Chapter 126


    126 Punishments and Resolutions


    Luke


    Wended at the base in Woodw City. When we exited the helicopter, I breathed in Woodw City''s air and was


    d to be home. We moved towards the exit of the building and were greeted by a crowd of happy residents when we


    stepped out. People cheered and weed us home. The press was there, and they were in our faces.


    "Alpha, Alpha, please tell us how you sessfully overcame Regan after he double-crossed you and tried to cheat?" A


    man asked my father, shoving the mic in his face, and he looked at me and smiled.


    "You are asking the wrong Alpha," he said and pulled Stacy along with him, protecting her from the crowd as they


    made their way to the car. The press moved to me immediately, and I cursed under my breath because I did not need


    the attention right now.


    "Alpha, Alpha. Can you tell us what happened after Regan''s men shot the helicopter from the sky? The people need to


    know because we were worried," a woman asked, and I looked at Tia, who shook her head vehemently. I began to


    "I will make a press release exining the ordeal. Right now, my Luna and I have work to do." I said and guided Tia


    away from the press into the vehicle waiting for us. Mike was


    behind the wheels while the Alpha of Santa Braee and Stacy''s friend was there. I hoped the man wasn''t trying to cheat


    on his wife with the woman. That will be low. Especially after he took out Regan''s eyes for her.


    "Where is your souvenir, Alpha?" I asked, and he smiled at me. He pulled out a small ziplock bag from his inner pocket


    with a frozen eye in it.


    "Dude, put that away, please," I joked, and heughed and tucked it back to where he kept it.


    "Olivia and I were just discussing military prospects for the women in Santa Braee," he said, and I frowned at Olivia.


    "Are you nning to source fighters for him because the women you came with are already in the military? Processing


    will begin next week," I said, and she was dumbfounded.


    "Well, you beat me to it, Alpha Luke." Mark Winslow said, and I smiled.


    "Please call me Luke," I said, and he smiled.


    "And me, Mark. Do you think we can do business together?" He asked me, and I looked at Tia.


    "My wife runs Diamond Corp. I am sure she will happily go into an agreement with you as long as it is beneficial to both


    parties and inds," I said and sighed.


    "Thank you foring through," I said, and he smiled at me.


    "I wish I knew and helped sooner. It wouldn''t have led to this, and your men wouldn''t have died out there," He said,


    referring to the soldiers killed in the struggle before Tia arrived. We observed a moment of silence for them, and I


    vowed that their names would not be forgotten. A monument will be created in the park to pay our respect because


    they helped save the ind from a mad pimp.


    "We arrived at the mansion, and I gave the Alpha a room in my wing. He was happy about it. I told him we had toy off


    our staff because we did not know who to trust, but I told Bart to attend to his needs. Mike went to the room allotted to


    him, and Tasha, Tia, and I went to ours. Apparently, Caleb came home before he went to coordinate the arrest of the


    Alpha, and that was why they were no longer in the bunker.


    The moment we entered the room. I rushed at my wife. I managed to close the door and began to tug


    on her clothes.


    "You had a feverst night, you know." I said, taking my clothes off, " And you were murmuring a lot of


    things." I said and smiled at her. Lifting her up, I took her to the bedroom andid her on the bed. She


    had nothing on, but she looked like a goddess with her tiny bump. I leaned over her and travelled down


    with my kisses. She moaned and dug her nails into my skin, encouraging me to do more. I kissed her


    bump and took in her scent. I felt our baby''s heartbeat and could not wait to wee our child into the


    world. Spreading her legs wide. I breathed in her arousal and smiled. Using my tongue, I parted her lips


    and sucked on her clit. Her fingers ran through my hair and grabbed it. Tia moaned, and it was like


    music to my ears. My phone was ringing, but the world could wait.


    "Luke, Ahh," she moaned, "Your phone," she managed, but I did not stop.


    "Let it wait", I linked her, " All that matter is you."


    She came fiercely from my ministrations, and I did not waste time burying myself in her. I pumped and


    stared into her eyes. She looked beautiful. Her need for me drove me to the edge, and I pumped my


    heart into her, giving her everything I could provide. Words could not express my emotions in those


    moments; I hoped she felt it. She flipped us around with my back against the bedboard and began to


    ride. Sitting up, I ced my hands on her back to guide her while she ground herself on me. The


    pleasure shot into my head, but I needed her to ride her fill. She was so wet, and it felt so fucking good


    to be inside her.


    "I aming," She moaned, increasing her speed, and I held on because I felt myselfing too.


    "Come for me, darling," I said through the mind link, and she closed her eyes and came all over me. I


    could not hold it anymore. I shut into her, and it was intense. Gradually she slowed down and stopped.


    Still buried inside her, I pulled her close to my chest and kissed her neck. She pulled away to stare into


    my eyes and kissed me sweetly.


    "Now we can have peace," She said, and I smiled. She gently got off me, and I reached for my phone.


    It was Caleb. He had called me three times already. Still breathing like I had run a race, I called him


    back. He answered on the first ring.


    " Luke, everyone is waiting for you." He said, and I frowned because we just got there.


    ''We just arrived, Caleb." I said, and he sighed.


    "I know, but we have been waiting in the sentencing hall at the headquarters for an hour. I thought you


    would just go home and change ande back. Please hurry. I want to go home. The press is here,


    and all the Alphas that defected are here with Regan. You need to sort out the sentencing, so we can


    move on. I do not want to continue this matter tomorrow, Luke. I want us to put it behind us." He said,


    and I grumbled.


    "Have you called father?" I asked him, and I sighed.


    Neither he nor my mother is answering," He said, and I began tough, " Don’t go there, Luke; I do not


    want to even imagine what is going on in their room." He said and knew exactly why he couldn''t reach


    them.


    "I will tell them to join us," I said, and he thanked me and hung up.


    "Caleb?" Tia asked me,ying on her side and resting her head on her hand with her elbow supporting


    the weight.


    " Yes. We need to get ready and go to the sentencing hall. They have gathered the Alpha''s there." I


    said, and she widened her eyes.


    "That quick?" She said, and I nodded.


    "They left pretty early. I think about three in the morning.


    Caleb wants to get it over with. I do not me him, really." I said, and she smiled at me.


    "Have you figured out what you want to do to them?" She asked me, and I nodded.


    "I do not want to kill them; neither can I leave them to roam free. I have the perfect n for them in my


    head." I said, and she smiled at me.


    "Don''t tell me, Luke. Surprise mewhen we get there." She said, and I smiled.


    We showered together and got dressed. I linked my father, and he said they were ready too. Mike and


    Mark joined us at the front of the mansion, and we headed back to the headquarters.


    There was a crowd there still cheering. Multiple big screens were set up for the public to see the


    sentencing. The press was present, too, broadcasting it live throughout the ind. It was finally time to


    end the menace that calls himself Luis Moon and his cohorts.


    Tia and I walked into the hall hand in hand, followed by my father, Stacy, and then Mike and Mark. We


    were given seats. Stacy sat beside my father, and Tia sat beside me. Caleb was there, and he nodded.


    The Alpha of Bravadome was there. He was the only one that was genuinely Loyal. The rest of the


    Alphas defected, and they would pay for it dearly. Once we were settled, I nodded, and Caleb ordered


    them to bring the prisoners. I watched them march the Alphas shirtless and in silver chains; some


    looked defeated and remorseful, but two looked proud. If they knew what I had in store for them, they


    would be praying to the goddess at this moment.


    Regan was brought in one eye close, thanks to Mark.


    He had lost an eye and an arm in the battle, but I did not feel sorry for him. I looked at the screen and


    noticed that the journalist had focused on him. It was time to address them. I cleared my throat, and


    there was silence in the hall. I looked at the prisoners sternly while Tia squeezed my hand for support.


    " Regan, we tried to fight fair, and you chose to cheat. Teaming with the young Alpha of Neev, you


    double-crossed us when you realised you would not win the challenge. You had the option to tap out,


    and you would have been spared. All your friends and aplice would have been spared, but you


    chose to continue in your old ways and tried to cheat. If the goddess wasn''t on the side of truth, you


    might have won. " I said and sighed, then chose to address the treacherous Alphas. Their sentencing


    was going to be separate from Regan''s.


    "A Moon is not an Alpha by ceremony. A Moon is an Alpha because all the other ns were born from


    the Woodw n. Every Alpha with a key mark on this ind is a distant cousin of the Moons; that is


    why our ind is called Woodw Ind. A Moon''s key mark will always burn and override the key


    marks of all the Alphas of Woodw because they were born from our n. There is only one true


    alpha lineage on this Ind: The Moons. Allowing all of you to own a n without a burning key mark


    was a way to ensure everyone was cared for because as our poption increased, we could not care


    for everyone. You all chose to abuse that privileged and tried to use it to take the ind from us," I said,


    and my mark began to burn.


    "You tried to steal the Moon''s birthright. You tried to corrupt ournd. I am standing here angry that


    lives had to be lost for you all to be put in your ce. Those people that died yesterday had families.


    They had parents, children, mates and friends, and you took them away for the sake of your greed. I


    will be sentencing all of you because of your treachery. As Alpha of your ns, you still serve The


    Moons, but you turned your backs on the Moon family and sided with our enemy. Because of that, I am


    striking your family''s names from the Alpha list. No one in your family baring a Key mark will ever lead


    a n on this ind again.


    Additionally, a silver ring will be embedded in your spines. You won''t have ess to your werewolf


    abilities again, rendering you allpletely human. Finally, I am sentencing you all to life imprisonment


    with hardbour where you will age and die slowly, reflecting on your errors. This punishment applies to


    all of you except Regan, whom I will leave the sentencing to my father and his mate." I said and sat.


    "We did nothing wrong, Alpha. We just stayed out of the trouble and maintained a neutral stance. We


    didn''t act against you." One of the Alpha said, feeling hurt.


    "That is your crime," Tia said boldly, standing up. " As a


    lower alphas, you must protect the ind and the Moon Lineage no matter what. It is your first duty. None of you had


    the right to deflect or maintain a neutral stance. You all deserted your Alpha in his time of need and sided with his


    enemy with your inactions. Maybe the Alpha title got into all your heads, and you somehow began to believe you were


    equals with a Moon alpha. Tell me, do your marks burn?" she asked, and they were all silent.


    " Does it override others and burn brightly? Can you dominate another n? Do you feel a bond with others?" She


    asked, and they could not answer. Some of the Alphas averted their eyes from Tia. I felt her anger too.


    " I don''t think so. You all are just over-decorated and over privileged soldiers who forgot their ce. Your fathers failed


    to inform you of your duties to the Moon n, and that misconception gave you wings. I will be clipping those wings


    today. Henceforth unless you are a Moon with a burning Key mark, you cannot be referred to as Alpha again. Everyone


    with a key mark leading a n will be referred to as Beta, so you will always remember that there is a Moon above


    you." Tia said, and I wondered why I did not think of it that way. The whole Alpha thing must have gotten into their


    heads.


    They were taken out of the room, leaving Regan behind. My father looked at me and then looked at Regan and stood


    up.


    "Regan Adhit, you are one sick bastard. You coveted my wife for her money, and when you couldn''t have her, you killed


    her so you could nt your wife into my life to kill my son and me so you could take over the money and the Alpha


    position. Today I will tell you a secret. If all the Key mark-bearing Moon dies, there will be no Alpha on Woodw, and


    the marks of everyone on the ind will fade away because they are all connected to my bloodline. You would have


    turned the entire ind feral because of your greed. You im Stacy is your wife, yet you do not bear her mark. You


    tortured and abused her for years, using her as a tool to gain money and support, yet you im you loved her. You sent


    her to me damaged without me knowing it. You threatened and ckmailed her for years. Collecting money so you


    could gather support to lead an uprising against me. Today your time is up. Your lies have been exposed, and everyone


    knows that you are just a pimp from Tempaah aiming higher than his reach. You said your family''s name was stricken


    from the list of Alphas by my family. If that is what your father told you, then he has lied. You are not regarded as an


    Alpha because the Adhit bloodline is not from this ind. The Moons took pity on your ancestors and gave themnd


    many years ago. To be recognised, you must be connected to the Moon''s key mark; you must be a descendant of the


    Moon bloodline, which you are not. Dome has never had an Alpha. We were kind and amodating to your family,


    yet you betrayed us and tried to destroy our lives. I will condemn you to death because that is what is most befitting.


    Still, I will let my wife, the woman you hurt and tormented for years, pass the judgement she feels most befitting," He


    said, and Stacy looked stunned. My father sat and kissed her, then nodded that it was okay for her to speak. She


    smiled at him and then looked at Regan and stood up. He had anger on his single eye, and Stacy had a smirk on her


    face. I guess this was a dreame true for her.


    "Tom Regan Adhit, you have been cancer eating many people''s lives for years. I wish I had something to say, but I


    don''t. I feel nothing towards you, so I will not waste my breath on you. Death is an easy way out for you, so this is my


    punishment. Silver will be embedded into your back publicly for all to see. You will no longer have your wolf abilities


    anymore. So you can reflect on your mistakes. I sentence you to the eastern Prison of torture and hardbour for life.


    So you can experience the pain you put countless women and young girls through daily. You will be trained in this


    Prison just like you trained us, and your humiliation will be a public affair." She said and sat down. Her eyes were filled


    with satisfaction, and I knew she had closure. As if the man had run mad, He began tough while they took him away.


    After the sentencing, Markmended us and said he had learned a thing or two and that it was time for him to return


    to his ind. Tia told him to visit after she had given birth for them to sign the trade deal. He was thrilled and said he


    would look forward to it.


    TWO DAYS LATER.


    Caleb called me back to the right wing after breakfast. He sounded urgent, and Tia and I went in a hurry to see what


    the matter was. My father was on his knees while Stacy had a small bag in her hand. She was finally leaving him. She


    had tears in her eyes, and I knew then that she was still hurting.


    " What is happening?" Tia asked, and my father got up.


    "She is leaving me," He managed, and we all looked at Stacy.Belongs to N?velDrama.Org - All rights reserved.


    " I just need time, Aesop. This is the first time I will be truly free in my life. I just want to go home and think things


    through. A lot has happened between us, and I need time to heal. Every day I am scared you will kick me out of your


    room or out of the house. You have embarrassed me times without number that I had to develop a thick skin to


    continue to live with you. You shout at me at will and are quick to throw me out at every opportunity. I see Luke with Tia,


    and I know I deserve that kind of love too. I am grateful for all you did, Aesop and I still love you dearly, but I just need


    time. I need time to heal from the emotional trauma I have been through for thirty years. It turned me into a bitter bitch,


    Please understand." She said, crying profusely.


    "Please, Stacy, Stay. I will change. I will love you the way you want me to," My father pleaded, and she smiled at him.


    "Twenty years, Aesop, and you never let me im you. For twenty years, you never took a photo with me or hung my


    picture on your wall. For twenty years, I was in constantpetition with the ghost of yourte wife. I felt like a


    pleasure tool that could be discarded at any time. You have apologised and ept, but I need time to heal. I need time;


    please let me have this, Aesop. I do not want money from you.


    Tempaah in Dome and start a foundation to care for girls and women like me. Someone has to go back there to make a


    difference. Not everyone will bump into an Alpha that will sweep them off their feet and remove them from their


    troubles. Not everyone will find love the way I did. I just need time, Aesop, Please." she pleaded and wiped away her


    tears.


    "You can set up the foundation from here. You can still do everything you want here. Please, Stacy, do not leave me.


    Not now." my father pleaded, but it was clear her mind was made up.


    "She willeback, father," I managed, and he shook his head.


    "She might leave the ind. What will I do while she is away? " He said with pain and fear in his voice and turned to


    Stacy.


    "Let mee with you to Tempaah. I am no longer incharge we can.." He said, and she pleaded with him to be quiet.


    "Please, Aesop, I promise I will return when I am ready," she said, and my father felt defeated. He did not utter a word


    as she picked up her bags and exited the house. We went out, and a cab was waiting for her.


    "She will not return," My father muttered, and I did not know what to do. The truth is he was a bit unfair to her. I knew


    he kicked her out many times and humiliated her. I did not like her because of what she did to me, but I saw the unfair


    treatment. I hoped for his sake she returns. Stacy waved at us, and we waved back and watched the cab go.


    "She will return, Alpha; she loves you. Her heart won''t let her stay away for too long," Tia said to my father, trying to


    console him, but he did not utter a word. Instead, he dragged his feet back into the house and straight to his bedroom.