[HAWI]
"Isn't this a trial?" Rukiya asked and Malika stared at her pitifully.
"Say something dammit," Rukiya growled slowly at Malaika.
"No, it isn't. They had long made the decision. This is just a show," Malika said and it took everything in Rukiya Greyson not to step up there and screw them over.
She had promised to be Hawi's executioner and just because she had been all nice and giddy with them didn't mean she had forgotten what she had sworn. She wouldn't compromise when it came to Hawi.
And she hoped for the sake of Sicario that these elders fixed what they had just decided on. Because blood would flow and the pack would never see peace, that was one thing Rukiya would make certain of, whether Hawi wanted it or not.
"We want a trial!!" The Sicario wolves suddenly began chanting, making Hawi instantly shut up. She had been laughing at how ridiculous this shit had been set up just for her to be headed for the same decision.
She had been sure that her fate was bound but the wolves chanting for a trial was something that she hadn't expected. It was like they all wanted to know the truth and weren't ready to compromise on that.
"What?" Asmodeus asked and Theo and some of the Sicario warriors stepped forward.
"She was our alpha and she was banished without a proper trial. I don't know if you have been blind but the shit that happened over the years was because we never listened. Are you sure you want to make that same decision?
"Are you sure you want to fuck up the entire pack again just because of one wrong decision? We want a trial. And if you can't give us a trial, then we will have it our way. I doubt you have seen any warriors form a coup and lose.
"Mind you were trained by her, so nothing you have will make you stop. Think, Asmodeus. Are you really sure you old elders want to go against the demands of the Sicario wolves?
"Think carefully because I might die in the process, but I would rather die than live in a pack with a blurred sense of justice. You talk of investigations and yet none of the warriors ever knew of the trial.
"And before you say that most of the warriors fired in the first attack. We all have a link with the warriors that we share everything to make sure the pack is safe. Don't bother lying, or we might start with you, Asmodeus," Theo warned.
"Oh, and we brought along some witnesses just in case," Mbali said as she pointed toward Hudhayfah and Sherry from Greyson.
They looked like they had better things to do than be there with the dumb wolves who wanted to fuck things up. They however understood what was at stake and had made sure to show up.
"Why are they here?" Rukiya sighed genuinely confused.
"You're the Greyson alpha and you're here in enemy territory. In case this all goes awry, you will need your best warriors to defend you," Malika said casually and Rukiya stared at her skeptically.
It was obvious Ruru didn't like where this was going, but she had to wait for a shoe so that all of this would be fine. It was hella suspicious though having Sherry and Hudhayfah on this side of the realm.
"Fine, whatever," Rukiya said with a put as she focused back on the beautiful woman who was staring at her softly.
Hawi looked like this was a normal occurrence for her. That she was being judged and singled out was something she had grown used to and that pissed Rukiya off.
She hated that her mate had to go through another humiliation ritual and she hated that there wasn't much she could do before the trial was done. Then again, she could easily go up there and grab her mate and take her home.
But where was home?
They had left Greyson for a mission and had come to Sicario for another. Would they abandon their mission halfway and go back to Greyson? Was that all there was for the lot of them? God, this was feeding her crazy, but she had to exercise patience.
"Alright then. The reigning Sicario alpha is here as a witness to the murder of the Sicario Luna. We shall now begin," Asmodeus said, his tone so flat and bland you would think he didn't want this to happen.
Clearly, he hadn't expected that this would come out like this, but then he had to give in to the demands of the Sicario wolves.
"Alpha Jeremiah, do you swear on the goddess to tell the truth, and nothing but the truth here and now?" Asmodeus asked and Jer looked at Hawi, a permanent smirk on his face, almost like this was something he could get used to.
"Of course. I do. Besides, I would hate to watch my pretty little mate here go through this alone, yeah?" Jer said as he walked over to where Hawi was and kissed her on the cheeks, earning a loud warning growl from Rukiya Greyson.