Well this is almost it. I wanted to say right now that I have an idea for a sequel if anyone is interested. I'll post more details about that next update. Also last chance for anyone who's interested in writing an intimate scene with Jake and Selena for me to PM me.

Anyway, on with the chapter!

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When they'd said fair trial, sitting in a conference room with Emily, my father, Bryce and Shai on a table with me on one side and Jake, Lao Shi and Fu Dog and all the council members situated around us. Emily sat on one side of me, Wheylyn sat on the other. Over-night, all Wheylyn and Bryce's injuries had healed and they both looked slightly groggy but none the worse for wear. Jake was the only one who had a few bruises dotted on him.

'The first thing we need to go over is what happened while Jake was missing and what happened last night' Andam said

Jake slowly went over what had happened, what he'd heard and anything else he could think of. They'd kept him in that dank little cell for the whole two weeks, only taking the net off him so he could eat and drink and they'd let him out twice a day to use a bathroom and they'd let him have a shower only twice. That explained why he'd been so eager to get into the shower last night. I tried not to feel ill and I noticed Lao Shi get pale with an angry look on his face.

We discovered that there had been more than one person involved. Skellard had been found in the cell I'd locked him in but Jake said the person who captured him in the airport was another man called Rorick Fey. This man was still on the loose but Jake could give a detailed description of what he looked like and sounded like as well as the van he'd been transported in.

When it became clear to me that they weren't mentioning Bardo, I became shifty. Shai kept glancing at me and I finally had to speak up.

'Did you find a lycanthropic hybrid who was like Shai?' I asked

'Yes we did. He is recovering in a cell' The white haired council man told me.

'He shouldn't be in a cell!' I said loudly

Emily tried to shush me.

'He helped me and Selena escape' Jake said

They all looked up in surprise, Shai got up.

'This lycanthropic hybrid is very rare. I had previously thought there were only three others in existance' Shai told them.

'The rarity doesn't matter; it had a hand in the American Dragon's kidnapping'

'It?!' I asked angrily 'He happens to have saved mine and Jake's lives. We would never have gotten past Bayard if it hadn't have been for him!'

The silence now was heavy and awkward. I took a few deep breaths. Andam looked around.

'Perhaps we should take a break. We'll re-convene in five minutes' He said

I got up and stormed out. Emily was about to follow me but Jake held her back and followed me himself. I went a few corridors away and lent against the wall. Jake approached me and stood in front of me.

'What was that about?' He asked

I shied my head away 'I lost my temper, it won't happen again'

'You're damn right it won't happen again! You're supposed to be proving you can control yourself!' Jake replied angrily

'It's not fair Jake! How would you feel if someone treated your race like this because you were considered dangerous?' I shouted

My eyes had filled with angry tears and I swiped the away turning my back and folding my arms.

'If someone who saved our lives is thrown in a cell, then what hope do I have? They'll put that stupid tag back in me, Wheylyn, Bryce and Shai will be locked up and we'll never be allowed to be together' I said

Jake walked around me to face me but I lowered my head. He didn't try to make me look at him.

'I know how you feel. I'm half Chinese Selena, even though I was born here, people still treat me like I'm different because I look different' He told me

I looked up at him, not really thinking of things like that. He nodded.

'You don't understand it because you aren't thinking I am different because I look different' Jake supplied for me 'You're right, they aren't treating you that way and they should be. But please Selena, control your temper and this will go a lot smoother'

I took a breath and he took a step closer, stepping in my space. I looked up at him, his eyebrows were furrowed at me, shadowing his dark and glittery eyes. I rushed at him and threw my arms around his middle. He dipped his head and leaned his chin on the top of my head with his own arms wrapped around me in return. I breathed in his familiar scent, letting the fiery smell calm me.

'I'm sorry, I'll keep better control' I whispered

He kissed the top of my head but didn't say anything, he just squeezed me tighter slightly before letting go and backing away. We made our way back to the conference room, it was slightly awkward when we saw we were last to arrive back and we arrived back together.

'We have decided to put your friend in a recovery room instead of his cell. He is very cooperative and we will interview him at a later time' The white haired council man told me.

I narrowed my eyes at the way he said the word friend but I held my tongue. He looked at me, slightly satisfied.

'So Selena. How is it that you came to discover you were a Werewolf?' Andam asked

'I hit puberty and transformed suddenly. I hadn't known about it before then. It was...traumatic' I said

'It's true, she never did it before then' Emily supplied 'I was there and so was our mother. She was trying to keep Selena pinned down because it was almost like a seizure and she could've hurt herself'

'If it was so violent couldn't she have harmed either of you?' The female council member asked

Emily's cheeks went slightly red 'She was in too much pain to do anything!'

'Emily' I cautioned her before looking around 'I know you have ways of seeing memories. You can look at both of our memories of it if you really like'

'I'm worried that if this event was so traumatic for both of you that you might have inaccurate recollections of it. It's a pity your mother is no longer with us'

I stood up 'I was under the impression that this was to be a fair trial? And that the likes of you wouldn't be here to try and goad me into losing my temper. I can tell you, I am in full control of everything to do with my Lycanthropic side! I've never bitten anyone, never attacked anyone or done anything wrong and you should know that even if I did I'm no threat because I carry no venom to spread the disease. The only thing I've ever used Lycanthromorphing for before all this was to play with my dog at a more equal level!'

'So you can see, you have nothing against her' Emily smirked

'Why did your mother run away with you then?' The female council member asked

'Because I told her to' Wheylyn supplied 'I've lived my life hiding from you people. My life was a misery, and then the one good thing I found; a family, you had to rip it away from me. I didn't want that life for Selena, I wanted her to be happy and as far as I knew at that time, she was a normal baby girl. But you still came looking for her'

The room went silent; the council members looked at one another. I remained standing. Lao Shi cleared his throat.

'I would also like to make you all aware that if I'd known more about Selena, I would never had said anything to you. I would have let her carry on under the radar'

I looked around at him, he stood up and came to stand in front of me. I turned to face him and in front of everyone he bowed his head to me.

'Please forgive me, if I had waited to get to know you none of this would have happened. My actions have put your family and my family in distress this last month. I deeply and humbly apologise'

I smiled and held his hand 'Apology fully accepted, Lao Shi'

Emily leaned over and placed her hand on his shoulder.

'So you can see, our separate species can get along, as long as we understand one another. Selena knows that Lycanthropy can be a dangerous thing but Wheylyn made a way for it to be contained and controlled. We could set up, dozens of safe-houses all over the world where Lycanthropics can go to keep themselves from spreading their diseases and then the real dangerous ones who don't want to or don't care to can be tagged and controlled' Jake told them

'It would be the best thing to happen to our people' Wheylyn agreed

'Lycanthropics like William are the dangerous ones. Young Lycanthropics are the greater danger. We keep them locked in a room during their transformations but Lycanthropics like Bryce and I, who have been transforming for many years can learn to control ourselves during the full moon' Wheylyn told us

'We are not dangerous animals. We are humans with an affliction. We shouldn't be punished for something that was out of our control and that we never wanted or agreed to' Bryce said

'Tell me, have you ever bitten anyone Bryce?' The white haired man asked

Bryce hung his head 'I bit Wheylyn when we were kids'

'So you gave your disease to Wheylyn?'

'Yes'

'Have you ever bitten anyone Wheylyn?' The white haired man asked

'No, I built a reinforced shed which we both went in. The only person I've ever spread my disease to is Selena and she can't be counted as dangerous' Wheylyn said firmly

'What made you travel to England?' Andam asked

'I was hiding from you' Wheylyn replied icily

'So, meeting a woman was not your intention?'

'No! It just happened. I loved Melanie with everything I had and then when we had Selena I saw them as my future. I even loved Emily despite the fact that she wasn't mine'

Emily's head flicked to him and her blue eyes went very soft. I had tensed; I'd not heard our mother's name spoken since she had died. Neither of us had said it and no one had said it to us.

Andam sat thoughtfully 'I think that we cannot escape the fact that this has been handled very wrongly. Not just with this family either, there are many that have been hurt by our blindness. If you will, we will reconvene in an hour'

We all looked at each other, confused before getting up and leaving.