"Stand down guys!"
I tense when I heard the familiar voice boom out a command inside the conference room.
'No, no, no, no, no– what is he doing here? I don't want him here!'
I turn toward the door as I force my wolf which is now half out back inside and under control. Thor, who has sunglasses on, which I guess is to hide his feral eyes, stands by the door with Ella behind him.
"Hey man, you're awake?" I say, narrowing my eyes threateningly at Ella, for not giving us a heads-up.
Seeing the look on my face, she vigorously shakes her head from side to side "Not me!" She mouthed back in reply.
"What!?... He's been sleeping all this while and you have the effrontery to lie to the Council Elders! How dare you!? What sort of disrespect is this!?" The Elder in the middle shouts in my direction.
"Hey! Keep your damn voice down! You're going to give me a headache!" Thor snaps at Elder loudmouth as he walks towards our side of the table.
He takes the chair beside Ivar and leans back before turning to me to ask,
"Who are they?"
"We are Council Elders. We're here on Council matters." Elder loudmouth says before I can reply Thor.
Thor swivels his chair back to them.
"Okay... And?" He asks with a raised brow.
Instead of answering, we watch with interest as the Elder sitting by the left brings out his phone and makes a call
"Bring the cameras in." He says
"Cameras for what!?" I immediately stand up to protest but Thor raises a finger, indicating for me to stop.
After his call, the Elder carries a large case that has been sitting by the foot of the conference table and places it on the table. He opens the case and first removes a plastic file, placing it on the table before removing a folded black and gold cloth.
He then carefully unfolds the cloth which turns out to be a cloak. With the help of the Elder on the right, they drape it around Elder loudmouth with a flourish before placing a ridiculously tall and big hat on his head to complete the outfit
The one on the right then opens the plastic file from which he brought out a black and gold embossed file. He opens it and hands it over to Elder loudmouth.
Right at that moment, the cameraman comes in with his camera and other tools. He quickly sets a tripod pole with the camera placed on it and then the show to impeach Thor formally begins.
"This is the impeachment proper of..."
"Wait, wait, wait, what!?" Thor cut him off mid-sentence. A mocking smile displays on his face as he asks.
"Is this some kind of sick joke?" He looks at me briefly as if to confirm before turning back to them. "You're here to impeach me?" He asks in disbelief
"Thor Silver, Alpha of the Silver-moon pack..." Elder loudmouth continues to read, not minding Thor's question.
"On behalf of all the one hundred and fifty-nine Elders representing the North-American Shifters. I Elder Oliver Miller of The Dark-Sky pack located in Tennessee, hereby, impeach you, the Alpha of Silver-moon pack, Thor Reginald Silver, son of Viveka Andersen and Knox Silver.
We're charging you with the murder of your predecessor and father, Elder Knox Silver. What do you have to say for yourself? He asks and the cameraman immediately turns the camera toward our direction.
"Well, damn!..." Thor replies, still chuckling. "What day is the trial scheduled for? I guess we'll see you all in court then."
I breathe a huge sigh of relief when I hear his reply. Ever since I saw him standing by the door, my heart had been beating loudly inside my chest and the moment I learned the impeachment process would be televised live, I fervently started to pray to Moon goddess in my mind, for him not to suddenly go bunkers and attack the Council Elders who were not in any way a threat to him but just doing their duties on national TV.
"Oh..." He says to stop the cameraman that was already turning the camera away from him. The cameraman brings the scope back on him.
My heart almost gave up when I heard what he said on a show that I'm sure would be broadcast all over North America if not the world
"This is a message to all of you, Justin, Evelyn, the Elders of Silver moon's pack, and every other antagonist fervently working to bring me down... I am coming for all of you and I'm going to enjoy bathing in your blood!"
'Oh, fucking hell! On national TV!? What the hell, Thor!' I thought, immediately feeling a dull ache in my chest.
"Guys" He beckons to us when he is done talking and we immediately stand to follow him.
"See yourselves out," he says to the elders as we walk out of the conference room.
"See to it that they leave this premises in five minutes" He stops to tell Bear before walking on toward the main wing.
I watch him as he walks ahead of us. His posture looks stiff and ramrod straight, like he's trying very hard to hold himself together. I know what he's trying to do. I also hope he won't fall apart and decide to go back and deal with those Elders.
We soon arrive at the main wing and walk toward the mansion's living area. Thomas opens the door the moment he sees us approach and we enter. I expected Thor's craziness to start immediately since we're away from prying eyes, but he just stands in the middle of the room, tightly balling his fists before he growls and howls out loud in frustration.
When he finally calms down, he turns around, removes his sunglasses, and throws it aside. He looks scary with both his eyes which are now as dark as night but we're no strangers to it. Others may run for their lives if they see him like this but not us. We know that the growling and howling are his way of relieving tension and calming his rage.
He slumps, somewhat tiredly into a deep-set couch and stretches out his legs to feel more comfortable.
"Ella, go brew some of that calming tea for me and get some food while you're at it, I'm famished. Have you guys eaten yet? It's late afternoon..." He asks this, looking at each of our faces. "If not, then get me the tea first, and then you can get the food for all of us later."
"Yes Alpha," Ella replies with a slight bow before leaving the room to do as she was told.
I move closer to him.
"Are you okay man?" I ask worriedly, pulling up a stool to sit in front of him.
"Yes, I am, Eric. I'm not so sure about you though?" He asks while smirking.
"I swear, Eric, the whole of Silver Moon pack could hear your heart beating with fear back there. What were you afraid of? Those old farts? Thank God I came on time to save your arse."
Seeing how he's teasing me, I sigh in relief while the others laugh.
"Fuck Thor! I was scared! I thought you would go crazy and attack those old fools"
"What a Pussy you've become!" He replies and I don't have any smart sarcastic words to retort back with. I'm just glad to have my brother back, even when I know quite well that that jolly behavior won't last for long.