The Pack's Doctor by Cooper

Chapter 294

Cyfa

I shouldn’t be surprised that my father still thinks he’s won. How did I not see his arrogance? I guess I needed to see what a real father, a real man, a real Alpha looked like in order to see the difference. If all you’ve ever known is your father, Christer, and Stellan, you don’t realize that not all Alphas are created equally. But now I see my father clearly, and he does not measure up. Not even close.

I watch my uncle taunt my father. I’m not surprised. After everything I heard, Uncle Ramin has a lot of reasons to hate my father.

Today, unlike in Stellan’s trial, Raptor and his two squad members have a tight handle on my father.

“You will settle down now or I will cuff you,” Raptor snarls. I can see the lingering bruise on his face from where Stellan broke his jaw two days ago.

My father sneers at my uncle, turning his glare to my cousin who looks enough like my uncle that it’s obvious who he is, before turning back to me.

“I’ve barely left the pack and look at you, already associating with the dregs of society,” he sneers.

“That’s rich, coming from the man who embezzled money, then sold his daughter to pay his debts,” I say.

I can see the shock on my father’s face. I didn’t raise my voice. I didn’t have to. The only time I’ve stood up to my father was when I challenged him for the pack. He obviously didn’t think I’d changed enough to stand up to him now. He’s about to find out just how strong his daughter really is.

Yorick squeezes my hand and I feel his mind caress mine. I can feel all of them, the entire Hill family pushing their encouragement and support into me through our family bond.

The council is announced and we stand, watching them file in before returning to our seats.

“Alpha Arden Teymoori …” Councilman Edward begins.

“I’m changing my name to Castor. The court will address me as such,” my father demands.

Councilman Edward raises an eyebrow. “Is that your legal name?”

“Not yet. The paperwork is still in process. That … woman is no daughter of mine and I will not share her last name,” he says, glaring at me. Honestly, I’m thrilled. My name will be changing to Hill anyway, but my father using Teymoori leaves a blight on our family’s name that I know they wouldn’t want.

“Well, until it’s your legal name, we won’t be using it in this courtroom,” Councilman Edward says and I have to hide a smile. My father isn’t used to not getting his way.

“You are charged with two crimes, embezzlement and forcing your daughter into an alliance bond when she was underage. How do you plead?”

Unlike Stellan, my father is arrogant enough that he didn’t get an attorney, so he’s representing himself.

“Not guilty.”

“Alright then, we’ll start with the embezzlement,” Councilman Edward begins.

holdings has

and I will have Raptor muzzle you. You will not speak until you are asked to do so,” he says, his voice cold as ice. “YOU are not in charge here, Alpha.” He stares at my father for a

in a previous court case, but for the purposes of this trial, could

again, their words almost

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to my father. “Whether or not that money was repaid, you did, in fact knowingly and unde that money

members behind him. Almost immediately, he turns back.

YOU” my

Councilman Edward nod at Raptor. Quick as a whip, he slaps a solid, yet malleable strip of something over my father’s mouth, fastening it behind his head. The device allows my father to breath through his nose,

before the smell of singed flesh reaches my nose. I squeeze Yorick’s hand. I had no idea the

“You were warned, Alpha.”

to try and speak, but the sizzling sound increases before he stills. It

also charged with forcing your

then Councilman Edward looks

Cyra, will you step

my father’s glare. I don’t look

would you please reiterate how you came to be a part of an alliance bond between

it all again. When

I address

“You may.”

around the edges of the muzzle where

like you. I used to think that you were a good father and a good Alpha. Now I know better. You were a terrible mate, a terrible Alpha, and a terrible father. How could any man keep his mate away from her family to try and extort money from

where the Hills are sitting. “I have a family now. A REAL family, a loving family. Every one of these people

me as a pawn in his sick and twisted life. I’m ashamed to be your daughter. I’m glad you’re changing your name. Mine was changing anyway now that I’m mated to Yorick, but now the Teymoori name can continue without the disgrace of your sins attached to it. You should be ashamed of yourself and yet, you stand here as arrogant as always. From today forward, you are not my father, and I am not your daughter. You will never see me again after today.) want nothing more to do with you,” I say, finally turning away and nodding

both incredible sadness and also like a huge weight has finally been lifted off

Arden, the court finds you guilty of forcing your daughter into an unwanted mate bond. The penalty for your crimes is that you will be stripped of

turn to sit again, I see my father still watching me.

at me, then turns

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him then at me. “What is the name of Arden’s

“Caesar, councilman.”

do you wish

He nods.

say anything inappropriate in this courtroom, you will be muzzled