Chapter Sixteen #2
“They won’t do anything.” She scoffed.
“They might not…but King Rowan doesn’t look kindly on this kind of thing.
” My treat hung in the air and I watched the color drain from her face.
My threat hit the mark and the two women handed over the tablets, and then I gestured to the other four.
“Open them.” They complied, and I handed them out.
Then turned to the crowd. I sent out my aura and called out.
“Silence.” The room quieted down. “To ensure the fastest check in possible, we will each call out a name in Alphabetical order. Starting with the names that start with A. Make way for the people coming up. I want everyone to run up as fast as they can to check in and then move on. Is that understood?”
There was a chorus of yeses, and then I lined the girls up. I gave them an order to call out and then we got started.
We called name after name and checked them is as fast as we could. Thankfully we had an efficient app that hid names we had already checked in. The longest part of everything was waiting for everyone to run up.
I checked the time, and we weren’t going to make it. So I mind linked Vince.
Alpha Vince.
Yes Amy?
Did you select the ladies working the check-in desk?
Yes, I did. Why?
Did you give them instructions to exclude as many unranked wolves to get them expelled?
There was a long pause, and then his answer was too cheerful. Of course not. Why would I do that?
Good. Then I expect you to extend the check in time.
Wait. I can’t do that. Vince sputtered.
Why not?
Because I made the announcement, whoever doesn’t make it will be expelled.
So you are telling me you are going to expel a Gamma Beta and two Alphas? My voice was incredulous.
What do you mean? They were given explicit instructions to allow every ranked wolf in before the unranked?
So you told them to exclude unranked wolves? I could feel my anger rising.
I pulled out my phone and I called Rowan again.
“Amy, I am really busy here.”
“I understand and I apologize for calling you again, but if you do nothing, you will need to appoint a new dean and I will have to be imprisoned for murder.”
He coughed and then refocused on me. “Tell me what he did.”
“There is an assembly today for an announcement.”
“I know. I’m here inside waiting for everyone to be seated.”
“Well I am outside, checking in wolves as fast as I can because Vince made an announcement saying that any wolf not checked in by.” I looked at my phone.
“Now, will get expelled. And the Luna and her wolf that were checking us in were purposefully ignoring the unranked wolves, hoping to get them all expelled.”
“What did you just say?” His voice dropped three octaves and goosebumps hit my skin.
“There are at least a hundred and fifty left out here with me. I also have another Alpha, a Beta, a Gamma and two unranked wolves, with me helping check everyone in. But when I mind linked Vince to tell him about it, he said he couldn’t change the order of expulsion.
He also said he had told the Luna of the Dark Forest pack to allow in ranked wolves first and then allow in unranked members.
” I looked at the rest of the people in front of me.
“He did this on purpose and if I handle it, there will be bloodshed.”
I didn’t realize that everyone was staring at me until I disconnected the call. I turned back to everyone and just huffed out a breath. “Keep checking everyone in.”
“It’s too late.” Wendy was almost in tears.
“No. This king will handle it.” I was certain of that.
“Are you sure?” Hanna grabbed my hand and I nodded.
“I am.” So we all turned back and kept checking people in.
“Alpha Amy?” Someone we checked in called back to us.
“Yes.”
“The doors are locked.” Everyone froze and then one girl started to sob.
“Please. Everyone.” I raised my hands, waving the tablet in my hand. “I swear to you that you will not be expelled.”
“You can’t promise that.” Someone called out, and the room erupted into crying.
“Listen.” I raised my hands. “There is very little I promise, as I can never guarantee the future. But I swear to you that no one will be expelled.”
Toya stepped up next to me. “Amy is correct. We won’t allow this to go unchecked.” Toya shook her head.
We finished checking everyone in and we waited. I went to the door and I pounded on it. Then waited some more.
I then called my father. “Daddy?”
“Hey pup. What’s wrong?”
“Vince.” It was my only answer before his growl sounded loudly through the speaker.
“What has he done?”
“Expelled me. Well, me and about a hundred and fifty others. He targeted unranked wolves. I called Rowan and I know he is handling it, but I was hoping you can put some pressure on the council.”
“What do you mean?”
“Toya daughter of the…” I trailed off and looked at her and she smiled.
“Lightstone pack.”
“Toya, the daughter of the Lightstone an Alpha, has also been expelled because of his idiotic rules. Can you call the council and threaten to pull funding from the school and also the council?”
I heard an intake of breath. But then my father howled in laughter.
“Smart pup. Smart.” I heard him pick up the office phone.
He was silent for a few seconds before he called out.
“Council member Alpha Theo, please.” There was another break as I waited to hear anything.
“Councilman Theo, thank you for taking my call. Yes, yes, you are very welcome for the funding I sent for the third quarter. That is exactly one of the reasons I called.” There was a pause with a muffled voice on the other line.
“Daddy, I can’t hear.” There was a click and the councilman’s voice came from the speaker.
“What can I help you with, Alpha Gavin?”
“I heard the council and the king are at Lycus University today to deliver the information that the Alphas have decided upon.”
“Yes, we are. The assembly is about to start.”
“Well, it better not start until all the students are accounted for.” There was a threat in my father’s voice. And I heard the man gulp.
“What do you mean?”
“Do not play dumb Theo. I know there are over a hundred and fifty kids that are outside the auditorium. I also know Vince threatened to expel them.”
“Gavin…it isn’t like that. They were given a timeline.”
“I’m going to make this fucking simple, Theo. Open those fucking doors or I pull all of my funding. The funding for the school, for the council, and all the bullshit I support.”
“You can’t mean that…”
“Oh I do.” My father’s voice dropped low. “My daughter is out there and so is the daughter of the Lightstone pack.”
“They were supposed to be inside.”
My father paused and his voice dropped even lower.
“I’m going to make this very simple, Theo.
I know you aren’t dumb enough to work with Vince to expel unranked wolves because of your fucking prejudice.
I know you aren’t stupid enough to lose the four point seven billion dollars I donate per year.
And I know you aren’t dumb enough to be moving against the king behind our backs. ” The line grew silent.
“The king just came into the room. I have to go.” But before he could hang up the phone, I heard Rowan’s voice boom.
“What the fuck do you think you are doing here? Get those fucking doors open now before I kill every one of you for treason and rebellion.” There were gasps around the room and someone started stammering.
“You do not get to expel anyone from this school. You are the fucking dean that oversees the every day happenings around here but the decisions are mine to make and mine alone.” Then there was a sound as if his hands were hitting the table.
“Now let me remind you that you are my council, but you do not fucking make decisions either. You counsel me, but again I decide. What you are doing is treason and I will handle it as I see fit, unless you fucking open those doors and let those wolves in.” His voice dropped lower. “Now.”