Return of the unwanted daughter

Calling the Bluff

Exactly 48 hours after Morgan had sent his father to the Elders to have the law reversed, he summoned his father and the former Beta again, knowing full well they had failed to get the law withdrawn. He made both of them sit there for several minutes as he went through reports before he finally looked at them.

"Well?" he demanded looking at his father.

"They refuse to rescind the law that has served this Pack well for two hundred years." Thomas said evenly.

"Very well they leave me no choice. Jason, summon the guards. Elder Thomas and the entire Beta family are under arrest for treason against the Pack. They are to receive no special treatment and will be tortured along with the Rogues daily until such time as thier executions can be arranged in accordance with the law." Morgan said looking at his Gamma who nodded.

"Yes Alpha." Jason said as Thomas sat the stunned. "Elder Thomas, please come with me willingly." Jason said already wearing gloves as he held a collar and silver shackles in protective cases.

"You can't be serious Morgan." Thomas said as Morgan looked at him.

"Oh?" Morgan asked as he stood up and walked around the desk before he punched his father in the face sending him flying into the wall. "No special treatment Jason, collar and shackle him now and drag him through this Pack to the posts. He can sit in the center of town until his trial and execution, extract every bit of useful information out of him by any means necessary in full view of everyone." he ordered using his Alpha Command.

Without choice Jason did as instructed, placing the collar on the ex Alpha who began screaming in agony as the silver burnt his flesh before Jason clapped him in the restraints tightly before attaching the lead and 3 men entered to drag him to the center of the Pack village. Within minutes three other Elders had stormed into his office to demand an explanation.

Morgan glared at the High Elder of the Pack as he sat there. "Were you not informed that unless you rescinded the law banning ALL members from mating anyone outside of the Lycan species that this would happen?" he asked Elder William.

"You cannot do this to an Elder of the Pack without proof." William declared as Morgan laughed.

"Proof, you want proof?" Morgan asked ruthlessly. "The hybrid formerly known as Rebbeca Stratford is Lycanthrope and Witch, her powers placed on prominent display when I discovered she was my Mate and refused to accept me or demand I reject this Pack. As such one of her parents must also be a hybrid and anyone with knowledge of that fact without reporting it is as guilty as the offending party. Elder Thomas was not only aware that his Beta was a Witch, he assisted in the cover up of that information as well. So in accordance with the Pack Laws, the Beta Family will be tortured until they confess before they are burned at the stake. My father as an accomplice of those crimes shall suffer the same fate, as you were informed 2 days ago when I demanded the Law be rescinded."

William was stunned by that information, as Thomas had said he was bluffing and there was no need for them to concern themselves with him being executed. He was sure Morgan wouldn't have the balls before, the Elders all watching with the rest of the Pack as Thomas was dragged through the Pack House and taken to the whipping post before he was strung up.

"He is your father, how can you do this?" Elder David asked.

"Easily, Thomas is guilty of weakening the Alpha Bloodline of this Pack and Treason. As such he will be tortured in accordance with the laws of the Lycan King until he confesses his crimes before that evidence is publicly declared at tribunal. Upon conviction of those crimes he will be sentenced to death for his actions against this Pack and the damage he has done. All in accordance with the laws you were asked to rescind to avoid this very outcome." he said barely containing his rage as the Elders eyes went wide in shock. "Now, if you are done wasting my time I believe you must oversee the questioning of the prisoners. Elder Thomas will be questioned first with the most brutal methods allowed under the law." he said growling threateningly before he stormed from the office with the silver tipped whip.

Morgan made no effort to hide any of it as every member of the Beta Family was strung up on the posts in a circle around the center of the village, Morgan not bothering to even ask a question of any of them until each had received five lashes. The only one missing from the Beta Family was Benjamin, the entire Pack quickly becoming aware of it.

"How long have you been aware that the former Beta is a hybrid?" Morgan demanded of his father as the Elders watched how brutal he was. When he didn't answer after a few seconds Morgan dipped the tip of the whip on wolfsbane before he used it again, using every bit of strength he had as it sounded like a cannon going off when the whip struck. The gash in his father's back going clean to the bone of his ribs, the drug preventing the wound from closing as Thomas screamed in agony as the wound burned.

For two hours the Elders watched as Morgan whipped his father at least once every 30 seconds, Thomas' back showing the effects before Morgan went behind the former Beta.

"Which of your children inherited you filthy powers Witch?" he demanded of the Beta as he made a show of dipping the Whip in the Wolfsbane mixture right in front of him before walking around him. He has to give it to the Beta as he took the whippings for 10 minutes before Morgan walked to the other side of the ring of posts. As soon as he stood behind Monica however Peter's eyes went wide as he shook his head.

"No, I will talk!" Peter screamed as he named all of his children but his eldest daughter Patricia.

"How long did Alpha Thomas know you were a Witch?" he demanded.

"115 years ago he discovered the truth and helped me hide it from Alpha Stephen." Peter said hanging his head knowing that his family would pay the price.

"Jason, you will extract every bit of information about who knew, when they learned it and gather those guilty of covering up this crime against the Pack. Anyone who failed to report it will be made Omega for one year for each year they knew and failed to report it." Morgan said handing him the whip. "When the sun sets this evening, each one of them gets another 20 lashes. Including Patricia and Monica. As soon as you are sure every ounce of information has been extracted from those two bitches, they are to be exiled as Rogue's under threat of death if they ever return!" Morgan ordered his Gamma as the Elders looked on in horror at what Morgan was actually doing.

"We will do it Alpha, stop this!" Elder William said loudly as Morgan glared at him.

"Too late, you had the opportunity to do so before you forced my hand. Now you, they and the entire Pack will learn the lesson of what betraying this Pack will cost. Thier actions have deliberately weakened this Pack, making our destruction all but inevitable when it is learned the Alpha Bloodline will be permanently weaker than even our weakest enemy!" Morgan yelled as he could already feel his Wolf growing weaker from the lack of contact with his Mate. Something that would continue to happen until they either Mated or his Wolf died. Without another word he stormed back to the Pack House, glad his mother had died several years earlier and did not have to witness this.

For a full week the Pack was forced to watch as the entire Beta Family was questioned, every time they refused to answer the whip leaving another s***h across their back that wouldn't heal because of the wolfsbane being used to prevent it. Elder William finally entered Morgan's office, Prince Nathaniel joining him as both took a seat.

"What do you want William?" Morgan demanded with a barely concealed growl.

"We demand you end this charade of damage to the Pack." William declared as Morgan smiled.

"So let me get this right, you believe the charges and punishment of Treason against the Pack is nothing more than a charade? You believe this questioning and soon to be execution are a joke?" Morgan asked as Nathaniel cleared his throat.

"Alpha, with all due respect you have not requested leave to execute anyone." Prince Nathaniel said evenly as Morgan pulled out a current copy of the Lycan Kings Laws.

"Article 7-412, any Pack Member accused of Treason by a Pack may be executed upon obtaining sufficient evidence by whatever means necessary, without exclusive permission from the King." Morgan said throwing the book between them. "8.217, a Pack member may be charged with Treason against a Pack when thier actions can be proven to have harmed the Pack. As this Pack bans any mating between Lycans and other species, the actions Former Alpha Thomas has taken to conceal the fact that is former Beta is in fact the son of Abigail Houston and a Hybrid Lycan-Witch, his actions have weakened this Pack beyond recoverable means as my Fated Mate is the youngest daughter of the former Beta. So he is guilty of treason and as established under law, the King has already authorized his execution which will occur in 6 hours. So if this is somehow a charade to you Elder William, you may find yourself a new Pack to call home, as I will not tolerate your disloyalty to the people trying to shield criminals. No matter what thier position in this Pack is or used to be!" Morgan informed them as the Prince's eyes went wide.

"How do you intend to do it?" Nathaniel asked as Morgan smiled.

"They will be tarred and feathered before being drawn and quartered before the pieces are burnt at the stake. I expect it to be an amazing spectacle as the entirety of the Beta Family will suffer the same fate before the other 4 who helped in concealing the crimes of them are burned at the stake using the corpses to start the inferno." Morgan said sadistically as William gulped.

"You cannot do this Alpha, the damage to the Pack would-" William began before Morgan back handed him so hard he fell out of the chair.

"You had the opportunity to prevent this, and can stop it any time you like by changing your vile, pathetic laws that are making this necessary. If you want to stop it, you and the other Elders know exactly how to do so!" he shouted back. "Instead you waste time and opportunity to bring in people who have absolutely no chance of stopping it, without trampling the very laws they swore to protect and uphold. So unless the King wants another Pack War on his hands, there isn't one f*****g thing he or his crown can do! So get the f**k out of my office and go perform your duties as the Elders. Retract the f*****g law that is making this necessary, or prepare the execution grounds as required. If you fail to do either, you will find yourself and the entire Elders Council facing charges of dereliction of duty charges!" Morgan ordered with the power of his Alpha Command making even the Prince bristle at the fury behind it. "Prince Nathaniel, you and the King are more than welcome to witness the execution of the Former Alpha. Especially as I understand my father was an honored General at one point, I believe it only appropriate the message be sent it doesn't matter who you are, the law must be respected and enforced." he said calmly as William ran from the office and summoned the Elders.

"I appreciate the offer Alpha, but as you said we cannot intervene without War. As such, I have no desire to see the man executed in disgrace after such a fall from glory. Good Day." Nathaniel said as he stood and calmly left the Pack.