35 - Punishment

~Javed’s Point of View~

Despite one of the councilors supposedly being unavailable, I find a full house tonight. I immediately relay the story as I explained it to Aurora and note that vampires must have already been looking for my intended. Or looking for me. Why would they just be on the outskirts of the pack? Specifically from Setareh’s nest at that!

“As you can imagine, dozens of her children have filed complaints, they want your head. They’re furious and there’s a serious power vacuum now at her nest. It’s already ugly and many will die. Killing your maker has quite a trickle down effect,” Arthur states.

I nod understanding, but don’t speak. Everyone’s eyeing me, expecting me to flip out. I’ve always prided myself on being calm, few vampires are, they react.

I wait patiently as they review my file and Hassan speaks on the previous acts Setarah committed. They also rehash what I did to her in order to get punished the first time.

While the councilors are generally thorough, the