Hunter’s P.O.V. Uncle Luke’s men have Ellen, Mac and Paul completely boxed in and by the looks on some of the faces it is a good thing no one can get to them. I am not trying to get everyone’s attention back to me, I just wait until they all have blown of some steam. It takes several minutes before the crowd has settled down and I lean against Jayce to draw some strength from him, knowing the best part is still to come. “When dealing with conspiracy one only needs to present his or her case to three Elders and they will render a verdict. After that our Law books state that they are either put to death or turned rogue and that the decision is made by the Alpha. However, as I already said some of our Laws have been forgotten and that also includes our Laws and punishments for conspiracy or treason. Today you, as Pack-members, will have a say in their punishment. I will let Frank give his testimony first, after that you will hear from Alpha Quinten and lastly Prince Jayce will give his testimony.” I say and I gesture to Frank to step onto the front porch. Frank tells his Pack-members everything, from the moment he met Ellen, her Father and her siblings until this morning and everyone listens without interrupting him. Alpha Quinten does the same thing after his Son and again the crowd stays quiet. When my Mate steps forward I see two females giving him lustful looks and Justice starts growling in my head, “Stop it, Justice. He doesn’t even notice them.” I say and it is true, he doesn’t notice the two females looking at him. Jayce tells them what he overheard and I honestly believe that Ellen, Mac and Paul should be grateful that Uncle Luke and his men have them surrounded, some of the Pack-members look close to attacking them. Others are close to shifting and those have chosen to step to the side just in case. This time it takes much longer for everyone to settle down, but I don’t care about it as they need to let out their frustration and feeling of injustice of what they just found out. “I want everyone to think about what they think should be a just punishment, write it down as detailed as possible and hand it to Emma, Ella or Max before dinner. After dinner I will go through your suggestions with Alpha Quinten, Frank and the Princes and I hope that by breakfast I will be able to tell you what their punishment will be. If it gets delayed I will inform you of that as well and you will get informed on when they will receive their punishment.” I nod my head at the crowd before I turn around and head back into the Pack-house with my Mates close behind. I crawl onto the bed with Jax right beside me and I put my head on his chest, needing his comfort to settle myself. I realized today that I don’t like it much to sentence someone to death, but I know that it is sometimes necessary to hand out that punishment.Punishments are set within our Laws to make everyone aware of what the consequences of their crimes can be and depending on the severity of the crime the sentence can vary from a short imprisonment to death. Alphas, Elders and Royals get to decide what will happen, but in some cases I think it is only fair that others get involved too. In this case an entire Pack became a victim and if they had succeeded in the rest of their plan it could have turned out even worse. For that reason alone I believe the Pack should be involved in their punishment and not just the Alpha. Jax is gently placing kisses all over my face, while Jayce’s hand is stroking up and down my back and slowly my eyelids become heavier. I try to fight falling asleep, but it is a lost cause and soon I am sound asleep. “Princess, it is almost time for dinner.” I hear a voice whisper near my ear and on reflex I swat my hand up, hearing “Ouch” and laughter. I slowly open my eyes to see Jason covering his nose with his hand and I realize I probably hit him harder than was necessary. I sit up straight holding out my arms to him and he jumps on top of me as a huge smile spreads across his face. He places his head on my chest and I gently kiss his nose before I ask, “Is that better, Puppy?” All four of my Mates growl at my words and I get flushed as I remember the last time I used that word. With Jason on my chest, I can’t hide my face and all four of them can see the shades of red on my face. My Mates all chuckle at my flushed face and Justice silences them by growling loudly, making me giggle.