The Broken Queen

Chapter 43; Revelation

Dani's POV:
"Why? Why did you do this?!" I ask, my voice low and hands shaking with rage. Fionn finally breaks his coy act, screaming at furiously at me, his eyes filled with hate. "Alpha Reece, killed my mother! So, I took Bree to hurt you" his spits that last part. "My father has killed many wolves' parents, what makes your tragedy so special as to hold me responsible for my father's crimes?!" "Don't you understand? You have all this power, when I should have been the powerful one! My mother was a strong witch who got involved with Alpha Reece years ago, which of course resulted in me." "That's not possible, that would make you..." Shock floods my body temporarily dampening my rage.
Mind linking with my counterparts we try to make sense of this, getting interrupted by Fionn's surprisingly calm, emotionless voice. "Brother? Yes, well half-brother. And our lovely father, murdered my mother when he found out she had given birth because of their one-time involvement. I was five years old" I can't prevent the gasp that leaves my mouth or the half step I take backward, so many mixed emotions overwhelming me. Fionn's voice grows angry again.
"I can't wield magic like my mother could, she died before I was old enough to learn. So I have no magical abilities as the son of a witch and no status or power as the bastard son of an Alpha." His voice comes out in spits of rage. "But here you are, a child, with so much power you don't deserve. You abandoned your pack and now call yourself 'Alpha'. Who the hell gave you the right, you bitch?!" I take a deep breath. 'This can't be true! Fionn is 8 years older than me, which wouldn't just make him my half-brother but my oldest brother, even older than Damian would have been by a year. My father was the best when I was really young. I know I can't speak for how or who he was before I was born, but until my mother and Damian were lost, he was loving, kind, selfless and honorable. That man could never do something like this. We need to investigate this accusation asap.'
All three of my counterparts agree and try their best to soothe my inner turmoil. I'm just starting to feel a thin thread of pity for Fionn when he has another outburst. "Bree can rot for all I care. He's weak and useless. You were delusional; to make him your Beta, as if I hadn't hated you enough on principal before that." "How fucking dare you!
Ethan's POV:
I am absolutely speechless as this situation unfolds, there are simply no words strong enough to encapsulate my emotional response to such a scene. I exchange a glance with the girls as we all feel the pack link nudged, as Dani makes an announcement. "Everyone gather in the courtyard outside the packhouse in 5 minutes. This is urgent business so don't dilly-dally." Everyone else expresses confusion but agrees nonetheless. The three of us expresses a little confusion too, but we obviously have a fair idea where this could be going.
Alpha Brown gags Fionn and rebounds his wrists before dragging him out of the cell by the throat. We watch anxiously as Dani front kicks the door of the stables open, with a deep growl. She drags Fionn along with her, Alpha Timmothy and the three guards following closely behind. Fionn is frantically kicking his legs to try touch the ground but she's holding him so high, only his toes touch the dirt. None of us move, we are immobile with shock.
Hulu's POV:
As soon as Dani opened the pack link, my stomach knotted in anticipation, this should be good..
When I head out to the courtyard, I line up with our pack as most of Alpha Timmothy's pack start filling the space furthest back. The recruited ex-prisoners are grouped together in four lines behind us, Mikey, Hunter and Natatsha standing directly behind me looking confused as hell. Though as I look around, awaiting Dani's arrival, I realize we are three short, not including Fionn of course. We are missing Sophia, Ethan and Quinn, where are they? My thoughts get cut off by the collective gasp of Alpha Timmothy's pack, making us turn around. Everyone starts whispering as she comes into view, holding a soaking wet, blood covered, wide eyed Fionn by the throat. He is gagged and seemingly bound at the wrists. Dani shouts through the pack link, as she moves. "Get out here now you three! Watch the broken stable door on your way out. Hurry up!" I feel a wave of panic flood the link in response.
She must be referring to our three missing members. Dani's eyes are blazing with fury as she approaches the crowd, holding Fionn above her head with ease. Everyone else whispers and speculates, but the words are stuck in my throat. I can't form the words to describe what I'm seeing right now. Fionn is severely burned on his torso, his arm is shredded, assumingely by claws, his eyes are bulging slightly, the veins in his neck are so dark, they look almost rotten and his hand..his hand is fingerless, by the Goddess...
I can't help but feel a little nauseous at the sight butt I feel no sympathy as I have personally witnessed him doing many different horrid things to innocents over the years I was stuck with Edgar. And while one could argue that Dani doing this to him makes him just as bad, they would be wrong because the difference Fionn is not innocent. And I saw a small part of what he did and had done to our Beta, and one of Dani's best friends. I think he deserves anything and everything she decides to throw at him, though I highly doubt he will be kept alive much longer at this point. She drags Fionn to the front of the crowd, and drops him to the floor.
He crumples, his legs folding under him as his face hits the dirt. He lifts his head up and drags in harsh, clearly painful breaths through his nose, the gag in his mouth making the effort difficult. It makes me think back to the pain Bree was in when struggling to breathe, just a few days ago, and all of a sudden this scene, seems almost comical, karmic even. Dani waits patiently for Quinn, Ethan and Sophia to show up, Alpha Timothy and five of his guards standing behind her in a show of support and unity.
Whatever has happened, or is going to happen here, Alpha Timothy has clearly okayed, and even encourages it. As our three missing friends approach the crowd in a sprint, their eyes look panicked. Where were they? I watch Quinn gulp as she takes in Fionn's state and yet she doesn't look surprised. I remember their odd behaviour at the end of dinner while I was speaking with the two Alphas, and it makes me think they might have suspected something and as a result, saw at least some of what was done to Fionn. I grow concerned, as Quinn is still quite young. I turn my attention to Sophia and watch as she snarls in Fionn's direction, which is totally out of character for her. What am I missing? What have we missed?
I look back to Dani for answers as they join our line but her face is cold and emotionless. She nods to two of the guards and they harshly drag Fionn to his feet and one of them removes his gag, allowing him to take in a real breath for the first time in a solid four minutes. His eyes roll as his chest expands and he sways a little. Dani looks so small as she steps to his side, in a simple pair of black leggings and a pair orange tee, her black curls tied up into a high ponytail atop her head, choice tendrils falling loose and framing her face. I would've thought her a weak, naïve child if it weren't for the hardness of her face, the elegance of her stand and of course, the blood that coated her teeshirt, neck and cheek. Mixed with tension in her eyes, it makes her look dangerous, like the personification of the calm before the storm.