Gillean Elder Emmett explains that I will have a different try-out for the King’s Army than usual, he explains that the Elders and the King admire my dedication to my Pack and therefore I deserve to become an exception to the rule. I will go through the same training others do, but I will have to do it on my own and with this being the first year in ages without any applicants there are a few more adjustments the Council had to make. At first they wanted to give me the choice to pick a unit to join, but after recent events with two of the units the Elders decided my talents would be best suited for them and that I will have to report to Commander Jaylen and Commander Morgan if I make it through the try-outs. I will have to do my studies while being a member of a unit, but instead of a year I will get two years to complete my studies and if I am good enough I might get a unit of myself one day. “Your Grandparents will stay at the Palace, they will help the Royal Gamma look after his Grandpups and with everything else the Royals might need help with. They will get their own Quarters on the Beta floor, it will make looking after Dalton and Thora a lot easier.” Elder Emmett says and I smile at the thought of my Grandparents looking after Pups again. They always looked after Pups if parents had to leave at a last minute notice and I know they would have missed it if not for this opportunity. We arrive at the Academy just in time for lunch and as we walk in to the dining hall Elder Emmett explains how the seating arrangements work. I am allowed to sit anywhere at the tables in the middle of the dining hall and everyone at the Academy is already aware of my situation. I am in the middle of lunch when everyone gets up as one and I stare at Elder Emmett in the hope that he can tell me what is going on, but someone else beats him to the punch. “Gillean, I am Commander Amir. You’re coming with me, the Pups of our future Royal Gamma are missing.” He says as he pulls me with him and I follow him without asking any other questions. Unit after unit drives away from the Academy and the caravan of vehicles moves at high speed, while Commander Amir tells me that not only the Pups are missing but also a female that wanted the future Royal Gamma as her Mate, “He found his fated Mate, but I doubt Jo-Anna is aware of that fact.” Amir says. I ask him for a map of the Palace and its territory, I also ask him if anyone knows how long they have been missing but all Amir knows is that the Pups never arrived at school. The guy in the front passenger seat hands me a tablet and on it I see the map of the Royal Pack, I don’t say a word as I go over the map with a fine tooth comb. How do you get two Pups out of the territory that everyone knows? Why didn’t anyone question her when she took the Pups with her? “Commander, I would like to speak to every guard that was at one of the gates. This isn’t adding up.” I tell him and after a few minutes he tells me that they will be waiting for me at the front door of the Palace. I think that under different circumstances I would be nervous, but now I am too focused on the trouble ahead and I doubt there is anything that could distract me at the moment. King Damon is waiting with the guards when we arrive and the moment I get out he smiles at me, “You really look like your Mother.” He says as he walks towards me. “Your Grandmother is the Sister of my Father, making you a Royal. Don’t worry, the elders don’t know that little piece of information.” King Damon says and I tell Mace to remind me of this next time I see my Grandparents. Roan I have heard Damon roar in anger before, but this is even too much for me and Smoke and everyone in the office is on their knees. I have no doubt that everyone close to us is on their knees as well, no one can withstand the aura Damon is releasing at the moment and Dad has to jam a knife into his leg to make him see what he is doing. “Close the fucking gates.” Damon yells through the mind-link, before we all hear him summon every unit that is at the Academy. “Amir, bring Gillean with you, he just arrived at the Academy.” Damon continues and I remember that Dad told me last night that he is a relative of the King, his Grandmother is Damon’s Aunt if I remember correctly. I will meet her in a few days when she arrives here after visiting old friends along the way, they will be looking after Dalton and Thora when necessary. I don’t hear a distraught Jaylen over the mind-link and Dad tells me that one of the Elders will inform Jaylen and Morgan about our discovery. We both know that is not going to be an easy conversation, it is never easy to tell a parent that their Pup is missing and it doesn’t matter how old the Pup in question is. I see Warriors walking up to the Palace and it doesn’t take me long to find out that each of them was on gate duty today. Gillean gets out of the SUV with Commander Amir and Smoke is pushing forward, curious about Damon’s Cousin, he is a handsome young male. His light brown hair is cut short and his hazel eyes sparkle as he smiles at Damon and there is no doubt in my mind that he is a Lycan. Gillean asks where the guards are and Dad points at the group of males standing a few feet away from us.