“Eden .” He called . ” Go serve us some wine .”
Eden nodded . “Yes prosecutor .” She said as she quickly obeyed his words and rushed out the room.
“So where were we-“The prosecutor started before a loud knock interrupted him .”Are you f*****g serious ?” He asked , clearly unhappy about being disrupted.
“COME In!’ He shouted in an irritated tone.
My eyes widened in shock and horror as a few guards walked in dragging James along with them . It seemed like one guard alone wasn’t enough to hold him down as they even struggled to drag him in now . Long , heavy chains travelled from his tied hands behind his back straight up to his neck . He was bleeding from head to toe , his body full of deep nasty wounds , the b***d was dripping onto the floor , tainting it. His breathing was hard as his gaze went to Austin’s as if to apologize for getting caught , my heart ached at the look he gave him. If I was feeling this way at seeing James like this , I couldn’t even imagine what it felt like for Austin to see his brother in such a state.
“We caught this one lurking around the castle .” One of the guards finally spoke , pulling at the chains once more so that James fell forward.
Austin stiffened besides me . “Get those f*****g chains off him !”
The prosecutor rose a dark brow at Austin . “I presume you know this intruder .”
Austin’s dark gaze pierced through the prosecutor , I could practically feel the anger radiating off his body .”He’s my brother .”
“Ah I see . ” The prosecutor said taking a step closer to James . “As far as I know you have two brothers .”He continued as he placed a finger under James chin forcing him to look him straight in the eye . “What’s your name ?”
James spat b***d at his face . The guards pulled harder at the chains at his sign of disrespect , I winced unable to imagine the kind of pain he was in.
“His name is James .” I answered frantically when it seemed like James wasn’t going to answer them anytime soon , I just couldn’t stand to see him in pain , couldn’t see them torturing him with the chains . James looked like he rather died than speak a single word to the members of the council , his lips were set in a straight line and he had a murderous expression on his face.
“Alpha of the Moonlight Shadow Pack .” The prosecutor said , his eyes regarding James with interest now . “Like your brother’s pack , we’ve also heard a lot about yours , the third most powerful pack ever known with a lot of similar stories to that of Austin’s . “
James remained silent , his eyes narrowed .
“We have two of the world’s most powerful Alphas’ in our company today interesting .” The only female member of the council finally commented .
A door opened providing us with a distraction and a few seconds later Eden walked in with the glasses filled with wine on a tray , her eyes taking in the scene in front of her , they travelled from my horror struck face to Austin’s deadly pissed off one and finally fell on James on the ground.
I watched the terrified look on her face as her eyes widened , James looked up in her direction as if sensing her eyes on him and as soon as his gaze fell on her , a loud possessive growl escaped his mouth as he pulled at the chains aggressively as if to get to her. A mighty roar escaped his mouth when he realized he couldn’t break the chains . Eden gasped and the tray fell from her hands , crashing to the floor.
What the hell was happening ?
When James continued to roar and thrash against the chains almost desperately , the guards took out a long whip and before any one of us could react lashed it against his bare back .
I winced at the loud sound it made upon contact as more b***d flowed from his body , the stifled gasp that came from Eden caught my attention as my gaze snapped back up to her . My breath hitched at what I saw there .
She looked as though she’d seen a ghost and as if her mind had suddenly caught up to the scene in front of her , a loud terrified scream escaped her mouth as she all but ran to James side . “STOP ITTTT !” She cried throwing herself on top of him to stop the onslaughts .
I stood completely dumbfounded at her response , she acted like someone who had known James her entire life and couldn’t bear to see him in any pain .But I was sure Eden hadn’t seen James before , so none of this was making any sense to me . Even the guards had stopped there torture , unsure of what to do next.
“Somebody get these chains off him !” She screamed .
Everyone in the room remained completely still at her reaction , no one moved , not a single soul said a word .
Austin was frozen like a statue besides me , my brothers looked like it was suddenly the end of the world , father seemed like he was on the verge of collapsing and the prosecutor , for once he didn’t seem calm and collected . His face twisting into an ugly expression , I came to the sudden conclusion that I hated this look far more than I did his creepy happy one.
What was I missing here ? for everyone seemed like they knew something I didn’t and whatever it was , wasn’t any good as no one in the room was happy about it . In fact , it seemed as though it was bad news for every single person present in the room now .
“Eden !” father shouted , finally breaking the silence and shattering the invisible ice within the room. “Get out of here nOW!”
Eden trembled at father’s words . “father-” She whispered , giving him a helpless look , refusing to move from James’s side .
His eyes narrowed into one of those dark looks he usually gave to my brothers .”nOW!” He roared as the palace windows shook at the power that radiated off the terrifying sound.
A loud menacing growl tore from James at my father’s tone . Eden climbed to her feet and ran out the room without speaking another word . James watched her go with a pained look before pulling aggressively at the chains once more , the guards struggling to keep him under their control . In fact , if he continued with his actions there was a high chance he would break free and no one could predict what would happen from there , especially with the rage bottled up inside of him now . His breathing was hard , b***d leaking from his forehead down his eyes , giving an illusion of bloody tears as it continued down his face .
“You better control your brother .” The prosecutor warned as he turned to Austin . “If you don’t , we will .” He threatened . The deadly look in his eyes alone spoke volumes on what that threat meant .
Austin stiffened once more , not pleased at the unmistakable threat towards his brother . ” Get these f*****g chains off him first .”
The guards looked at the prosecutor for confirmation and after a few seconds he nodded .
James sprang up from the ground instantly , b***d dripping onto the floor as he glared at the prosecutor .Before he could say anything however Austin was in front of him in seconds . “Let’s talk outside brother .” He insisted placing a hand on James’s shoulder .
James reluctantly moved his angry gaze from the prosecutor and aimed it towards Austin , his eyes softening a little at the look Austin gave him. His breathing slowed and it became clear that he was trying hard to gain control of his body once more . After a few minutes he finally nodded his head and motioned for Austin to lead the way.
The tension in Austin’s body seemed to lessen a little , that is until his gaze settled on the vampire a little distance away from us , he was in front of Draven in the blink of an eye , growling aggressively at him . ” I don’t want Lucy in the same room as this bastard when I’m not around.” He snapped , glaring at him.
“Isabella .” The prosecutor ordered . ” Take Lucy to see Eden , we have more important matters to discuss and I don’t want any disturbances .”
Isabella nodded .” Yes Prosecutor .” She obeyed taking my hand in hers and leading me out the room.
I looked over my shoulders and caught Austin’s eyes on me , the look there making my body tremble , something I would never get used to. I continued to stare into his eyes , trapped by his hungry gaze , unable to look away for even a second , it was only when the doors closed behind us and I had no choice but to look the other way did I finally stop.
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