At the stroke of midnight, all the Alphas and Lunas and Betas and others gathered for the hearing in the grand hall. "King Alder Silverman and Head Luna Morgana Silverman presiding!" an old man announced. Edwina had been seeing that old man since her childhood. That was his job, to usher everyone.
"Please sit down everyone!" requested Alder.
"Don't fear!" mumbled Gadburg and left Edwina to stand in the middle of the hall. Everyone was staring at her. She had been getting such stares all her life; nothing was new about it. She was accustomed to such a life. She was the one with the power, and everyone knew. One thing all the elders hid from the world was that no one knew about her mate and how powerful he would get after mating with her.
"Ahem!!" Alder cleared his throat. Lorelei and Etienne stopped talking and looked at him. They were giggling and talking about how much she was going to be punished. "Edwina! Come forward," he ordered.