<b>Chapter </b><b>204 </b>


    His voice has dropped as if he’s in awe of Cole’s reaction towards Madilyn.


    “Thank you.”


    I speak sincerely as this information will help solidify the protector title I feel he’s going to receive once he transfers here. I stop the recording and turns off the phone before pocketing it.


    “Patrick, there’s no force but I’ve been thinking about the physical punishment aspect of his penalty.”


    I sit in my chair behind my desk and lean forward so I can look him straight in the eyes.


    “Considering all that has been said. How Luke went after Cole, unprovoked even after Cole told him he would give Madilyn to us all he had to do was call us as well as the damage he has caused Cole, I think the standard punishment of half my strength at half his age isn’t enough.”


    “What are you asking of me, Boss?”


    I sigh as I run both my hands through my hair.


    “What are your feelings towards Luke about this attack on Cole? Considering you seem to hate him as much as Luke does.”


    “I don’t hate him, Demetri.”


    Patrick speaks softly, reassuring me of his sincerity.


    “I don’t know him well enough to move towards that deep of a feeling towards him. I don’t trust Cole. Which is why I linked you when I saw himing from the dorms in a change of clothes. I didn’t trust the idea that he got changed with your daughter in the room with him but I would never attack him.” <b>I </b>nod my head.


    “Although this would appear that I don’t trust him, my motives are the opposite. I’ve been gathering evidence to <b>show </b>the council that he’s a protector not a predator.”


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    “Why would you do that?”


    Damian asks as I turn the monitor so everyone can see the video. I squat down on the other side of my desk so I can maneuver the mouse and y the video. It’s a short clip but I feel it speaks volumes as to not just his character but how much these rumors has affected the way he interacts with others.


    “Tell me what you see, Patrick.”


    I ask him softly. He watches the clip silently.


    “Can you rewind it?”


    I scroll the video back until he tells me to y.


    “So he gathers his clothes, talks to her, then takes some into the bathroom. He’s fully dressed, not even a bare chest when he steps out. He’s actually got more clothes on afterwards than he did going in. Wait! Back that up and y again.” I oblige his request. “Madilyn’s putting his socks on him. Is he that bad


    off?”


    His voice is incredulous as he views the video. He sits back in his chair. I can tell by his eyes that he’s thinking hard. Befo speaks firmly.


    ask the question again he


    “I still don’t trust him but this does ease some of the concerns I had when I spotted him. Can you tell us anything more about the girls? Is he in fact marking them? Treating them as his mate? Is there any validity to what Das said?”


    “I can not go into any further details than what I’ve already exined. He did talk and the information he gave me has two very nasty consequences should theye to light at the wrong time or way. He does not seem to have an understanding as to why what he’s doing produces the effects that these girls need nor does he seem to have an understanding as to why it’s so dangerous for it to get out but if he is indeed doing what he describes it has the potential to destroy his entire pack.”


    <b>“</b><b>If </b><b>what </b>he’s doing could destroy his pack then Alpha Redmen may use the information to ckmail Cule.


    “Exactly, Pat.”


    “But why? Why would it destroy the pack?” Damian asks.


    “Because Alpha Redmen would be forced out and by the sounds of it, none of his kids would be qualified to take over. A sudden and dramatic shift in preet like that always throws the pack into chaos for several years. You were too young to remember but your Uncle William was the favorite to take over here even though he had left to rule his mate’s pack several years before your grandfather died. So when your grandpa died before he officially annoted that i was the one to take over it took about five years for things to calm down.” Damian is quiet after my exnation.


    “Patrick, the reason I asked how you felt about what Lucas did and showed you the video of Cole and Madilyn in Cole’s room is because I want your help with the physical punishment aspect of his penalty.”


    “You know I can’t meter my strength like you can.”


    “Yes I do. He needs more than half my strength and I believe your strength fits what I’m looking for.”


    “So what are you proposing?”


    “You take the belt to his underwear d ass ten times. I will hold him in submission, support him like I have the other fathers do when their pups are deserving of such punishment.”


    He thinks quietly for a minute before responding.


    “He’s wrong and deserves to be spanked, hard. I will do as you’re requesting. Just tell me when.”


    “Dinner’s at six so I’ll bring him down at five thirty.”


    He nods his head slowly as Damian looks at me. His eyes are a mixture of emotions that are hard to pin down but the most prominent seems to be fear. Is he afraid that I’m going to allow Patrick to hurt his brother or is it more a fear of his brother’s hatred towards Cole. Definitely something I’ll need to ask once this is over.


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