Anthony knocked on the Conference Room door and waited for the ‘Come in’ before he opened the door for me. Then, he carried me into the room and gently placed me into my chair much to the chagrin of everyone in the room. He even gave me a kiss on the lips before he left. Talk about service. Wow.
Before we could get started again, my stomach decided to growl rather loudly as well which elicited some rather loud chuckles.
“Sounds like we need to order some snacks, especially for our mother-to-be,” announced King Friedrich.
No sooner had those words left his mouth than a knock was heard at the door. King Matthew bade them ‘Come in.’ It was my mother pushing a serving cart full of food with Allison behind her pushing another cart full of food and drinks.
“Excuse the intrusion Alpha Kings Matthew and Friedrich but we thought it would be time for a snack. I knew it would be time for Delta Melanie to have one so I thought I would make enough for everyone to enjoy,” my Mother announced happily.
“You’re just in time Lou, her baby already announced he was hungry and wanted food,” King Friedrich explained with a chuckle.
“Then, I’m just in time. I can’t have my grandbaby going hungry now can I?” exclaimed my Mother to everyone.
“Dutchess Louise,” the European Council stated in unison as they bowed toward her.
“Elders,” my Mother replied.
“Dutchess Louise, it’s a pleasure to see you again. It’s been a long time,” exclaimed Elder Allister.
“Indeed, it has been Elder Allister. It’s good to see you again. We must talk later to catch up,” beamed my mother.
“Indeed, we must,” echoed Elder Allister.
Mom made sure I had my Iron and Folic Acid pills along with my snacks. Then she left the Conference Room so we could attend our business. I was happily eating when I got a mind link from Alpha Richard telling me that Lunch will be served in the dining room at noon. I thanked him for the information.
After I had gotten comfortable and before I could call the meeting back to order again, Dad sent me a mind link stating that Clark Downing had been taken care of per Alpha King Matthew’s request. I thanked him and wrote out a note for King Matthew on a sheet of paper. I folded it and asked Beta Walsh to come over and deliver it to the Alpha King.
When the Alpha King read the note, he nodded in my direction and showed the note to King Friedrich who also nodded in my direction. I called the meeting back to order so we could finalize the punishment of Prince Michael.
“All right, let’s begin again shall we? Who wants to go first? Anyone?” I asked as I looked around the room.
“I believe Prince Michael should be tried for the assault of Dutchess Melanie and the feticide of her lost heir,” declared Elder Gustav in a booming voice that left no room for debate.
“I agree,” could be heard around the room from several Elders from both sides of the table.
“All right, are we ready to vote on this then?” I inquired once again to everyone in the room.
The Elders all shook their heads ‘yes.’
“All in favor of having Prince Michael stand trial for assault and feticide, raise your hand-it was a unanimous vote. Alright it is agreed upon. Where should he be tried-here in the U. S. or Europe? Think on it and we will come back to that question at the end if that is all right by you Elders while we discuss the issue of By-Laws. Next, we need to agree on the how we will handle the By-Laws of Prince Michael. Any suggestions Elders?” I inquired.
“Since he knowingly deceived us and our nation, he needs to face consequences publicly especially since we crowned his chosen mate a princess,” declared Elder Hawkins.
“I agree,” Elder Isaiah replied to his statement.
“According to the By-Laws, he can either choose to keep his chosen mate and be banished from the royal family or he can …” declared Elder Lee before he was interrupted by Elder Damon of the European Council.
“It’s He can keep his chosen mate if he voluntarily gives up his right to the throne or be stripped of the titled and be banished from the royal family,” corrected Elder Damon.
“How is it that the European Council knows your By-Laws better than you do? Hmm”? taunted Elder Dimitri.
“Now, now. Let’s not start all that. Let’s keep our eyes on what we need to accomplish. Hmm?” commanded King Friedrich.
“As you wish, Alpha King,” chorused the Elders.
“I think he needs to be stripped of his title publicly because he deceived the nation,” Elder Marshall stated vehemently.
“On that we agree,” Elder Hawkins stated.
“Okay, on the first part-should Prince Michael be stripped of his title? Let’s go ahead and take a vote. All in favor-8 to 2. Prince Michael will be stripped of the title of Prince. Now, shall it be done publicly or privately? All in favor of publicly-7 and privately-3. It shall be done publicly. Now, then where should he face his charges? Here in the U. S. where he committed them or in Europe? Let’s vote. U. S.-4 and Europe-6. Okay, it looks like he will face his charges in front of the European Council,” I declared.
“Do we have any questions so far?” I asked hoping I didn’t leave anything out.
No one raised their hand nor said anything so I took it as a sign that I didn’t miss anything.
“Alpha King Matthew, the next part is up to you. My father, Troy Miller, is assisting you, the Council warriors, and your pack warriors in locating your son Prince Michael who is a fugitive. When he is located, where do you want him to reside until he can be relocated to the Royal dungeons to await the Public de-titlement?” I asked him for the record.
“Delta Melanie, I would want him to reside here at the Brookwood Pack dungeons until we could make the proper arrangements for him at the Royal dungeons for him,” announced King Matthew.
“As you wish, Alpha King Matthew,” I replied.
“Alpha King Friedrich, before we bring this meeting to a close, have we satisfied the requirements to avoid a war between our two countries?” I inquired in hope that we have done our job.
“Yes, Dutchess Melanie. I believe I am satisfied that Prince Michael will be dealt with appropriately when he is caught. Now, we just have to catch him,” declared King Friedrich. “That is my only concern right now. The longer he is not in custody the more my ire brews and grows stronger. I am only patient for so long,” explained King Friedrich.
“Understood, Alpha King Friedrich. We are doing all we can to find Prince Michael. We have some very good trackers and our Elite Force looking for him. We’ll find him,” I declared.
“Very well,” noted King Friedrich.
“Now, I believe lunch is just about ready for us in the dining room. Delta Melanie, you did a good job. You handled this meeting like an expert,” praised King Matthew.
“Thank you, Alpha King,” I replied with a blush creeping across my face.
We all left the conference room for lunch. Anthony came in to carry me downstairs for lunch. I was greeted with a hug and kiss before he picked me up to deliver me to the dining room for lunch.
We were greeted with warm smiles and happiness by all we encountered. It was then that we introduced both Councils to Princess Sophia’s Second Chance Mate-Beta Mason of the Lakewood Pack.
It didn’t change a thing of what transpired in the conference room. Princess Wendy had already been taken back to the Royal pack under guard. She had been placed under ‘house arrest’ pending the outcome of the Council proceedings. Boy is she in for a rude awakening.