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**John POV: **
I am still in the infirmary only my uncle has been coming to visit me. I have nightmares about me killing Bastet. We were married for one day and I fucking killed her. I couldn’t take it her fucking McKee, but the nail on her coffin was her being a whore for that fifty animal. Everyone blames me for her death, but no one can see I am hurting as well. Abrams I haven’t seen him since I was brought here. McKee he for damn sure is not coming to visit me. Pell, Michael and the others did even though they did so only you had to take a report. I told them all what had happened leaving out me shooting her.
Pell just left and told me that word is McKee got a call from one of the women from the tunnels. What interested me was that she asked for a secure line and he transferred the call to his phone. That is weird and a random woman will ask for a secure line. I need to get out of here and attend these meetings that they are having. Hit I should be running the association when Abrams retires, which he doesn’t do if he doesn’t find her body. I go back to the video and see them burning bodies in a hole. If I can persuade them that there will be nobody because they burned it. I get up get dressed and go to the conference room.
“John what are you doing out of the infirmary?”, my uncle asked.
“I been working, and I found something”, I said linking my tablet to the tv in the room.
“What is this Abrams?”, asked.
“Before I left to get Bastet, I had the dromes fry over the pack land to record what they are doing. Then I paused the video, at this point, they started burning bodies. Look at the time it is five minutes after you just found me”, I said as I pressed play, they watched the video.
“They are burning bodies so what”, Pell said not catching on.
“They are burning bodies which suggests why we haven’t found a body because they burned it”, Zan said.
“We will have to tell the council”, my uncle said.
“The video doesn’t show them burning her”, McKee said walking in looking pissed as always.
“How about we put all the evidence in a file for the council to see and let them decide the next move?”, my uncle said.
“Mac, do what you want no matter what they say I am going to war to find my daughter or proof that she is dead”, Abrams said to my uncle.
I watch as they all but argued about the next step. If the council agrees with my findings that Bastet is dead, they will force Abrams to retire and the association will be mine. Then I can stop them from finding out the truth. It's been an hour since the information was sent to the council. They are supposed to go over the evidence and call us back in to tell us their final decision. Finally, I was texted to return to the conference room.
“Gentlemen we have gone over the evidence and we decided to take a vote to declare Bastet Abrams deceased”, the Rosario council leader said. I look around and noticed Abrams is not here.
“Also, regardless of the outcome we will also discuss Abram's retirement date”, Sulvia said.
“Nay”, Rosario said then nod at Abram.
“I”, Dan said in Abrams and my uncle snorted they never liked Dan.
“I”, Sulvia said which is no surprise.
“I,” Ail said.
“Nay”, Rico said.
“Gentlemen it seems like the I’s have it”, Rosario said with disappointment.
“Nope not all votes were cast”, Abrams said strolling into the room and taking his seat at the head.
“Really there are six of us, and six votes were cast”, Sulvia said.
“Well, no. As you all are aware it is in our laws when a commander and chief retire, he is granted a set on the council”, Abrams said but interrupted by Dan. The look on Abram's face shows he wants to punch him.
“Yes, but you are not retired we will get to that once we finish the first issue on the docket”, Dan said.
“They are one and the same. Now before I was rudely interrupted you all know that a council set can be inherited or willed out", Abrams said.
“So”, Ail said.
“Some of the children might not know this. So how about a history lesson”, Abrams said.
Abrams goes on to tell the room that in ancient laws the council allowed thirteen seats. With the clause that only commanders and chiefs will have their council seats. This is to make sure the line of Abraham Van Helsing is always in charge. I have no idea where he is going with this, but it seems Mac and Rosario do. McKee’s dad seems to be catching on.
“So long story short my grandfather willed his council seat to my father, and my father willed them both to me. So, therefore, I vote Nay twice”, he said, and my heart stopped.
“You can’t do that”, Sulvia said pissed off.
“Actually, he can. He was in fact willed two council seats”, Rosario said with a smirk.
"How can he? He only has one ass", Dan said causing McKee to laugh.
"Well, children. Because I am not retired I can claim the vote and not the seat", Abrams said smiling.
“I hold two votes and I vote nay twice”, Abrams said smirking.
“And the nays have it. Bastet will not be deemed dead until Abrams has found proof”, Rosario said with a smile banning his gable.
“YOU CAN’T DO THIS ABRAMS”, Sulvia yelled.
“I can and I did. And as for my retirement, I will retire when I get ready. If any of you don’t like it come to the association and make me”, Abrams said.
“The Matrimonial Regime is signed John will be our new commander and chief when you retire or die”, Dan said pissed off.
“You are absolutely right. Let everyone bear witness that I will my, my grandfather and father's council/ seats votes to McKee. In the event I die before I retire, he will inherit my grandfather's and father's seats and vote. If I die after I retire, he will inherit all three votes. So, let it be written”, Abrams said, and I almost flipped out.
This is some bullshit. If he should have willed the votes/ seats to anyone it should have been me. I am his son-in-law. Not Mckee, it is clear he favors McKee over me and just told it to everyone. I can feel all of their eyes on me. I can feel the smirk on McKee's face. Everyone is waiting for me to react. But I won't. In the end, I will have the last laugh.
"What the fuck. You can't do that", Dan all but yelled.
"Seems like he just did", McKee's father said.
“Welp now that all of the dockets are taken care of, we will dismiss”, Rosario said and the screen when blank.
If my body would have let me storm out, I would have. I can't believe this shit Abrams outsmarted the council again with their own laws. Fuck all I needed was for the council to declare Bastet dead. And make Abrams retire so I can take over and stop them from looking for proof of Bastet’s death. On top of all that he willed McKee his grandfather and father's votes and council seat. Making him more powerful than me when I do come commander and chief. I have some time I know they won't make a move until I am healed.
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