Bullied Mate Of The Lycan Kings
Chapter 167

Lacs pov

My suspicions were confirmed by the time we arrived at the council gates. Not waiting for Ren to even drive in, she stretched out her hands and the gates blasted open, the guards running around in a state of momentary confusion. By the time we got down from the car there was already a wall of soldiers trying to block the entrance and one of them rushed forward.

"Stop now or we will have to force you to."

"Dahlia smiled. "When will mortals understand to pick their battles wisely?" With a wave of her hand, the soldiers were sent flying and they dropped to the ground, looking lifeless. Did she take their souls?

There was no time to determine that because as soon as she was done disposing of the men that were blocking us, she summoned a tornado of darkness and wind and lifted us up until we were directly staring at the boardroom where the meeting was held from outside. Creating a huge gash in the windows, she floated us in and the intense argument that had been going on immediately died as they stared at the open hole in the wall and at us in horror.

One of the elders slammed a fist on the table and he rose to his feet but before he could speak, most likely to ask what the hell was going on, Dahlia opened her hands and lassos of darkness reached out and wrapped around the throat of some specific council members.

Her eyes glowed and immediately all the lights in the room went off. Something like a white screen appeared from nowhere and like we were all watching a movie, scenes showing some of these council members going about their day started to play on the screen. I realized in awe and fear that she was projecting memories of those that the lassos were tied around their necks.

The memories kept filtering like someone was changing the channels until it settled on one scene. It was a different boardroom but some of the council members were "present. Sitting at the head of the table was Victor, the slimy bastard, and there were people I had never seen before seated on the other side of the room. Humans. Hunters.

"We know why you have gathered for this meeting and we have our concerns as well." Victor said and one of the humans, the one who sat at the center, I presumed he was their leader nodded.

"Everyday Shadow cove increases in size and number and we humans cannot continue to live in fear that one day you may come for us. We both know that you are stronger and more powerful than we will ever be."

"That is why I have a solution that will benefit us all." Victor replied and when I looked around, I saw that everyone else was as engrossed in the scene as I was, some looking shocked while the guilty ones looked uncomfortable.

"We do not consider Gold crest, your suppliers of arms as a part of us anymore and them remaining at our borders is a cause for concern because it is only a matter of time before they attack us. If we hand them over to you, it means that we will reduce in size like you said and in return, rid ourselves of our enemies. It also means that you will be able to have access to enough gold and rhodium to be able to protect yourselves from others while making sure that you and our kind can continue to thrive in peace.

In exchange, you will leave us alone. The rest of Shadow Cove is not to be touched by you or your kind for generations to come. That is the agreement that will be signed in blood between us."

There was a gasp from those watching and while the humans deliberated, I finally realized where I had seen the human that was heading the hunters before.

He was a popular congressman that had signed an alliance treaty to not attack our kind as long as werewolves didn't attack them. It was because of this alliance that humans had been allowed to freely cross the borders and even go to school here. The alliance was clearly not s**t if the humans were so willing to take up arms to kill us like animals.

As soon as the congressman agreed and shook Victor on it, the screen disappeared and when light returned to the room, some of the guilty council members started to cry out that they were innocent.

"Surely you can't believe that. She's a witch, using dirty magic tricks on all our minds. She's just like her father."

One of the men yelled.

A ferocious growl rumbled in Dahlia's throat and one minute, he was screaming, the next, a giant scythe created from darkness appeared in her hand and she cleaved the councilman in two.

There was nothing to be heard but the drip drip drip of blood pouring from his severed body to the ground and his body dropped like a sack of dead meat, hitting the ground with a dull thud

Pandemonium broke out among the others that had been found guilty as they all started running towards the door, climbing over each other, desperate to escape. Giant spikes erupted from the ground where they stood, impalling them with eerie precision and ending their futile struggle.

- The silence in the room was filled with the stench of terror from the remaining council members that were alive. Some could not believe what had just happened, while others, like my mother, looked relieved and satisfied at the punishment meted out even though I could still see her discomfort at the gruesome way Dahlia had massacred them.

"No matter their sins, they are supposed to stand trial. You cannot come in here and do as you please, child. There is an order to things." One of the women said and Dahlia chuckled, her gentle laugh increasing before she suddenly stopped, further confusing the

room.

"Lily, dear, she is right" Ren's mother said and that was when Ren and I realized why they were horrified. Cade was the one who beat us to it, answering the council calmly. "She isn't Lily. Not now anyway. This is Dahlia"

It took a moment for the council to understand what Cade had said and why it was a big deal.

There were collective gasps in the crowd and I saw my mother being the first of many to quickly incline her head in respect at the presence of a goddess in our midst.

"I don't need your greetings. I need retribution for what was done to the pack of one of my mated."

"Can you explain what happened, Cade?" My father asked and Cade went on to explain what happened at the pack, his eyes darkening as he recounted the attack and the c*****e. When he was done, there were sorrowful faces that mourned the fallen. Ren stepped forward, his face solemn.

"The council was created to check the power of the Alphas and Lunas, to prevent tyranny and arbitrary rule, but what has happened here is enough to show how most of the council has now been overrun by greed and corruption and who is behind all of this. Victor has done nothing but gun for monopoly of Shadow cove and for long he has been working to make sure that he has most of the council on his side. By having control over majority of the council, the equality and fairness that the council should represent is no more and instead of speaking on how Dahlia carried out justice, the rest of you must figure out how to make Victor pay for his crimes."

Ren's words were followed by mutinies and as the council deliberated,

"There is no need for much deliberation. I will take my men and drag Victor by the beard if I have to-"

"You are not going to have the honour of apprehending him, Ignazio, I say you let Silver Moon handle this one"

Ren caught my eyes and a silent agreement passed through us, and just as I was about to take Dahlia's hand and get the f**k out of here, Ren's eyes glowed with a bright light, the way ot usually does when he uses his powers. "What is it?"

He remained quiet, painfully still, his eyes glowing. And then he whispered.

"Aiden. He's awake"

"Let's go and get him. We don't need the council on our „Side anymor"

Ren raised a hand, stopping me mid sentence. His face had gone pale, sweaty. "He's in a dungeon of sorts... No-" he gasped, "he's in lab. There are- **k!" He cussed silently,

"there are other werewolves in cages all around him. Other ... creatures. Victor is talking with someone else about another wave of attacks-"

"We just cleaned house with the hunters. They'll be stupid to attack again."

Ren shook his head, "I don't think he's talking about the hunters. In any case, we need to be ready. Civilians must stay indoors in their safe rooms." He murmured, his eyes searching, "it doesn't look like they're in Night Shade either. I'm trying to replace the location. I need a minute

A minute turned to a few agonizing minutes. He raked his hands through his hair.

Suddenly, he stilled, his entire body froze like he had been doused in ice. He lost concentration, his eyes returning back to their golden brown colour. And then, he stared right at Dahlia, nothing but horror in his eyes.

I saw Dahlia sway slightly on her feet. Rushing to her side, I caught her before she fell and panic bled into my chest when she clasped a hand over her chest, breathing hard, her face pale and eyes wide in confusion. "Dahlia, what's wrong?"

"I don't know," she blurted out and before she could say more, she held her stomach and started to scream, her wails ringing through the entire room.

Kneeling on the ground with her in my arms as she writhed in agony, I could only look on as Ren rushed to kneel beside me, his hands shaking as he tried to heal her. He must have expended all his energy on Cade and his search for Aiden because his powers were not working. If anything, it was making it worse.

"No no no," Ren whispered, tears rolling down his cheeks as he forced more power into his hands. His hands pressed down on her. "Come on. Come on... please please please."

Her shirt was becoming soaked with blood and when I raised it up, my face blanched, terror tightening my chest as deep incisions appeared along her abdomen and stretched into her pelvis.