Page 39 of Blood Pearl
Lykos, “I’m sorry Eve. Nay.”
Roman, who shows how angry he is with her and the situation with the scowl on his face, “Nay.”
Cinder, “Nay.”
Myself, “Nay. I declare that Eve Planter is to be removed from her position on the council. You will be vacated from your property forthwith, and an allocation made for a new smaller property. You will have a choice of three, but if you refuse all three, you will be removed from the area in which case you will become rogue or you will require permission from an alpha to join their pack.”
“When will you remove the cuff?” Eve asks.
“The cuff will be removed once you are settled in at your new property and we know you are not going to do something silly, like going to visit the Blood Pearl Pack. Prove to us you are not going to look for some kind of undeserved retribution. Eve, you have served well, but your jealousy has changed you and not for the better. Look for new avenues to occupy your time, and to find peace with your life.” I give her what I hope is a comforting look, but from this moment her life has changed and maybe not for the better.
Eve doesn’t reply, but it is fairly obvious she has to face the future alone and it will be different from what she would have predicted. She is led away with no fuss.
Once everyone has left the chambers, I take a calming breath and write out the report for the files. Every meeting, I write a report and place in a folder for anyone that may need to see a kind of transcript of a meeting. It has come in useful in the past, and I’ll continue to do it even though it’s time consuming.
Placing the report away, I can now move on to other things I need to get done today. But one has to be waiting for the report from Warrior Mitchell, who was the warrior with the highest authority of the three attending Eve.
I walk out of chambers and to my private office, taking a moment to freshen myself in the en-suite washroom. Behind my desk, I pick up my phone when it starts to ring.
“Hello, Councilman Flint speaking.”
“I know who it is, you fool. I just rang you.”
Looking closer at my phone, I notice it’s Alpha Chet who is contacting me. “What is it I can do for you, Alpha Chet?”
“I want to know the conclusion of the case with Eve Planter.” As always, Alpha Chet is right to the point.
“Eve Planter was removed from the council this morning. If you have any problems with or from her, you must let me know immediately.”
“Oh, I will, but it may be after I deal with her myself.”
“If you have an issue with her, it is not council business, unless it causes a problem… you know it’s pointless as I cannot say anything. As Alpha of a pack, you know what the laws are.”
“Yes, I do. I also won’t be putting up with her on my pack lands knowing she’s now not on the council.”
“Has she caused you trouble previously?” I can’t help but ask.
“She has caused everyone a problem, so you can expect her to not be welcome anywhere from this point forward. Now, let’s change the subject. What do you know about Taria?” Alpha Chet surprises me by asking.
“Taria is a lovely young she-wolf. Over-protected by her mother, which was relaxed when she became Alpha due to her many commitments. She should have had a role in the pack, one that grounded her, but I think Aurora wanted her to find her own place within the pack, settle where she felt most comfortable. Instead, it left her floundering, not having a true purpose. But, don’t think she isn’t going to be a great Luna, because she is. I’ve seen with my own eyes her knuckling down to learn all the roles of the pack. Her training is good, and Warrior Roul has reported to me she is growing in strength and style every day. She’ll be an excellent mate for Bronze, but he also needs to show he can be a fit mate. So far, he's shown her he finds her lacking, asked her to prove herself. What kind of start to a bond is that?”
“I agree with all you have said, and Luna Sage wasn’t thrilled with him. We understand why he feels she has to be a good fit because our pack is, and always has been about strength and leadership. Bronze is worried that if she doesn’t show herself in a good light, they will reject her as the Luna and that would leave him in a dangerous position of does he leave the pack with his mate, or reject her for the pack’s benefit.” Alpha Chet sighs on the other end of the phone line, and I can understand all parties but cannot interfere unless it becomes council business.
“I’m sure it will sort itself out, but let me know if I can do anything to help the situation. I will watch Taria and I will step in if she needs any support. As Alpha of the Blood Pearl Pack, Aurora, as you know, cannot interfere when Taria leaves the pack to train with the other Lunas and I’m sure that is going to happen.”
“Okay, will do. But know if Eve Planter tries to come onto my pack's land, I will turn her away. We don’t want her toxic person here.”
“You do what you need to do, Chet.”
“I will,” Alpha Chet replies and then closes out the call.
Seems something more is going on with Eve, her wolf Misty doesn’t speak with me anymore. Bruno mind links.
‘It seems we took our eye off her and we shouldn’t have. I had a feeling all was not right with her, but I didn’t know what was wrong,’ I respond.
Misty sounded tired the last time we communicated. It sounded like she’d given up and wanted to go back to the Goddess. I tried to ask more, but she blocked me, and has never spoken to me since then.
‘I will try to find time to speak to Eve. I’ll see if there is anything I can do to help her.’