The Merciless Alpha(erotica)

He shook his head no. “It was never outside my possession, and I took it straight to the Federal Express office and overnight shipped it. I had the results the next afternoon.” He looked smug, as did Timothy. I knew the Doctor was lying to protect the Alpha family, but I couldn’t figure out how Lawrence might catch him in the lie. I doubted Parker would let Alpha Theodore or Timothy anywhere near the stand in this case.Belongs to (N)ôvel/Drama.Org.

“Doctor, did you provide instruction to Beta Heir Todd on how to monitor a female’s basal temperature to predict ovulation?”

He nodded. “I did, at the direction of Beta Max. I’ve provided such guidance to many Pack females and their mates over the years.”

Lawrence looked at him. “Do you normally provide this to an unmated male?”

“No,” he said.

“No further questions.” Parker looked pleased and did not cross-examine. They excused the witness, and the Chairman called a twenty-minute recess. The rest of the afternoon was Lawrence trying to fill in the holes in his circumstantial case. The property purchase was in the name of a Pack shell corporation, and the money transfer had the signature of the Alpha and Beta. Pack records showed Omega Monique Robinson had left the Pack in November of 2029, but the new Pack wasn’t listed. Council rules required notification of a Pack change or her status as a rogue, neither of which happened. With that, the Prosecution rested.

The Defense moved to dismiss the charges against the Defendants, stating the Prosecution had not proved their case. The motion was usually a formality, rejected by the judge before moving on. In this case, Parker successfully argued that the Killington Luna and Traci had not been implicated directly by any of the evidence or testimony. The Chairman dismissed charges against them and ordered them released. Traci smirked at me as she kissed Timothy and moved to the audience area.

With that, the Defense rested. The Chairman declared a one-hour recess for dinner before final arguments.

During the dinner, Adrienne got up and went to talk to a Luna I didn’t know. “I have something to take care of, I’ll see you later,” she sent to us. Dinner was a New England Boiled Dinner, heavy on the corned beef. It also had cabbage, potatoes, parsnips, carrots, turnips, and beets. It wasn’t bad, but I wasn’t about to request it at home.

As the trial restarted, the Chairman called for Lawrence to make his closing statement. Instead, he handed a paper to the Defense table then the Chairman. “Mr. Chairman, the Prosecution requests to call the witness listed, who just arrived at the proceedings.”

“Objection,” Parker said as he jumped to his feet. “The Prosecution did not list this witness, nor did we have a chance to depose her!”

“The witness will directly rebut testimony presented this afternoon. As she is a rebuttal witness, I am not required to provide prior notice,” Lawrence said.

The Council conferred briefly, and the objection overruled. “The Prosecution calls Monique Robinson to the stand.”

Gasps filled the room as the rear door opened, and a young woman of Caribbean heritage walked in with Luna Adrienne at her side. She kept her head high as she went to the witness stand, ignoring the high-ranking wolves staring at her. The Bailiff looked at Adrienne as she walked with her to the witness stand. “Personal guard,” she said quietly. “She would not testify without my vow of protection.”

The bailiff looked to the Chairman, who waved him back to his seat while Adrienne moved to stand behind the witness. Lawrence smiled at her as he began. “Miss Robinson, what was your position in the Killington Pack in 2029?”

“I was an Omega, assigned as a maid to the Alpha and Beta quarters,” she said.

“And in this time, did you have a relationship to Timothy Lords?”

She stared at him. “No, not until the night he raped me.” Timothy looked like he was going to pass out. Parker objected to her statement, and the Chairman overruled it. The Alphas and the crowd looked like they wanted to kill him. “I’d finished my duties when Timothy Lords called to ask for additional towels. When I came to his room, he trapped me in the bathroom, removed my clothing, and held me against the vanity as he took my virginity.”

“Did you report this rape,” Lawrence asked gently.

“To who? It’s the Alpha’s eldest son, the Next Alpha. Who is going to believe Monique, the weak Omega maid, over him?” She shook her head. “I requested different duties, and I was careful to avoid Timothy as much as I could. It didn’t always work, as he forced me three more times that week.”

“So you left Killington,” he said.

“Yes. I found I was pregnant, and Timothy was the father. I knew Alpha Theodore wouldn’t react well. I had a friend who had a friend, and I got out of there.”

Lawrence let that sink in. “Did you have any contact with Timothy after that?”

“Not until after Tyler was born. I was a single mother, struggling to pay my bills. I was hoping he would acknowledge paternity and provide some child support. I sent him a letter and photo, along with some of Tyler’s hair, to prove my son was his.”

“Did you hear back from Timothy?”

“No, I got a letter from Alpha Theodore a few weeks later. It had passed through a mail forwarding service to where I was living. The Alpha wanted the baby, and offered fifty thousand dollars for the child, along with a letter giving up paternity. He included a waiver of parental rights ready for my signature and a check for ten thousand dollars as a ‘good-faith’ gesture.”

“Did you take the money?”

“Hell no. I knew my son would be dead as soon as I turned around,” Monique replied. “Here.” She opened her purse and pulled out the letter and the check.

“The Prosecution enters the letter and check into evidence.” Lawrence passed it to the Chairman before taking it to Parker’s table and letting him read it.

“Why are you here today, Miss Robinson?”

“I’m here because these men are liars and killers. My son will never be safe with them in power, and I couldn’t sit back and watch them walk away from this,” she said.

“Aren’t you worried that you’ll be in danger from coming forward,” Lawrence asked.

“I’m a dead woman if Killington finds me,” she said. “My son is safe, and if I don’t return, he’ll disappear. He’s got the Mantle, and I won’t let them kill him for it.”

Lawrence nodded. “I called you as a rebuttal witness because your testimony directly contradicts that of Doctor Pendleton. The Killington Pack Doctor stated the paternity test conclusively showed Timothy was not the father. Do you have any other evidence to show he was lying?”

She opened her purse and removed a baggie with a swab. “I took his DNA,” I said. “Run another test, this time using Timothy’s DNA instead of someone else’s. Take mine, too. You’ll have your proof then.”