Chapter 134
I hang my head, taking several deep breaths before making eye contact. I knew Lucas had gone crazy with having sex but to rape an eleven year old? What the hell has gotten into him?
“You forced her?”
I finally find my voice after looking deep into his eyes for several minutes.
“No! I would never…”
“Doesn’t sound that way to me.” My voice is surprisingly calm compared to what it should be.
“They wanted it. All of them.” Lucas is starting to panic as the reality of what he’s been doing finally sets in.
“Based on how disrespectful that conversation was I have a hard time believing that you didn’t speak to her that way when she got scared and changed her mind. A coerced agreement is still rape.”
“No! I swear I wouldn’t have if she didn’t want it!”
“Cut the shit Lucas! She’s an eleven year old delta and you’re a sixteen year old alpha. Age alone makes it statutory rape. Why do you think I took the time to go through council law, pack law and my own personal rules when it comes to having sex at sixteen? Sex at sixteen is a privilege. It doesn’t become a right until you’re an adult which according to council law is at twenty-one years old.”
“You can’t be serious, dad?”
“I am absolutely serious. You have purposely ignored every rule that I have given you regarding dating and sex.”
“But dad….”
“Enough! This is what’s going to happen, Lucas. Patrick is going to take you to your room and stay with you until I come back up. When I come up, I am changing your doorknob so that I can lock you in but you can’t lock me out.”
“Dad no!”
“Shut it! You are on a 72 hour house arrest. I will be locking you in your room for that timeframe. Breakfast and lunch will be brought to you. I will come get you for dinner. The only time you will come out of your room is if I send someone to escort you to a chore that your mother or I need help with. I will contact your school and get your missed work from today and tomorrow. You will complete that work and turn it in on Monday. When you are finished your school work you will take a piece of paper and a pen and write down the names of every single she-wolf that you have had sex with and do not think I don’t have the ability to find out who you’ve been with. I want all of them. Shifter or pre-shift, doesn’t matter. I want every single one you’ve been with. All dating will be chaperoned for the next two years. You will not stay the night at a she-wolf’s house and they will not stay the night here. All get-togethers with the guys will be held here in the pack house and will not involve any females, also for the next two years. Lastly….”
“There’s more.” He groans.
“Yes, the first part was your punishment for having sex with pre-shifters. Your punishment for attacking Cole is withdrawal as a trainer from the prospect program. You will continue under your current, full day school schedule until you graduate. I will revisit your ability to keep your hands to yourself as well as your ability to keep your dick in your pants in two years. Let this be a wake up call. If you do this same shit at eighteen I will have no choice but to involve the council. It’s only because you are sixteen that I can keep this mess completely in-house. It is only because of Cole that you have earned yourself a 72 hour delay in an ass beating. You provide me the names of every girl you’ve had sex with and I will drop the physical punishment aspect of your penalties. What Melody says and the video footage I bring up from last night will determine if additional penalties are given. You are dismissed to your room. Patrick, please stay with him until I finish with Melody and her parents.”
“Yes sir.” He responds as I leave the room followed closely by Angela.
No one else has been assigned a task so they will choose to stay or leave. It wouldn’t surprise me if I find Lilly still with Cole later. She’s developed a fondness for him the same as me. It’s about time someone cared about him.
It’s as I reach the bottom of the stairs that Annabel, Roger and Melody walk through the front door.
“Roger and Annabel Wilson, I apologize for the late meeting but timing is important. This way to my office.”
I use my arm to point them towards my office. I follow a short distance behind watching them interact. Roger is silent but stiff, giving off an air of nervousness. Annabel is talking a mile a minute, chastising Melody non stop for being so foolish to have sex with the alpha’s son.
“Take a right.” I speak calmly as we come to my open office door.
Annabel has her hand on the back of Melody’s neck and guides her harshly into my office. Melody’s face is wet, her eyes red and puffy, as I call her over to the door.
“Shoes go against the wall.” I instruct calmly as I look down at my own shoeless feet. I stifle my chuckle as I realize I left them upstairs in Cole’s room.
“Please alpha. I’m sorry. I’m so, so sorry.” Her voice wavers as she bursts into tears again while her mom starts chastising her again.
“That’s enough, Annabel.” I’m surprised when Roger speaks, considering he’s the more submissive of the duo.
Unfortunately, stopping his mate’s tirade on their daughter results in her tirade starting on him.
“How can you be so calm? Here she is skipping school to have sex with the alpha’s son.”
“We obviously don’t have the entire story if the alpha commanded you not to punish her.” Roger sighs as she ignores his pleas and turns her attention back to Melody.
“What the hell are you thinking, child? That sleeping with him now will up your chances of becoming Luna?”
“Enough.” I finally interrupt. “Have you sat down and actually talked to Melody or have you simply been chewing her out the last fifteen minutes before this meeting?”
“Of course I’ve been chewing her out. I wanted to beat her ass before you commanded me not to punish her. I’m not raising some whore that’s going to bring home a pup at thirteen. She needs to be laid into repeatedly until all thoughts of sex leave her mind.”
“Both of you, get up. Come with me. Melody, you take a seat in my chair.” I instruct calmly as I lead the fuming parents from my office, running into Angela out in the hallway.
“What’s going on?” She asks as I pull my keys from my pocket.
I unlock and lead them into a soundproof room beside my office with a one way mirror along one wall. I usher all three inside, turning on the lights as we enter.
“I wanted you to be here to support her but it’s obvious by the way you’re tearing her down that getting the information that I need from her is best if you’re not in the room. You may watch and listen in here under the strict agreement that no matter what she says you will not punish her and if you talk to her about it later, that it’s in a controlled but positive way.
I don’t often tell parents how to deal with their kids when they mess up but she’s already terrified and my son’s disrespect over the phone didn’t help. Are we agreed?”
“Will you be punishing her? Is that why it was so important to come tonight?” Roger asks impatiently.
“No. As I told Annabel over the phone, she is not in any trouble with me. I won’t be punishing her. She will never talk to you about who she’s dating or having sex with if you demonize something as natural as sex. We all know werewolves are very sexual creatures and three quarters of werewolves have had multiple partners before they ever meet their fated mate, if they ever find them. Angela, I’d like you to stay here with them. I want to talk with Melody alone.”
I’m surprised at how easily they agreed. I pull the door shut when I leave, verifying that it’s locked before stepping away from it. Very few times have I used this room so very few wolves know it exists. Most believe it’s just a closet that I stash personal items in.