The Pack's Alpha (by Cooper) novel Chapter 47

Yorick

I’m so excited that Cyra is here. I didn’t want to ask her to come because it means she’s missing classes, but I really wanted to see her.

“We don’t have time to do a full round of introductions. They’re ready for us inside. Can you stay afterward, Cyra? We can all go to lunch.”

“Of course,” she says. I kiss her again and then lead the group inside. When we get to the court room where the Council is already seated, I make sure Cyra is settled beside my mother and sisters and then I lead Wendy to the front. I squeeze her hand briefly to let her know that I’m here for her.

As we walk forward, I see the Tech Team on my left. They are in a triangular formation with Tracker at point. They are standing in the exact same position, legs shoulder width apart with their hands clasped in front of them. As we walk up, I’m pretty sure I see Hacker and Hijack wink at Wendy. When I glance at my sister, I see her blushing.

Standing to the right of the room are Alpha Nevaeh, and Warriors Callie, Soren, and Ronan. Directly in front of the Council is Alpha Leo, surrounded by what looks like a military squad.

“Alpha Yorick Hill?” the lead councilman asks. There are four council members seated on a raised platform with the lead councilman standing at the front.

“Yes,” I say. Connor said to only answer what is asked and nothing more.

The councilman turns to Wendy.

“Alpha Wendy Hill?”

“Yes, sir,” she says.

“I am Councilman Edward Richardson. My fellow council members are Rebecca Kaufmann, Jared Jackson, Leslie Sneed, and Nicholas Fellows. Do you know why you’ve been summoned before the Council today?” he asks. 1

“Yes, sir. We are here because of the allegations against Alpha Leo, allegations that probably came to light because I had questions about a student that was admitted to the Academy this year,” I answer.

“A student that you ended up killing, is that correct?” he asks.

“Yes, that’s correct. He went after my mate. I retaliated.”

He glances at my neck, then looks behind me. “You seem to have brought a small army with you today.”

“They’re mostly here for Wendy. She’s underage as I’m sure you know,” I say.

Councilman Richardson looks at Wendy. “That’s quite a group of people you have here supporting you, young Alpha,” he says kindly.

“Yes sir. My family is very close. They love me,” she says, turning to smile at our family behind us before turning back.

“I can see that,” he says. “So, Alpha Yorick, how about we start with you. You noticed that the warrior, Jory, wasn’t up to the standards of the Academy, is that correct?”

“Yes, Councilman. I noticed during sparring matches that he was the weakest in the group. And while there will always be someone who is the weakest, his lack of skills on the sparring field were obvious when compared to the others in the class. One of my friends is a warrior and he’s much more powerful than Jory was,” I say.

“How is it that your sister became involved?” he asks.

“I asked her to look into Jory for me. I was … dealing with some other things and I knew my sister was smart enough to get the information I needed faster than I could.” I don’t want to bring up Cyra’s alliance bond. That’s not what this is about and I’m not sure Cyra is ready for the Council to hear about it yet.

He nods, then turns to Wendy. “And what is it that you did, exactly, when you looked into Warrior Jory, young Alpha?”

I notice my sister is standing up straight with surprising confidence. Whether intentional or not, she’s taken the same stance as the Tech Team who have now all turned their attention to her.

“Councilman, after Yorick asked me to look into Jory, I did so. What I found was that he did not meet the criteria of admission based on the Academy’s guidelines and principles.”

“How do you know the Academy’s guidelines and principles, Alpha Wendy?” he asks, interrupting her.

“They’re posted on your website, sir,” she says. I press my lips together. Wendy’s tone implies that he should have known that and not asked her a dumb question.

“So they are. Please continue Alpha.”

“Once I realized that he was not eligible for the Academy, I began digging deeper to see who accepted him. I reviewed the Academy’s policy on admissions, and found that Alpha Leo, as the Lead Instructor of the Academy, gives the final stamp of approval on all admissions.”

Councilman Edward turns to Alpha Nevaeh.

“Is that correct, Alpha?”

“Yes, it is, Councilman,” she says.

“Please continue Alpha Wendy.”

“I wanted to know why. Why was someone who shouldn’t have been admitted allowed entry into the Academy?”

“And what did you find?” he asks her.

“Nothing. I hit a firewall and wasn’t able to go any further in my search.”

He nods and turns to the Tech Team. “When did the Team first realize that Alpha Leo was being investigated by Alpha Wendy?”

“Based on article three, section seven of the Code of Conduct for the Council’s Technology Team, we monitor any searches on the instructors at the Academy. When an alert came in that Alpha Leo’s name was being searched, I pulled the information and identified Alpha Wendy as the person who was searching for information on Alpha Leo. I then passed that information to Hacker,” Tracker says.

I’m surprised when the Councilman addresses Hacker by his codename.

“And what did you do with this information, Hacker?” the councilman asks.