Hunter’s P.O.V. Luckily Elder Marcus is quick to tell him and everyone else that I was in my right to punish them for their behavior. That I actually didn’t give them the heaviest punishment I could have and that he should be grateful for that. After that the rest was respectful and even a few Alphas told me I handled that situation with grace, making me giggle every time. Ella and Emma didn’t find their Mate, but we knew that it would have been a long shot if they had. Micha did find his Mate and when he came over to introduce her my Brothers were staring daggers at him, making the two of us laugh. “Micha, why don’t you tell her why my Brothers don’t like you very much, but don’t do it here, they might try to kill you.” I say laughing. Jason asks me what that was about and I tell him that maybe one day I will inform them, but that they shouldn’t hold their breath. After that I get up and say to Victor, “I need to walk around for a bit, my butt is getting sore.” Victor chuckles as he holds his arm out for me to take and Matt pulls my chair out of the way, so I don’t get my dress tangled up with it. Once we are off the stage I ask Matt if he knows where Micha is, because I would like to talk to his Mate without my Brothers around. As we walk around the gardens some of the Alphas come up to apologize for their behavior, one even went as far as explaining his reason. He thought that as a sixteen year old I would have been unable to hold a conversation, but with my response to the Alpha of the Red Moon Pack I had shown him that he had been wrong. However there are still Alphas that ignore me or even make insulting remarks as we pass their table, but the Alpha of Yellow Rock Pack takes it a step to far. “Does that Pup really think that she scares me? Nothing will stop me from coming to the Palace, she will find out it is not smart threatening an Alpha.” “Dad, you might want to join me at the table of the Yellow Rock Pack.” I say through the mind-link and I see that my Guards are also on their way. The Alpha’s face pales as he sees the King approach and he quickly glares at me. “Alpha, it seems that being taken from the stage before your time was up, didn’t give you the right message. However I believe that I didn’t threaten you in anyway.” I say as Dad steps next to me. He quickly tries to make it look as if I misinterpreted his words, but Matt is quick to confirm that he actually used those words. “Seeing that you refuse to show respect to a member of the Royal Family, you leave me no other choice. For not following protocol, for disrespecting a Princess and for threatening a Princess I will recant all the privileges your Pack has. Your Pack will no longer be allowed to enter the Palace grounds, every request for aid in any form will go through the Council. For the next twenty years three Council Elders will visit your Pack, separately and without notice. Every breach of Law or common curtesy will be written down and after those twenty years I will personally oversee the proceedings as to whether or not to end this punishment. However, if one of your Pack-members feels the need to contact the Council to report any wrong doings in regards to you or your family, I will make sure that if you are guilty you get stripped of your Rank.” I look him in the eye and everyone is holding their breath, curious to find out how he will react. His Daughter is the one to react first, “You have got to be kidding.” She says as she turns to Jayce. “Don’t tell me you will let this Pup speak such nonsense. My Father is an Alpha and we both know that I will be a perfect match for you. I was born to lead by your side, Prince Jayce and that brat needs to learn that one day she might have to answer to me.” I burst out in laughter at her words and that infuriates her even more. She suddenly takes a swing at me, but Justice had seen it coming. Before she can hit me Justice has grab her wrist and uses her motion against her as she slams her down on the table and pulls her wrist towards the back of her head. “If you or your Father had taken the time to listen to the King’s speech you wouldn’t have said such nonsense. Elder Marcus, in addition to the Pack’s punishment for the behavior of their Alpha I want this…” I stay quiet as to think of what to call her. “Whatever this is I believe that word still has to be invented. I want her at the Council to be taught on everything an Alpha’s Daughter should now. She does not return home without my approval, unless it is for the funeral of one of her parents and even then only under supervision.” One of the other Elders steps forward to take her into custody. She is kicking and screaming as she is being lead away from the gardens, her parents and the rest of the Pack-members are told to get up and they get escorted out of the gardens as well. I can feel everyone staring at me and I inform Victor through the mind-link that I am ready to find Micha. He lends me his arm again and he leads me away from the now empty table, guiding me towards Micha and his Mate. Ella and Emma are already with them and they seem to have a lot of fun. “Your Highness, may I introduce you to Jessy. Jessy, this is Princess Hunter.” He says as he is smiling at the girl next to him. “Hello, Jessy. It is nice to meet you.” I say and I see a few men standing around. Jessy introduces me to her Father, Frank and her two Brothers, Jacob and Joseph and I can’t help myself as I mutter “Fuck, even more J’s” Her Father is the Gamma of one of the largest Packs around and it turns out that they actually do understand protocol. Joseph quietly asks me what I meant and I ask him if he knows the names of my Stepbrothers, making the males chuckle as they realize what I mean. “Jessy, congratulations on finding your Mate.” I say and I hear the girls gasp. “I am just sorry you got stuck with that.” I say as I point at Micha and Jessy bursts out in laughter, while Micha stares at me with his mouth wide open. Once she has calmed down she leans towards me and whispers, “Micha already told me that the Princess was lacking a filter.” We both start laughing and I know that Jessy and I will be good friends. After her Father and her Brothers leave I tell her that in private she can call me Hunter and she says, “Only if you call me Jess, I hate my name and only my parents still call me Jessy.” I promise her I will call her Jess from here on out. I keep walking around the gardens with Jess and Micha by my side, while Victor and Matt walk behind me. Ella and Emma called it a night about half an hour ago, a little disappointed they didn’t find their Mate. My Brothers haven’t left the stage at all and I know they stay there because of the security measures around it, no one can come near them. Pops is sitting with them and they are in a serious conversation, glancing at me every now and then. “Mom, I would like you to meet Jess. She is the unfortunate Mate of Micha.” Micha pouts as Jess and Mom are laughing their asses off. “Young Lady, that is not nice to say.” Dad scolds me and without thinking I yell, “Okay, who tattled on me?” while my eyes switch from Matt to Micha to Victor and back again. Mom laughs even harder as Dad just stares at me, Jess is holding on to Micha to keep herself standing up and Elder Marcus asks me what is going on. “One of them tattled on me, they told Dad I am a lady.” Elder Marcus bursts out in laughter as Victor is trying his best to keep a straight face, but just one look at Matt is all it takes for him to lose it and soon we are all laughing. Chloe has a giant smile on her face and Mom’s other Guards are all giggling. “Your Highness, if a party ever becomes boring I know where they can find me.” Elder Marcus says and I reply “I will keep a seat empty for you, Elder Marcus.” Matt and Victor tell me it is getting late and seeing the fact we have a lot more Packs to get introduced to tomorrow, it might be best to call it a night. I make my way back to the stage and sit down on Pops’ lap, putting my arms around him with my face in his neck. “I missed this, Pops.” I whisper as he hugs me even tighter. “I missed this too, Princess. I love you.” He says before he kisses my forehead gently. I breath in his scent for a few minutes longer and then I get up again, making my way over to the steps at the back of the stage. “I think you should not ignore them, they showed tonight that they can behave as a normal Lycan would.” Justice says and I smile at her little stab. Turning around I see a sad look on Justin’s face and Justice whimpers at the sight. I quickly run over to Justin, crawling onto his lap the moment I reach him and I bury my face in his neck. I feel his arms moving around me as he hides his face in my hair and I snuggle even closer to him. For some reason Justin’s behavior has always bugged me the most, because in the first few weeks of living at the Palace he was always the one to calm me down by just cuddling with me. Justin is the soft one, the one who loves to cuddle, the one that always knows when I just need to be held. Jason is like me, we love shocking people with what we say or do and during those first weeks Mom threatened to separate us. Jason understands me better than anyone, but he is also the one that can stop me from going too far. Jax likes to argue with me about everything, but he hates it when I proof him wrong. Jax always thinks he knows everything and I love to make him contradict himself in the end, which he of course hates. Jayce took me a little longer to figure out, he holds his emotions inside and thinks he should be the strong one. He can be blunt in the way he speaks or acts, but he never means any harm. He is the one that lets himself be led by his mind. “Are you okay, Princess?” Justin asks and I just nod my head. I must have been caught up in my thoughts and I yawn as I sit up straight. I take my time cuddling with my Brothers before I wish them all a Goodnight. One of the Omegas is waiting outside my room and she walks inside with me to help me out of my dress. I quickly go through my evening routine and get myself ready for bed, tonight was a little exhausting. Jayce’s P.O.V. I stare after our Little Mate and I know that we can not tell her in the morning, she needs to be there while we meet the rest of the Alphas. Mom and Dad walk passed the stage and I tell them through the mind-link what I was thinking. Luckily everyone agrees with me and soon we are all in our rooms, getting ready to go to sleep. As I stare at the ceiling I let the events of the evening pass through my mind and I start laughing as I remember everything Hunter said. She will make an amazing Queen some day and I can’t wait for her to accept me and my Brothers as her Mates. “Lets just hope that it won’t take long.” Colt grumbles and I agree with him.