Their Removal
Dallas‘ p.o.v.
Elder Venetia is waiting for us at the Palace. She leads us to the Throne room, where the Royal family and the Elders are waiting for us. She turns to face me outside the door and gestures for us to stay.
“Jensen managed to get everyone in the Throne room, even every other Royal family member. Once I go inside, we need you to wait two minutes and then you can walk in. King Vaughn will have given the order by then.” Elder Venetia says.
I look at her retreating figure and let her words run through my head. In a few hours, the entire Royal family will know the truth soon; the cold and ugly truth.
My Squad walks into the Throne room to spread around it and seal off any exits. Once everyone is in place, Joshua gives me the all clear and I walk into the Throne room. Daxton and Darius walk on either side of me, both holding one of my hands to show me their support.
“Which one of you is related to former Elder Ronald?” I ask as I walk further into the Throne room.
To my left, an Elder stands up in answer to my question. I hold my hand out for Jesper to hand me the file we made on Dyala. I doubt I will need it, but seeing my target look at it with fear in their eyes is always good.
“If the information I received is correct, then your family was asked to provide a protector to one of the King’s ancestors. More specifically, the Gamma that started ruling after Princess Dyala went missing. Is that correct?” I ask.
“Yes, that is all correct.” Elder Zane answers. I already knew who would answer me and that all my information is correct; I just needed confirmation.
“Does every Elder family that provides the Royal family with a protector keep their own records, Your Majesty?” Í ask.
“I don’t have an answer, I never asked a protector or an Elder about it.” King Vaughn answers me. His answer doesn’t surprise me, because something warned me of this answer.
“Every Elder family keeps copies of the records they hand to the King or Queen they serve; they also keep their handwritten notes with them. Elder Zane, did you ever study those files from your family?” I ask him.
I doubt he has any idea why I am asking these questions or how I would know that he has access to copies of those records. No one outside an Elder family should know about those copies.
“Yes, I did. I was to memorize them and my Grandfather or Father would quiz me about them randomly.” Elder Zane answers. “I know everything that was in the official records and the notes.”
His look tells me he understands what I am looking for and I know he will answer my next question.
“Did it say in your Grandfather’s notes that Princess Dyala had died when her Father finally found her?” I ask him.
“Princess Dyala was very much alive when her Father found her; my Grandfather spread the rumor of her death to avoid her protectors from finding her. My Aunt had a true Mate–bond with a member of the Royal family and if Princess Dyala returned they wouldn’t become a part of the next leadership.
My Grandfather was there when Princess Dyala said that she wouldn’t be returning, that she didn’t want to be anywhere near her Brothers ever again. He knows I disagree with what he did and that if anyone ever asked I would tell the truth.” Elder Zane says.
King Vaughn looks rather disturbed by the news that an Elder would spread lies about a member of the Royal
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“I want to see those notes and not just from your family, Elder Zane.” King Vaughn says, while he looks at every Elder in the Throne room.
“Your Majesty, there is another issue that needs your attention.” I say as Pablo shows the broken necklace on the screen again. “I want everyone to look at it and try to discover what it reminds them of.”
I walk over to my Mates, giving the others time to look at the pieces on the screen. Jesper is watching King Vaughn, while Joshua is watching Princess Dezra.
“Nothing from King Vaughn.” “Princess Dezra is looking uncomfortable and not looking at the screen.” Joshua and Jesper say through the mind–link.
“Crown Prince Quinlan, can you tell us what you see?” I ask, I need a member of the Royal family to spell it out to the others.
Quinlan describes every piece of the necklace, one by one. When he describes the pear–shaped stone, King Vaughn’s head snaps in my direction before he turns toward his Sister.
“Does anyone remember?” I ask as I look at Crown Prince Quinlan. I assume that King Vaughn showed it to him when it became clear that he would take over the throne one day.
“That is Princess Dyala’s necklace, but it is supposed to be locked in the vault.” Elder Zane answers, and a second later, Pablo starts the surveillance camera footage.
I turn my attention to Princess Dezra, who is trying to say something but can’t because of the order her Brother gave her. Everyone’s attention is on Princess Dezra and even Prince Darron is starting to look uncomfortable, but I doubt he knows the whole truth.
King Vaughn gets out of his seat, his eyes locked on his Sister and with a slight nod of my head, three of my Squad members step between the King and his Sister.
“Your Majesty, there is more to this story and I believe you want to have all the facts before you make any rash decisions.” I say.
“Elder Zane, do you know what happened to Dyala after her Father went home?” I ask, taking the attention away from Princess Dezra. Not because I want to protect her, but to ensure that the entire story gets revealed.
“No, I have no idea.” Elder Zane answers. I suspected as much, I doubt his Grandfather would have told anyone in his family the truth.
I hand him the file on Princess Dyala from Iron Moon Pack and ask him to read it out loud. He starts on the first page, where Alpha Aaron’s Grandfather wrote about the connection she found in his Pack. I hear many Elders growl as he continues reading, they are angry and have every right to be angry.
He can barely get the words out that paint the picture of her death, a death her Brother might have caused. More Elders have trouble keeping their anger in and even King Vaughn needs our Queen to keep him calm.
“It is a good thing that both Princes were pulled from the Royal bloodline back then or I would have asked for their removal today.” Elder Zane says when he is done reading the file.
