The Forgotten Princess & her Beta Mates novel Chapter 97

Accuse Them

Dallas‘ p.o.v.

Our night had been an emotional one with my Brothers finally informing everyone about their upbringing.

After they had turned in for the night, the rest of us discussed how to proceed with the trial. Our first meeting will be with Elder Jensen and his Father; we need some insight into the reliability of the other Elders.

“I still can’t believe that your Mother ignored her Sons or that the Father followed lier lead. How did they feel while talking about it?” Darius asks.

For a moment, I am silent. I am not sure if it is my place to tell them, but I need to confide in them about my Brothers‘ emotions. It was so heartbreaking to feel the pain or to understand their confusion about my actions and those of my Mates.

“It was a rollercoaster. My biggest issue is with the confusion they felt, because they couldn’t believe that someone took the time to listen to them. Could there be more? Could our Mother have neglected them on more than one level?” I ask the questions I came up with.

“Why don’t we sit down with Dave and Benton after this trial is over? To allow them to talk about what she didn’t do for them, they need to talk about it.” Darius responds. “You might get answers to those questions and there is a chance you might not.”

Okay, not the answer I was hoping for. It will have to do for the time being, because we need to head down to the King’s chamber.

Listening to Elder Jensen’s Father, I finally understand why Elder Jensen is so damn good at his job. He had a fantastic role model in his Father and his Father still knows all the protocols that come with the job.

“Your Majesty, thank you for taking the time to listen to us. The final decision is up to you and, in my opinion, to Prince Quinlan and Princess Dallas.” Elder Jensen says, before he excuses himself and his Father.

“Do

you realize that the number of Elders who are part of the Council is more than it should be?” I ask Uncle Vaughn.

He looks at the list I hold out to him and it is clear that he hadn’t thought of that yet.

“I knew that something didn’t add up, but I

keeping me in the dark.” He replies.

ever had to deal with more than nine Elders at the time. It was Irvine’s way of

“Could you have questioned their numbers if they had all shown up?” I ask.

He gets up from the couch and walks to the far left wall, stopping next to the window.

“Yeah, I would have. Not many people have seen these, but these are pictures of every Council that ever served the King or Queen. There are nine Elders in each of them, but three Councils are missing, as you can understand.” Uncle Vaughn says.

“Come to think of it, I should have questioned it a long time ago. It wasn’t the same nine Elders every single time, that should have tipped me off.” Uncle Vaughn mumbles after a small silence,

He waits a few more minutes before he walks to the Throne room. Quinlan and I wait for someone to get us, because Uncle Vaughn will give another order to everyone inside the Throne room.

“Elders, the Council will be replaced by nine Elders who are chosen by Prince Quinlan, Princess Dallas and me. The first five have been selected and we hope to appoint the other four by the end of the day.” Uncle Vaughn says.

He gestures for me to take the floor and I am relieved to announce the five Elders we have already decided on.

“Elder Jensen, Elder Venetia, Elder Zariah, Elder Zane, Elder Mariah.” Each of them stands up as I call out their name. “You will be the first to replace the current Council and I hope that you will be better at the task than your predecessors.”

“Your Highness, we accept the responsibilities that come with this position. We will advise you to the best of our abilities and help you in any way we can.” Elder Venetia states.

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The former members of the Council give her some dirty looks and charna is ready to rip them a second asshole.

“I am only giving this warning once. The ruling Royals will determine which Elders will take a seat on the Council; they also chose their Protector and their bloodline Guardian.” I say as I look around the room.

“We will not tolerate any disrespect toward the Elders chosen by the ruling Royals. If any of you break these rules, you are banned from the Palace for life.” I continue and I am glad that none of them can react to my statement.

Quinlan takes the floor to announce the rules that will change, effective immediately.

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