Casting votes

Eric's POV 1

I stared around the room as I met eyes with alphas seated in the hall who couldn't meet my gaze. 

''Alpha Eric do you realized you are standing before the council of elders.'' dad spoke angrily, 

''I don't fucking care.'' I yelled in anger, 

''I don't care what you or anyone has to say.'' I roared loudly in the room, not minding the consequences of my action. 

I heard whispering and murmuring among the alphas, but I wasn't bothered about it. 

''I alpha Eric will never let anyone take my mate from me, not when I still alive.'' I muttered those words as a threat. 

''You are joking Eric, if the elder's decision is for Victoria to stay with my family then so will it be.'' Eliot yelled from his seat. 

I chuckled in anger before speaking up, 

''Then you will have to kill me before you can get hold of her.'' I muttered those words angrily 

''Stop.'' lycan flick voice echo in the room 

I took in a deep breath and calm my nerve. 

''You may be a powerful alpha, but that does not mean you won't respect this council.'' Lycan flick muttered out angrily. 

I released an heavy sigh and walked back to my seat, everyone was silent for a while until Liam father spoke up. 

''I know alpha Eric since he was born, he is a childhood friend to my son and I know what he can do and what he can not do.'' he met eyes with me with a cold look before looking away. 

''Alpha Eric might have rejected his mate, but I knew that for the past two years he had been looking for her and I know he will never hit his mate on purpose.'' he expressed those words like he was so sure of it. 

''Just like he said, she is his mate, and we can't take that from him, anyone is allowed to reject his or her mate if they want. That has nothing to do with the council, all we are concerned about his the fact that he hit his mate which is against our principles, and anyone who does that should be dealt with.'' hearing those words from him, I shook my head in anger as I controlled myself not to speak 

''But I think it was a mistake just like he said, so we will have to pass out a vote, if you think it's a mistake just like he claimed and think his mate should not be taken away from him then you have to write your judgement and put in this box.'' he pointed at the judgement box by the side of the hall. 

''Drop your judgement, and it will be counted.'' he wrote something in a piece of paper, stood up from his seat and slip the paper in the box. 

I breathe in relief as I watched other alphas casting their judgement in the box. 

I chuckled at myself as I laughed at the stupidity of this people, joke on them to even think that I will let go of Victoria. 

The judgement took up to five minutes before everyone went back to their seats. 

''Count the vote.''

An alpha, from the crowd, stood up and went to the box and started counting the votes.

We all sat there and waited until the vote was counted.

I felt a sudden fear bloomed in my chest as I noticed the alpha speaking to the elders before going back to his seat.

''The result voted against Alpha Eric is 478 votes while the vote voted for him is 486 votes, but that is not the final votes because we the council of elders will have to cast our votes and each of our votes sum up to ten votes, we will start from lycan flick.'' Liam Father directed those words to lycan flick.

I took in a deep breath and waited for what is about to happen.

''I lycan flick vote for alpha Eric, no alpha should be punished by a mistake which was not done on purpose.'' hearing those words I felt a small smile on my face, but I wipe it off.

The next person was father, and for strange reasons I was nervous, I knew my father, and I knew what he could do in matters like this.

''I vote against Alpha Eric.'' the moment he said those words I hear murmuring and whispering around the hall, but I wasn't surprise, he was my father and I knew he would do anything to make me pay for what I did to Victoria in the past.

''An alpha who puts his mate in danger is not allowed to even see a glimpse of her.'' dad spoke coldly and looked away.

I chuckled softly and shook my head because I knew dad was punishing me for all I did to victoria.

Everybody in the hall kept on murmuring, no one would believe my father could vote against me in a crucial matter as this.

The next person was alpha Linus, he cleared his throat before speaking.

''I vote against Alpha Eric, just like alpha Elliot stated, he has issues with his mate that made her ran away from him and I think she should be kept away from him until she gets her memory and decides if she wants him.''alpha Linus said those words and met eyes with me, but he quickly looked away

The last person was Liam's father and I knew whatever that happens I will never allow anyone take Victoria away from me.

He stared at me for a while before he took in a deep breath and spoke up.

''I condemn the act of alpha Eric, our mate was given to us by the moon goddess, and it's a shame that some of us have to reject our mate.'' he shook his head before speaking up.

''Alpha Eric realized his mistakes and wants to correct that mistake, but things went wrong along the way, but that does not mean he shouldn't be given the chance to mend his mistake.'' hearing those words from him, I felt my heartbeat increased.

''My vote is for alpha Eric.'' I signed in relief and took in a deep breath and calm my nerves.