Chapter 54: The Resolution
Maddie
"Is all right, Robin, it wasn't your fault. It wasn't anyone's fault."
"It's just that I can't stand to see you like this, I should have done more," she said as she was next to me.
I'd be lying if I said my whole body didn't hurt, but I knew it could have been worse. What I had survived was horrible, and honestly, I didn't even know how I was alive. Those wolves had gotten the better of me, and even though I hadn't seen myself in the mirror, I knew I was in bad shape. The look on my friend's, the doctor's and my mates' faces was terrible.
But my body was slowly recovering, and I believed it had something to do with the fact that the brothers were close to me. In another situation, it would have taken me months to recover, and it seemed almost miraculous how my body responded to the treatments. Of course, the doctor had given me painkillers and what she thought were the best treatments and medications to speed up my recovery.
"You know? Sometimes I think it doesn't matter what we did, we were going to end up here anyway. As some kind of fate," I confess.
"It's strange, but I think that too. I have to admit that I suffered a lot when I was away from them. The twins... they're part of my life, even if it seems crazy. I need them and...I... I love them," my friend confessed with some embarrassment, and I took her hand.
"It's okay, you don't have to hide what you feel, and I'm sure a lot of people would kill to feel that at least once in their lives," I whisper, and she smiles.
"Yes, we've been through a lot, but I'm willing to give them a chance," she said, and it sounded quite logical, because the twins were different, I knew that; they adored my friend.
The triplets had also changed their behavior. I was scared when I saw them when I woke up, and I knew they knew I had run away. But they confessed to me that they understood. Not only that they forgave me, but that they understood why I ran away. I didn't know whether to believe them.
"What are we going to do, Maddie? We can't let our people suffer, or our family," my conflicted friend asked me.
"I guess we have to keep working from the inside. Maybe the wolves will listen to us now," I answer, but I don't get a chance to say anything else when I'm called.
"Maddie... they need you," doctor Karim says. I don't understand what's happening as the blonde twins help me into the wheelchair. I clench my teeth in pain.
"Where am I going? Where are you taking me?"
"Do you know what's happening now, Luna?" one of the twins asks. I knew, Kurt had told me: there would be some kind of trial against Logan. I didn't like the idea, I didn't want any more problems, but this was pack business.
"They need to hear you," they say, and I swallow hard.
The twins take me to a beautiful room that looks like an office, and I see Oscar, Vera, some older men, and the triplets. As soon as Logan sees me, I see his eyes widen and he gasps. Is he feeling remorse for my situation? His actions were awful, although I don't think he had anything to do with the kidnapping.
"Is she the human Luna?" asks one of the older men dressed in black, looking at me as if I were an inferior being.
"Madeleine," I introduce myself, and immediately Kurt and Dominic are at my side.
"They say you ran away. Is that true? Did you leave your mates, your alphas?" they ask me.
"I didn't feel safe in the pack, I was threatened" I said. I thought they were going to ask me about Logan or my motives; I even thought they were going to punish me, but they seemed to fall silent when suddenly one of them spoke.
"Sorry, gentlemen, I believe the verdict remains the same: the Moon Goddess has given you the human for a reason. If it means chaos and the decline of Moonvalley, then it is part of the destiny or what the Moon Goddess wants for you. You can reject her and look for other mates, but that doesn't mean everything will go well”
"The Goddess punishes those who reject their mates," remarked another. They seemed extremely devoted.
"We will never reject her," said the brothers next to me.
"Brothers cannot turn against each other, especially alphas. The three of you will lead your pack in the future, and you must be in agreement," remarked one of the men. Dominic and Logan were about to speak when they interrupted him.
"That is our decree; you must work together with your human mate. If for some reason that is no longer viable, you can look for other solutions, but we cannot condemn one alpha without sufficient evidence. It would weaken the pack and create chaos. Other alphas would come asking for the same favors," the man said, and now they all started talking at the same time.
"This must be a mistake, you can't force me to be with her!" Logan shouted.
"We have proof!" Kurt shouted.
"Silence! The verdict of the Council is unanimous: the triplets must stay with their mate. This council and no one in the werewolf world will interfere. Alpha Logan is declared innocent, and we force him to follow the rules," the man shouted.
I saw the anger on everyone's face. I knew they all expected a different outcome, that Logan would be blamed, and surely he wanted me far away, but now they were forcing us to stay together. Kurt and Dominic looked disappointed.
"What the Council says is what this pack will follow," Oscar said, and I didn't understand his position. It seemed to me that he would support any side, but not necessarily his nephews.
"But he is acting against our pack, against our mate!" Kurt said angrily.
"There is no proof and no damage. The human is alive and will recover thanks to you. Stay together; I recommend a trip together, so the bond can take its course," the man stated, annoyed by the interruptions. After a few bows, they left. Only the triplets, the Alpha, the Luna and I remained. I felt completely out of place.
"The Council has spoken; you will not go against the Moon Goddess. And you, Logan... you are on thin ice. If anything else happens, you will be in serious trouble. And you, instead of fighting among yourselves, work together - you are brothers!" Oscar declared.
"That's impossible, he wants to hurt her!" Dominic growled.
"Well, he won't be able to anymore. From now on, the four of you will be together, in the same room, sharing everything with her and making the bond work. Is that understood?" the Alpha said, and I felt my heart explode. Be with them all the time? In the same room?
"But Uncle..." Logan said angrily.
"Anyone who doesn't comply will be completely excluded from this pack. And the council's idea is not entirely wrong; you could leave the pack for a while to work on the bond with your mate. And that starts right now!"
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