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Chapter 50: The royal witch.

Stefan's pov.

As I walked through the clan in between Elena and Ava, I was finally able to truly get a good look at the members in the clan. All I saw was hatred, face after face glared at me as we walked with and past them, most stopping when they noticed me.

None ever tried to reach me, whether to fight me or yell at me. I knew it was the fact that Ava stood by me and glared dangerously at them to mind their business.

We walked into a hall where we were supposed to be detained, the table was a long one set before the 7 leaders of the clan, originally called the AGS. Seven of them sat together talking in low tones, madam Maggret was in the middle with an unknown expression.

I felt a warm hand lock into mine and I knew it was my mate's after feeling that tingling sensation I always felt whenever I'm with her. "Please answer their questions and do not lose your temper." She mumbled and dropped my hand. She went to stand beside Ava.

I did not have time to check them out as I knew everyone. I had done business with them before and I knew the type of leaders they claimed to be. Madame Maggret adjusted her glasses and beckoned someone at her back to draw closer. She was Naomi. She must be really happy to see me undergo such an embarrassing meeting in the clan. I was Brown. The first son of master G. This was a big blow to my father and hill town at large.

Maggret cleared her voice abruptly causing everyone in the hall to freeze in rapt attention. I had to force my eyes to look up at them, holding back the anxiety that this whole ordeal wouldn't get rough at the end. Though I had promised Elena to be very careful with them.

"Mr Brown. You stand here for the reason of contemplating on the reasons behind coming into our clan without invites, neither for businesses. And you have basically stayed up to 3 weeks without notice. We all hadn't been comfortable receiving visitors since the upcoming war was declared, let alone an enemy." Lady brandy, the head stated when others shake their head in approval of what she said. She finished in a sudden way that seemed as though she was going to say more.

When she didn't, eyes around the hall shifted to look at me, "As I explained to Madame Maggret," I began to speak, rather sarcastically and annoyed as though this were a waste of time and something not worth it.

"That we came in here, at the request of my mate, which she said was the very best place to hide at the moment," I didn't like the fact that I was admitting to hiding in the clan, a smirk on Naomi was enough to make me detest everyone around.

"And you didn't think of taking her to the town you claimed was the safest place to be." Her mean and ugly way of saying that was already getting veins pumping under my skin. I chewed up the little respect I had towards the elder and waited to hear another despicable word against hill town.

"Nonetheless, how do we know if you're not spying on us using this trick?, you're a Brown for all we know." She stated that there was chaos in the hall. She was winning, she had the chance of exterminating me from the clan and I could end up going without my mate because they won't let her go.

"We all know the Brown as you call him hasn't hurt a fly since he came. He hadn't even had a sensible conversation with the owner of the house we stayed in." My mate defended, very bold and solid in her statement. The noise had died down and the members looked unto the leader for a reply.

Naomi frowned, wishing she could say something about it. If she was going to say something, she has two things to lose, the chosen one and her brother's punishment. It was against the laws for a member of the clan to flirt with someone's mate. It could be very dangerous if caught with such an act. Madame could not stand the shame of it or she would lose her title in the AGS, and that was a trap from Elena.

The leaders whispered to each other while we waited to hear their final judgment. Lady brandy cleared her voice and said.

*The Brown can stay. But if found bullying a member, he shall be removed and thrown out. He should be able to move freely and attend all the social activities in the clan."

She spoke in a very disapproving voice. Not too many were happy with this. I held out my hand to my mate who ran into my arms. I kissed her forehead and planted a small kiss on her lips. "We did it." She whispered full of smiles. Just when we stood in each other's emotions, we heard commotions and voices at the entrance and we let each other go, to look at the entrance.

The entrance was cleared for two people to walk in. To everyone's amazement, Elena's mother and sister walked in and everyone became quiet. "My mom?." Elena asked, shocked but she wasn't as shocked as every other witch in the room.

Elena's mom had the most intimidating aura, the power that could make the weakest witch corner in fear. The very powerful royal witch princess which was missing for years. She stopped in front of me with a very cold stare, never smiling one bit.

"Mom." I was surprised to hear my mate speak. No one could speak, with the way she tied us down with her powerful being, my mate wasn't at all intimidated. I could see the freezing statue of everyone around, even the elders. But all I focused on was that she was my mate's foster mom.

"Julianna." She pronounced with a cracked voice and started walking to stand before them. She surprised me by ignoring her mom to hug her sister.

I could feel Elena's mom's eyes boiling holes into my skin and then it clicked, if she was the royal princess everyone looked for, if she was my mate's mother, then she is my mother, and the girl who stood beside her, my sister.

Immediately my mate looked at me with a shocked expression. She heard my thoughts.