It's been a week since my life has fallen back into place and I am greatful. After everthing, Ash and I are better and stronger and better equipped to deal with this. I have changed my working hours I arrive at 8:00 am and now finish at 6:00 pm . Ash is aslo helping with the financial part of the paper work and daling with the members that need attention anything that he feels needs to be forwarded to me is sent. Its freed me to attend to other matters and the pack is now running more efficiently.

The elder's trial starts today. I am nervous but Ash quickly dispels that like he always does. You see the king has decided to judge this case and it's made me nervous. I mean this is a simple case so why?

Elder Everton seemed calm until I shared that news with him.  During his interragation he has stuck to his story and is yet ti give up the name of his accomplice swearing that he did this all alone.  I just shook my head the penalty for treason has always been death and I am suppose to be the 'hang man' so to speak.

Looking at him sitting there I reflect that even though he messed up my adult life my childhood wasn't bad... I mean that he was their during all the mile stones in my life even with all his responsibilities.

Elder evertons Pov

Sitting here and listening to what they all have to say I am filled with regret at what my actions- yeah I know that I was suppose to be the bad guy but I honestly thought that what I was doing was right.

But my son is happy with his mate and the king and pack has accepted them. Why did it take so long for me to see this.

The king: do you have anything to say Mr. Everton?

Mr. Everton: yes my king.

Ahmm at eighteen years old I found my mate and maybe if I was half the man my son is things would be different but my father was homophobic apparently all of of as far back as my great grand father were all mated to men but an alpha wife was choosen and we were mated to her by force which is why when my wife died I continued on.

My mate and I never formally rejected each other but we lived separately and a law that no same sex pairing was to be allowed came about. 

( I look at my son in his supprised eyes which mirrored everyone else in the court and continued)

I am truely sorry to you and your mate and I hope that my grand sons will not remenber me for my latest actions but tell them of some of the good that I did do for you and the pack? 

(I implored to him)

King: thank you Mr. Everton..... as the charge of treason has only one ending dispite your reasons I am binded by the law to sentence you to death.

My heart sinks but I can only hope that he doesn't make my son do it. As alpha it is part of his duties but the king can choose another executioneer.

I am glad that I confessed at least I will go to the goddess clean I jist hope that my mate is ok and live through it. I would like to see him and maybe hold him one last time before the end comes for me but he has a family and I don't want to ruin that.

The King: And it is the eight of this court to excuse the Alpha from this duty at this time and an executioneer will be choosen later. Thank you court adjourned.

Jake's POV:

I breathe a sigh of relief at being formally excused without having to ask. I go to Ash and find him deep in thought and wonder about what since i had to shake him in order to get him to focus on me.

Me: what were you thinking about babe?

Ash: my dad truth be told, after your father's confession I just started to wonder about him.

Me: what about?

Ash:oh you know, like why degrade me when he is just like me or whuy did he not just leave the pack with his mate or after I was gone why did he feel the need to still hide or for that matter even apologise.

Me: I can't answer those but of you would like we can try to find him.

Ash: I'll think about it and ask mom for her imput.

We soon left and decided to take the kids out for a picnic to just forget everything for a moment.