Love Times Four: My Stepbrothers Are All My Mates?

Chapter 327 Elder Ward

Jax’s P.O.V. I thought I would be jealous if I found out our Princess had been with one of my Brothers, but to my surprise I am not and Brick tells me that has to do with the bond I have with my Brothers. Anyone can see that we are not a quadruplet, but the bond we share equals that of a quadruplet. Just like they are not jealous of one another, my Brothers and I won’t be jealous of one another. We want to see our Princess happy and if alone time makes her happy than that is what she will get, without her having to worry how the rest of us might feel about that. I for one am glad she found the Law on age of consent as it makes life a little bit easier for me and my Brothers, I don’t know if it would have made a difference for Adam and Esther thou. I think she still would have done the same thing to him and it would have ended the same. Dad had asked Hunter if he could start the meeting with the Elders, he wanted them to know that he was aware of what the Council of Elders is really about and that he would find out which Elder hid it from the Royal Family. Brent told me that Dad had read the entire book on the Council of Elders and he had been cussing and swearing a few times. Now, making Dad cuss and swear is not an easy task and that tells me that he has found a few things the Elders did, but were not allowed to do without his permission. I am looking forward to this meeting, but like Jason I hope this will be a short meeting. We are already in our seat when the Elders walk into the Throne room and I see them all staring at the empty seat among them, the seat where Elder Ward would have been sitting if it weren’t for the fact that he is in the Dungeons. Hunter had asked me to link Victor the moment all the other Elders were present, because she wants them to see what will happen if someone crosses her. Shock is evident on the faces of the Elders as Victor guides Elder Ward into the Throne room, it takes a few minutes before the Elders have calmed down and Dad doesn’t waste time as he gets out of his seat. “Elders, Princess Hunter already made us aware of the fact that we have lost sight of our Laws. She also pointed out that the Council of Elders is no longer working as it was supposed to and I have been reading up on what the Council of Elders is meant to do. There are a lot of things you can do without consulting me as long as you follow the Laws, but there need to be three Elders to rule a verdict. This is the one stipulation that has stayed intact over the years, other than that we have lost track of your job description. For the next few days we will be going through the Laws that you, as Council of Elders, have to abide by and we will see if there is something we need to chance or add. Your opinion on those Laws are needed and I will listen to each and every one of you. Right now, I will let Princess Hunter explain the situation with Elder Ward.” Dad says and most Elders look pleased with Dad’s words, but there are a few that look as if they will oppose him every chance they get. Once Dad has taken his seat he pulls Mom closer to him and Hunter takes his place on the floor in front of the Elders, “Elders, we are not obligated to let you witness this process. The King has the final say in this matter and the evidence against Elder Ward is enough. However, we know that most of you have done your job without knowing all of the Laws you have to abide by and for that reason we want your opinion on what you think about what Elder Ward is accused of.” She doesn’t look like a seventeen year old as she is addressing the Elders. Our Princess tells the Elders what Elder Ward did after Dad acknowledged the Law on Age of Consent and most of the Elders are shaking their heads in disdain. Elder Tamra asks Hunter what the Laws say about what he did and her face pales as she listens to Hunter. I keep my eyes on Elder Ward as our Princess asked me to do, she wants to know his reaction to what she has to say and we all hope that he was unaware of the consequences. One Elder after the other ask questions and Hunter answers all of them. Elder Ward doesn’t look as if he cares about what might happen to him and I link Emma to ask her if she has time to look into this for me, she replies that she is on it.

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