Fox Dish (Madison Wolves #6) by Roseau Robin

Author:Roseau, Robin [Roseau, Robin]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Robin Roseau
Published: 2013-09-14T04:00:00+00:00

Banishment

As soon as we convened after lunch, I stood up and addressed Daniel. "I have questions."

"I thought you might."

"The Madison alpha has brought these charges to me. I wish some additional clarification of the charges. With the exception of the charges of trespassing and perhaps endangerment of a pack asset, as I understand these charges, they may only be applied to a member of the pack. Is that accurate?"

"It is," he said.

"Well then, I move that the majority of the remaining charges be immediately dismissed, as I was not a member of the pack when the events in question occurred."

I leaned on the table, looking directly into Daniel's eyes. He returned my gaze then spoke calmly. "Well, if that were true, you would have legitimate cause for dismissal of most of these charges. When did you notify your alpha that you were removing yourself from the pack?"

"I didn't," I said. "She banished me."

Lara didn't say a word.

"I am afraid I am confused," Daniel stated. "Did you receive some sort of official notice you had been banished?"

"Yes," I said. "Elisabeth told me."

"I did no such thing," Elisabeth stated firmly.

"You certainly did!" I said hotly.

Daniel raised his hand. "Alpha," he said clearly. "Did you receive written notice?"

"No, of course not."

"Did your alpha tell you that you had been banished?"

"No."

"So your evidence is that your head enforcer informed you that you were banished, a claim she denies?"

"She did tell me I was banished," I said. "And yes, that is my evidence. Does anyone doubt my word?"

"I did not tell her she was banished," Elisabeth repeated.

"You did!" I repeated.

Daniel held his hand up again. "Alpha, perhaps there has been a misunderstanding. We should calmly-" and he stressed that word, "arrive at the cause of the misunderstanding."

"She told me I was banished," I said in a quieter voice.

"Enforcer," Daniel said. "Do you know why your alpha believes she was banished?"

"Yes," Elisabeth said. She faced me. "Alpha, I did not tell you that you were banished. What did I tell you?"

I ran her question through my head several times. "You told me if I did not return to Madison by noon the next day, I would be banished. I did not return." I paused. "You lied. Elisabeth, you lied to me!" I glared at Lara. "We agreed there wouldn't be any lies like that!"

"I didn't lie, Alpha," Elisabeth said calmly. "At the time I stated the words, that was Lara's plan, one I pressed on her."

"I changed my mind," Lara said. "Also at Elisabeth's urging. And Serena's."

I looked between the three of them. "I could have come home," I said quietly. I considered everything, and it all rushed at me. I began to hyperventilate. "I could have come home. Oh god, I'm never going to see my babies again, and I could have gone home."

I slumped back into my chair and buried my face in my hands.

I could have gone home. I had been welcome back home the entire time.

No one said a word. No one attempted to comfort me; I wouldn't have accepted their attempts, anyway.

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