She thought that you killed Stephanie! And that you stole Stephanie’s mate!”
“Neither of those things were true.”
“But she was confused. You are the Goddess’ chosen one. Can you not use your gift to see how much
your mother has already suffered? Look at her, she is crying. Does that bring you joy? Is your revenge
really more important than taking care of your family?”
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