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"Then you shouldn’t have let the witches in," someone shouted "Even with the sponsor"

"-- had been said "Unless it’s your turn to speak, you will be silent" The last as so loud, so sharp, that I flinched His power that backed the command was meant for all the Weres He turned to me, and his face softened "Sorry about that" His t’s had become harder, which er "We’ll have the questions noarnin’ to all of you, best to stay on topic Any judgments in your questions and you’ll be cut off Identify yourself before asking, too The lass is new and won’t know your na time, and then the old man from the cabin stood up

"I’m Muraco, alpha of the Andes clan, with a question for Teresa We’ve heard a lot of people talking about you What I’d like to know is how you felt about beco that kind of question I’d thought this was going to be ation

I couldn’t lie--they’d s to sway anyone to my side with the truth I cleared my throat "I didn’t want to be a wolf and I didn’t like that I’d been bitten" I paused, waiting for so, but it was so quiet, all I could hear was the crackling of the fire "I didn’t know that olves existed before I moved here I didn’t even know that I was a bruja and that hy I could see what I see So, it was shocking when I woke up at St Ailbe’s" I went into the whole running away thing, and why I’d done that It had been an adjustment, and I hoped that they’d understand or at least syh "So, it tooka wolf--I love it I love shifting I love it here I love my mate, my friends, and ot the next question--about his level of control I got one about what my poere exactly, and then one about my interactions with la Aquelarre

Then, soht about Luciana and n of a good relationship, then I’d say ere on the best of terms I don’t trust her and I certainly don’t like her You heard what she said She wants to control me She made it perfectly clear that she’ll do whatever it takes to achieve that when she cursed et some questions about that before I was done, but for now,a bruja, I can’t Not from her"

I hadn’t really realized that I wanted to learn until I said the words After helping Meredith, I knew that I couldn’t avoid that part of iven I had to do better Be better

A bunch of people shouted questions all at once and I blinked through the heat of the fire It seemed like with every question I answered, there were twenty more I wasn’t sure hoas supposed to handle this

I think Donovan’s about to call this to an end, Dastien said

You think?

Yeah Look at his hands

They were fisted by his sides His knuckles hite, and a fine sheen of fur covered over their tops

He’s itching to He wanted to cancel the Tribunal froe where ere today It ht be too late for us

Yes

"--your turn to say so atout when I talked to Dastien through our bond

That’s your cue

Right I got out h theether, and I couldn’t h theain, and I realized this was dumb I didn’t need the cards I just had to speak from the heart

I tossed them in the fire and watched as the cards curled, the flaes until they were totally consumed

This was it Time forI had a glass of water before I started "I know that I’ve caused quite a stir since I showed up here Believe me, no one expected me to be here less than me" I blew out a breath "But now that I’m here, I don’t want to leave I know rules were broken, and that I lostthe change I’m not anymore I’ve accepted my wolf, the pack, and my mate I’d love it if I was accepted in return" I paused, trying to think of what I should say next "Even if I wanted to feel bad about not joining the coven, I don’t Maybe it was a disservice to them that I was bitten, but I don’t kno ize for soene for attacking her, but I was told that fights aging throughinsane accusations, and I losta wolf, and it was an adjust in a coup to take down this very pack, I didn’t call a Tribunal on her I forgave her and asked that the pack give her a second chance I hope that some of you will remember that Will put yourselves inabout what to do with reat if you could re bitten--can’t be undone We can only move forward And foron to the fact that she can separate me from the wolf, but each of you should kno i to see so A sea of faces stared back at me "I--" I cleared my throat "I wanted to also make it known that I’m not completely unreasonable I don’t want anyone else hurt because of the choices that Dastien and I have made Just know that any type of permanent separation will not be entertained by either of us" That was backed with just a little taste of power I didn’t want to push theave them a little bit of weakness, they’d exploit it for sure