Nellie jumped from the bed frightened, she had slept off crying. Looking around, Nellie could tell she was not alone in the room, she wondered if it was Earl. No, she had left him in the hall and she knew he did not come after her. Nellie began to panic, she was still drowsy from sleeping, she was not half awake either. Nellie was awake but she couldn't see, she wondered if it was night already,she didn't know how long she had slept for.



Feeling the bed with her hands, Nellie decided to use her powers, as a werewolf she could smell, hear and see things in a way normal humans could not. Nellie hated awakening her wolf because it was often difficult to control her, Nellie damned all odds and inhaled, she listened carefully for any unusual heartbeats and she heard it- two heartbeats. Alarmed, she immediately raised her hands to feel her eyes,her fear confirmed- the rogues were here for h

"What did you say?" Bella barked at the elders again.



No one spoke, she looked from one elder to the next, giving them a daring glare. Each elder looked from one to another, afraid of what would happen next.



"No one is going to speak up, right?" No one spoke still.



"Fine," Bella smiled, she turned and made for the door, she could hear the elders sigh in relief. "Guards!" Bella stopped abruptly at the door and yelled, dashing the hope of the elders.



The guards came running in, "My Lady" They all chorused.



"Take all these elders and give them twelve strokes of the whip each until they confess who spoke about that witch"



"I will talk!" It was a female elder who finally spoke up, she was visibly shaken.



"I bet you will" Bella smiled, she took a seat on the Alpha seat that she had conquered, "I suppose a little violence does it for you huh?"



No one spoke. The silence o

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"Your Highness, the elders are here to see you" the guard said. He did not dare to raise his head up at all.



Bella was even more irritated than she was before.



"What are those old fogeys looking for me for?" Bella asked. She did not have the slightest respect for them.



"I do not know about that your highness" the guard said.





Bella sighed. She very well could not ignore the elders otherwise she would not have wasted he time going out to see them at all! But she had no other choice!



"Alright! I'll meet them in the hall" Bella finally agreed.





…..



Bella and Lily were on their way to the hall to see the elders. Pierre was following behind them since he is Bella's beta now. However, he did not have much presence. He was just someone that could be ignored.



They passed by a few maids on thier way to the hall. The maids bowed thier head to greet them.



Nellie jumped from the bed frightened, she had slept off crying. Looking around, Nellie could tell she was not alone in the room, she wondered if it was Earl. No, she had left him in the hall and she knew he did not come after her. Nellie began to panic, she was still drowsy from sleeping, she was not half awake either. Nellie was awake but she couldn't see, she wondered if it was night already,she didn't know how long she had slept for.



Feeling the bed with her hands, Nellie decided to use her powers, as a werewolf she could smell, hear and see things in a way normal humans could not. Nellie hated awakening her wolf because it was often difficult to control her, Nellie damned all odds and inhaled, she listened carefully for any unusual heartbeats and she heard it- two heartbeats. Alarmed, she immediately raised her hands to feel her eyes,her fear confirmed- the rogues were here for her and they had blindfolded her.



Why did they not bind her hands? Were they still in the castle? 

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