Chapter 61: Final Decision

• After my icy shower, I dried, dressed in a black muscle shirt, and threw on a black causal button-down shirt over it. Although, I left the buttons open and undone. I never like to button up my shirts. So I just threw it on over my shoulders and arms.

Then I also had on a pair of black shorts. That has many pockets to hold extra knives and whatever else I thought would be necessary. As Head King, I had to always be prepared for an attack somewhere in my Kingdom. So I always put anything useful in my pockets.

Next, I threw on my weapons belt from around my waist. My belt was fully armed and loaded. A Primary King, most of your Royal relatives, and warriors are always loaded. I only hoped Sally hadn't noticed it too much. I've been trying to wear longer shirts around her. Since I didn't wanna intimidate her from our society being new to her. But I don't feel she'd noticed too much.

I opened the door and saw she was still asleep. Apart of me wanted to crawl back in bed with her but this bond connection was disturbing me. Once I put on my black shoes from inside my closet. I fly down the hall and left the room and began pacing myself down the hallway. Avoiding eye contact with anybody.

"Hey, Cory!" I heard Jay's voice from behind me as I reached the stairs. But I sourly ignored him and felt his gaze upon me. From at the top of the wide curved staircase.

Out of my Primary pals, Jay and Nick were the only two that could understand what I am dealing with. Jay was successful with breaking a bond connection by five days and Nick was suffering for the long thousand years from breaking his bond connection with his wife. Surely Jay, Nick, and a handful of my Highest Rankers pals that went through this. Understand this mental feud I am in. I remember when Ash, Hunter, John, and so many other Highest Rankers pals. Went through this during the process of their imprint with their wives.

As I peered around to noticed many eyes of my men giving me this concerning expression. I faintly glared at everyone just to leave me be right now. And I took myself outside.

I was in a great battle within myself and need my space. So I walked around the garden deeply thinking. As my heart ached in such distress. My insides were bleeding as I felt myself overheating. I couldn't bear this anymore I knew what I had to do. Hardly ten minutes had passed and my mind was made up. In fact, my mind had been made up since three days ago. I've only been mentally assessing my final decision.

So I texted my family and requested a meeting about my decision on Sally.

•••

Barely a half-hour passed that we gathered inside the meeting room. Most of the elders came, Grandfather Phil, many down the line Great Grandfathers, Uncles, my three brothers, most of my curious cousins within my generation, and other even older cousins in different generations. It was a finally large group of us from only on my dad's family side. Altogether we sat down at this massive round table.

Other Highest Rankers either being my men or my family's men. Were on guard off to the side around the large meeting room. Even my Primaries were here standing somewhere from behind me. Once everyone give me their attention, I made my announcement on my final decision about Sally. I saw a lot of shocked and undescribable faces as I informed everyone.

The room when silent for a brief moment while they comprehend what I had told them. As I took a minute for myself to clear my mind. Then continued to speak and told everyone I wanted the preparations done before tonight's dim light. I was glad within myself I had things checked done on my part.

Which I confirmed my part was set. Without anybody knowing it but I've been preparing myself for this. After I've found out about Sally's true identity and JJ confirmed that I had a bond connection setting. I've had my part prepared as my family went silent on me again.

Across the table from me with being the first one to move his mouth openly. "Your sure this is the decision you feel is best on what you wanna do with Sally?" Grandfather Phil asked confirming.

With certainty, I replied, "Yes, this is my final decision."

My father sighed lightly, "We all just want to be sure this is what you want and feel you should do." Tony his father replied.

With hardly an expression, "I have thought about this for the past couple of days. And come to terms that this needs to be done, as soon as possible. She needs her placement in the kingdom and perhaps it will allow her to have some settlement." I firmly told everyone not yielding away from my decision. Then requested what I wanted to be done.

"We need to start with the next steps." Said the 20th Elder, "If this is your choice and final call then it will be done."

"Yes, as just mentioned, I had thought about everything you've shared with me. Everybody is right, Sally needs to be in the dark for as long as possible. However, it's hard to do that when she doesn't seem to buy what I've told her. So she needs some form of closure so she stops questioning me." I replied understanding my family was still taking this in.

"We will presume with your decision and get things started as you had requested." The first Elder said.

Lastly, I said, "Have it all done and prepare before tonight's dim light."