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“Well, I can tell you who took the necklace from the vault and she did a good job of hiding it.” Elder Venetia says as a message comes in on my phone.
I show the footage to everyone: a woman walking into the vault, signing a piece of paper before she gets handed a rectangular velvet box. A few days later, according to the time stamp, she returns the box and signs another piece of paper.
“Jensen, I have told you this from the day I met Dallas. She has something familiar and now I understand what it is. Take another look at the last few seconds of the footage and you will see what I saw.” Elder Venetia says.
The last ten seconds of the footage are replayed, showing us how the woman turns the paper to sign it, tilting her head to the side.
“Fuck, that looks like you Captain.” Joshua mutters and I replay the footage again. I saw it the first time, but I didn’t want to believe it. However, with Joshua pointing out the obvious, I will have to accept the truth: my Mother is still alive.
“Venetia, I hate to ask this, but…” Elder Jensen doesn’t get to say another word because Elder Venetia interrupts him.
“I will retrieve her file and meet you at Silver Eclipse territory. We will get to the bottom of this; we will gather all the necessary answers, and then we will present the case to King Vaughn. Elder Venetia says before she disconnects the call.
A knock on the door stops me from asking a question and I am a bit surprised to see Daniella walking in.
“I’m sorry to interrupt, but I’d like a word with Joshua.” She says, but Joshua looks at me as if he is unwilling to be alone with her.
“Whatever you have to say to Joshua can be done right here and now.” I state as I get up from the couch.
She looks very uncomfortable to say whatever is on her mind; I look at Preston in the hopes that he will understand what I am asking of him.
“Answer the damn question, Daniella. What would you like to say to Joshua? Preston says, using his Alpha order.
“I wanted to tell him that I felt a connection, but I don’t. It was Madeline’s last piece of advice to me.” Daniella manages to say under the pressure of the Alpha order.
“Elder Jensen, find another Pack for her to live or I might kill her.” Preston growls as two Warriors walk in. “Place her under house arrest; she doesn’t leave her house unless I say so and she always has three Warriors with her.”
By the time things have settled down, Judy walks in to announce it is almost dinner time,
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Darius‘ p.o.v.
We had a restless night; at first, we all struggled to fall asleep due to the extensive information we received from Elder Jensen. After we finally did fall asleep, Dallas woke up to reveal that Charna had felt a pull toward the Royal family during the trial,
Charna hadn’t mentioned it, because she didn’t understand why or where it came from. Now that she had more information it confirmed what we all suspected: Princess Dezra is Dallas‘ Mother.
“If she is your Mother, how are you going to reveal it to King Vaughn?” Daxton asks while we go through our morning routine.
Dallas doesn’t say anything, but she doesn’t have to; it is clear to see that she is thinking of an answer. I’m unsure if I could come up with a way to explain this to King Vaught; it doesn’t really concern me.
“I am going to ask Elder Jensen to set up a meeting with the Elders and every member of the Royal family. The tricky part is ensuring that no one can interrupt me, especially Princess Dezra.” Dallas finally answers.
We discuss this matter as we walk into the dining room on the Alpha floor; every other conversation halts when they hear our discussion.
“I can ask King Vaughn to issue an order to everyone not to speak unless they are asked a question.” The only one who isn’t affected by the order will be King Vaughn.” Elder Jensen responds.
Elder Jensen has a point. It won’t affect them if the King or an Alpha gives a general order. An Alpha can’t give another Alpha an order, nor can they give an order to a High–ranking Shifter from outside their Pack.
Alphas can order a Low–ranking Shifter from another Pack, but it isn’t as strong. Also, the Shifter can make it clear to his or her Alpha what happened and then their Alpha can break the order, revealing what was supposed to stay hidden.
After breakfast, we all walk down the stairs to the training grounds. We check on the progress of our Pack- members to see if any adjustments are needed in their schedules.
We could have saved ourselves the trouble. Jesper and Joshua are leading this morning’s training and Pablo is following them to take notes. Occasionally, they review what Pablo has written down.
“Alpha Preston, we have some minor adjustments to the training schedule. Can we borrow Gamma Rayden for a few minutes?” Jesper asks.
Rayden doesn’t wait for Preston to respond; he just walks away with Jesper to discuss their observations.
Dallas has wandered off to help out the group of Omegas. They don’t have to train if they don’t want to, but most want to be able to defend themselves.
Daxton and I move closer to the group to listen to our Mate’s instructions. She helps some to improve their posture, while others just need a word of encouragement to take a good swing at their opponent.
Normally, one of us would train them. None of the other Pack–members want to and I am surprised to see that each Omega has a Squad member as their sparring partner.
“Okay, we need to head back to the Pack–house. Elder Venetia just arrived at the gate.” Preston says.
I am curious about the papers Elder Venetia is bringing with her. I have never seen a file belonging to a Royal family member; I wonder if they look similar to our files.
Elder Venetia walks through the front door at the same time that we enter the hallway through the living room.
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“I suggest that we start with the file on Princess Dezra. We need to understand why no one in the Royal family ever questioned her story; I was under the impression that Prince Darron was her true Mate–bond.” Elder Venetia says as she sits down.
After placing Princess Dezra’s file on the table, I can tell it differs greatly from the files we keep on Pack- members.
“Every little detail about their lives gets documented. This is partially because of what happened with Dyala; the other reason is to prevent any false claims of being part of the Royal family.” Elder Jensen explains.
“I have to warn you, Dallas. Dezra is known for being a conning woman, she is a damn good Beta to her Brother. We need to prove that she was at Shadow Valley Pack, that she had a child there and that Walker was her true Mate -bond.” Elder Jensen states.
Dallas smiles at Elder Jensen. “My Mother is conning, you say. I thought you had watched me work over the past year, Elder Jensen. I thought you knew how I operate.”
“Alpha Preston, can you get the file from the safe?” Dallas asks and I try to remember if I saw her give it to Preston. “Everything I need to prove that Dezra was at Shadow Valley Pack, that she is my Mother and so much more is in here.”
Dallas refuses to let us see what is in her file and she doesn’t even want to read the file that Elder Venetia brought.
“I want to prepare this trial like I prepared the trial for Alpha Leon. I will place both files next to one another in private with Joshua’s assistance; I need a second person present to keep it transparent, I don’t want anyone to accuse me of falsifying documents.
Alpha Preston, can you place both files back into the safe? I will need you and both Elders present when we take the files out. I hope you don’t mind that I will confiscate your office tomorrow; the less those files move around, the better it will be for the trial.” Dallas explains.
It only takes seconds for Preston to place both files in the safe. I hope I get to ask Dallas about her work method; it sounds like she has a unique way of handling her cases.
“How did you figure out the necklace’s background?” Elder Venetia asks and she seems surprised to find out that it was Preston’s ancestor that revealed the ugly truth behind the necklace.
We also find out that no one ever informed the Elders about Dyala’s fate; they only knew that she had left the Palace and that she had no interest in being part of the Kingdom’s rulers. Someone even convinced the Elders that Dyala had asked her Brother for the necklace, she didn’t want the responsibility.
“I am heading back. I want to get to the bottom of this and if I find out who has been covering up the truth, we will take them down at the meeting with King Vaughn.” Elder Venetia says.
I do not want to be on the receiving end of her wrath or my Mate’s.
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