Chapter 138
“In regards to the comments made in the dining hall; the wolf that made the comments, his name is Dallas. Dallas has been in the program five years and has been banned from eleven packs, including my own. He has been reported to the council repeatedly for assaulting both male and female prospects, both part of his pack and outside of it. Since the Red Fang pack does not sign female warriors up for the program he has been reported as sexually assaulting and raping multiple females from other packs. He was sent home Wednesday after dinner. Cole, on the other hand, has no known record of foul play.”
“So you’re saying that Dallas is accusing Cole of doing what he has done?” Annabel asks, confused.
“Cole is in a complicated situation at his home pack where the exact nature of his job with the pack’s pre-shift girls is withheld from the rest of the pack. Dallas absolutely believes he is telling the truth about Cole when he has no idea what Cole is doing. I can assure both of you, I would not allow a pedophile to roam my territory freely.
In regards to Madilyn, we discovered last night that she is an intuitive and very reactive to Cole’s mental health. I am familiar with the physical symptoms of being an intuitive, as I am one as well. So last night when he felt he could help with the stomach cramps she had, I let him. I also left Madilyn sleeping with him. She’s with him again tonight.”
“You knew she was with him?”
“Yes sir. Absolutely. Why do you think I’ve got cameras everywhere? I may only view the footage when I need to investigate reports of theft, assault, rape, abuse or other wrongdoings but they are constantly recording and I have a three day window of opportunity. He did nothing more than take care of her.”
“What about your son’s room? With what happened to Melody?”
I’m silently relieved Annabel decided to change the subject.
“My kids are aware of the cameras in their rooms but they are also aware that I would never view their activities without reason. Obviously this is a reason to view the footage. I will also be contacting the security company I use, Big Brother. I will be scheduling them to come out and see how much of the last two years I can recover from the camera in Lucas’s room.”
They both nod thoughtfully before Roger speaks again.
“You haven’t answered my initial question. How would Cole know anything about what happened between Melody and Lucas? How would he know she has a high potential for pregnancy and why would you believe him?” Roger’s anger has been replaced with concern.
“Are you familiar with the type of pack Red Fang is rumored to be?”
“I’ve heard that they are a right badass bunch but as you just said, we don’t work regularly with the prospects.”
“It is rumored that Red Fang’s alpha engages in sanctioned rape. If you take a moment to think about that, one would assume that a pack with loose morals like that would have more than just approved rape going on. Cole works in close contact on a regular basis with pre-shift girls as young as seven. So yes, when he told me that he could smell that Lucas had unprotected sex with a pre shift girl between the ages of ten and twelve verging on fertility, I believed him.”
Roger sits back against his chair. I can tell he’s not satisfied with my answer but it’s the best I can do. To his credit, I wouldn’t be either.
“Angela.”
“Yes sir.”
“Even though this is not a forcible rape situation, I need the standard rape exam completed on Melody. Considering the high potential for trauma, I want you to do it under heavy sedation. I don’t want her to remember the exam. Document all injuries. I want a full report. This is to be done by the book. I also want a pelvic ultrasound done while she’s sedated. If she shows evidence of ovulation or appears close to ovulation, I want her on the previously mentioned IV medication. It doesn’t matter if we use the pregnancy prevention medication or not, because of the sedation she will be in the hospital until lunch tomorrow.”
“I can agree to that.” Roger nods with a calm but concerned voice.
“Annabel?”
“What’s going to happen to your son? Are you involving the council in this?” I sigh hard.
I know she’s likely not going to like the answer but it’s a legitimate question that she deserves an answer to.
“No, I will not be involving the council. At least, not yet. Considering the fact that he’s only been sixteen for four months and a new shift for seven, I have the ability to choose council involvement or not. If this were Damian I would have no choice in the matter.”
“So you’re playing favorites because he’s your son.” Annabel interrupts with the accusation I was hoping to avoid.
“No, ma’am. The only thing Lucas will avoid by not involving the council is a record and jail time. He is being punished in multiple ways similar to which the council demands for such actions.” I try to explain calmly.
“Can you share exactly what the council would order?” I scratch the back of my head briefly before answering.
“The process of involving the council is complex and can be very traumatic for the one who was assaulted. I know this is the long way to answer your question but I do feel that it’s important.” I respond to Roger’s single finger up hand gesture.
“Involving the council would start with exactly what’s happening now. A standard rape exam would be done, a report would be created by Angela and given to me to file with the council. The council would respond with a date and time of their arrival on the territory were they would interview both Melody and Lucas. Due to possible influence, parents are not allowed to be present during the interview. Video footage, if available, would be collected and they would determine who’s recall of events is most accurate. If Lucas were found guilty of raping Melody, which based on her age he would be, then in the worse case scenario, I would be ordered to deliver him to the closest council headquarters were he would receive physical punishment. Strength, number and bare bottom or not would be determined by them. They are allowed to order up to a year in jail and revoke any privileges that he has received in addition to the physical punishment.”
“And by keeping it out of the hands of the council, what are you achieving?”
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