Alpha Rick
Chapter 78

Third Person POV

The day came when Noah and the alphas in question were going to face the werewolf elders and the king's council. And Livie was not going to stand back and do nothing. She was prepared with a little surprise for them. A surprise that even Ricky, Hunter, and her brother were not ready for. Thanks to her new title of Luna and a great amount of help from other lunas, she managed to do her own collection of evidence and testimonies.

But first, she walked delicately down the stairs to the dungeons down to section four, the last cell down the hallway. She held a plate of food in one hand and a glass of water in the other. "Good morning, Luna." the guards gelgreeted her with a smile as they opened the door for her to continue walking past the hallway. "Good morning. Did you guys have breakfast already?" she asks with a warm smile. "Yes, Luna. Thank you for asking."

"Good. Good. Open the door, please." She demands them, making them look at each other with concern. Leah sat with her head down, and hands prompt on top of her knees. Her hair was a mess and her clothes were dirty. She had torn apart the blankets and taken off her shoes, throwing them at one of the guards days ago. To keep her from harming herself and the guards, Ricky had demanded she be left without shoes.

"It's ok. I got it under control." Livie says, smiling at them. They were skeptical, but they followed her instructions and kept a close, eye on her to make sure Leah would not hurt her. "Thanks, guys," she says as she walks past them and places the plate and water on the floor since Leah had torn apart the small table inside her cell.

"Good morning, Leah," Livie says in a warm voice,smiling at Leah. Leah brushes her leg closer to her body, turning closer toward the wall. "What do you want, Olivia?"

"Just brought you food and water. Today is the trial for the alphas. But no thanks to you for trying to steal all the evidence Skylar had gathered through his mom." Livie says, making Leah growl. "Now now. This is all your fault, Leah. You are in these walls because of your own doing. Be glad I even bother bringing you food. You never cared to do the same for me. Remember?" Livie says, tilting her head to the side.

"Leave me alone, Olivia. The last I want is to see your stupid face. I don't need you coming down here for every freaking meal. I rather starve than eat your damn food." she says, making Livie chuckle. "Afraid I'll poison you? I'm not you, Leah. Unlike you... I have a heart." Leah was ready to attack Livie again, but the guards were quick to stop her.

"Eat your food, Leah. There is no point in punishing yourself more. Let us do the punishing for you, will you?" Livie says teasingly.

As always, Leah and Livie exchanged words, bickering for a while before Livie left. Her pregnancy was making her soft, making sure that Leah had warm food and was warm at night when sleeping. But Leah was not budging. She refused any help, raging in anger every time she saw Livie come back with new blankets and warm food. There was no use. She knew she would be here for the rest of her life, and if she had to just die, then she'd try and speed the process. But the hunger was getting to her, making her feel vulnerable and weak.

Livie left and waited for Ricky to join her as they drove to the council's building.

Every alpha in question was seated to stand trial together, all smugged with a wicked smiles on their face. They were sure that the evidence Ricky, Kaiden, and Hunter had submitted would not be enough to prosecute all the alphas. Maybe Noah and Hector would rot in jail, but most were sure... they'd walk free after this trial, giving them a chance to lay low for a while before going back to their business of corruption and selling off rogue girls to other alphas.

Each one pleaded not guilty, looking at the elders and the king with a smile, head held high and chest out with pride. They smiled, giving threatening glares at the girls who were going up on the stand one by one to give their testimony before the king. Then... it was Noah's turn, and one girl after another gave a gruesomely detailed description of the torture and mistreatment they had suffered at his hands. He forced them to submission and sold them to other alphas to be their slaves, trafficking the girls into a life of slavery. The king only became angrier, giving daggers at the alphas in question.

The trial had taken hours and yet, there was no result. The king closed his eyes, pinching the curve of his nose in frustration. "I think we are due for a break. We've been here nearly five hours. Take them away. We'll have an hour recess." the king says, gesturing to his men to take all the alphas away.

"Baby, you don't need to be here. I think it's fair to say these guys will be going into the king's dungeon for a long time. It doesn't look good for them, even if they like to think otherwise. We're done. We won, Livie. These girls are finally free." Ricky says, holding my hand comfortingly. "I know. But I want to be here. Besides, we still have a few, more girls to talk to. And I want to talk too. I need to give my statement too, Ricky. And besides, there are two more witnesses to go on the stand that haven't arrived." I say, making him look at me puzzled.

"No... I think we went through every girl we had, baby."

"Not all. I saw you brought five of the girls I had mentioned to you. But there are two more that need to go up. I just got a text from one of them about a half hour ago. They should be here by the time we go back inside." I say, making him look at me confused. "But, are you sure? Who are they?" he asks, making me chuckle.

I looked at Hunter who was talking away with Kaiden and Molly as my brother and Dad stood next to them smiling. I know Hunter and Ricky had a friend back when they were kids. She disappeared out of nowhere without a trace.

Her dad was part of the trial. He was the beta to his pack but the money and power he was given by his alpha was not enough. He was filled with greed. When his wife found he had impregnated someone else, she was over the top angry. But he forced him to steal the little girl away from her mother and gave her a shitty life of revenge for his infidelity, allowing the older step-brother and step-sister to bully her.

That went on until the day her step-brother tried to attack her in hopes to kill her, ending in hurting Kayla. I was so mad when I heard about this. The poor girl had been collateral damage, and had difficulty walking for a while from damaged disks on her back. Hunter never knew why she disappeared nor did Ricky, but today, they will know the truth.

I was craving Chinese badly, so we all decided to go for Chinese. Molly was almost due, and she did not hold back in her cravings smothering all of her food with teriyaki sauce and Sriracha. I won't lie, my mouth watered too, but too much spicy gave me major heartburn. Once we ate, we came back to the building where they were holding the trial and we walked inside and went back to our seats. The trial returned to section, but my girls were nowhere in sight. I grabbed my phone and asked where they were. If they didn't arrive soon, the two men would not get all the time they deserved.

It was my turn to stand. I quickly sent my message and walked to the stand. Question after question, I gave specific details of how Noah had tortured and mistreated me, how I saw all those times of him and Gunther forcing themselves on countless girls. I told them of all the times he would let other alphas come into our pack and do the same to the girls he held captive. He used them until most were close to death, then sent Gunther to get rid of them. I couldn't help but cry as I reminisced on those days and those girls that I so badly wished I could help. "And why didn't he ever let those alphas touch you? What made things different for you?" One of the king's advocates asked, making Ricky growl.

"I... I'm not sure. I guess, maybe he felt a little guilty." I said, making him look at me thoughtfully. He touched his chin and then wrote more notes down on his papers. "My mother was his destined mate, but he rejected her," I said, getting cut off by the council member. "Why did he reject her?" he asked, making me pause as I looked at him irritatedly. "Because she was an omega. He saw her as weak and useless." I said, shooting daggers Noah's way. "So who is your father? Alpha Noah, or,"

No. My father is the rightful Alpha. He's always been the rightful alpha of the Silver Moon Pack. When my father, the rightful ALPHA!" I said assuringly, making Noah tense. By now, everyone knew he had stolen the pack from my dad and tried to kill him, not once, but twice. "Of our pack... found that he was destined to my mother as her second chance mate, he was over the moon. He had been waiting for a mate for over a few years. He loved my mother from day one and never mistreated her. But- things changed between Noah and my father." I said, recalling what I had found out.

As I was almost done with my testimony, I saw them, the girls I had been waiting for. My face lit a little, whipping my tears away as I stood tall. "Anything else we can add to all this? Anyone else that we haven't heard from?" the king asks as the girls walk inside, making Ricky, my brother and Hunter who had been staring at me and consoling his sister turn quickly, feeling the cold gust of wind from their fast pace.

It was as if something inside my brother had sensed her presence. He was shocked as she walked inside the room with her head held high and fingers interlacedmim in front of her.

"My dear, who might you be?" the King asked with a warm smile seeing her delicate features and timid appearance. "My... my name is Isabella Swan. I am the daughter of Amador Swan. The Alpha of The Blue Lagoon Pack." she says, unable to look up. My brother Brandon was about to stand, making me look at him puzzled.

Then he utters out the words at the same time as she sniffles and looks back at him. "Mine!" he growls, making everyone's eyes widen in shock. My brother... out of all the places, had found his mate here, in the trials to imprison all these miserable alphas. "And who is this young lady with you?" The King asks, gesturing to the smaller girl next to her.

"This is Kayla. My little sister."

"STEP...Sister." a young guy says amid all the apprehended alphas. "Step sister?" the king asks. "Technically yes. But to me... she's my sister," she replies, making him smile.

"Alpha Taylor Swan. Is he your brother in question?" the king asks, making Isabella turn toward the younger alpha, making him grit his teeth, and giving her a deadly stare. "Y... yes," she says, feeling fear for her and her sister.

There was too much she was hurting, too much she was hiding, and sadly... she had a long hard life of recovery ahead of her. But if my brother was her mate, I have no doubt he would protect her. She was in good hands now... IF she accepted him.