Didn’t Want To Know

Erik and I sat in the room for a while, at first all we could hear was the commotion outside with Gray but now, it was weirdly quiet. At the time I think I still had a little of my wolfs Queen mode on, but now I've settled down a little I'm starting to regret allowing Gray to attack them. Yes I know they tried to hurt me and it's so lucky that Gray was there, but he could have just knocked them out and allow guards to come. That would have been the more appropriate way of handling the situation, especially, with the court case going on right now. The jury were still deliberating which I was more nervous about, I hope I said enough for them to see that Daisy would never wish to harm anyone. Erik told me he didn't know I had that side of me and if I'm honest, I had no idea I had that side of me either. I knew I had a tougher side to me due to me using it before, but I didn't know I could be that heartless when the officials were laying on the floor. Does that make me a bad person? I was still angry from what they said to Daisy that I just let that take over me, Gray would say as Queen I need to act in that manner sometimes, but I still don't like that I can turn like that. There was a knock at the door with a guard walking in, he told us the jury are ready to return but they needed to wait until Gray or I were there. This just makes me wonder where the heck Gray is?! But I also didn't want to keep them waiting and just wanted to find out what's happening with Daisy so I agree to go alone. I once again walk onto the little balcony but this time it was only me and Erik, I don't even look at the court when I sit down my eyes were just looking at the door for Gray to walk in, but he didn't. Erik sat behind me as I hear the judge ask the jury what the verdict was, this was the thing that made me turn and finally look at what was going on. This was when I realised that Josh was gone, something bad must have happened for Josh to leave Daisy like this. Please don't say Gray has seriously injured the men, you know what maybe the reason they aren't here isn't about the officials, maybe something came up. "Not guilty" the jury man says, this is what snaps me out of my worried thoughts where a smile just fills my face. I look down at Daisy who was crying with her head on the table, at least this time it was happy tears! Erik stands up telling me how great it was and he just needs to check something, I send a wave to Daisy who was being led out of the court free to go. I feel someone enter the balcony behind me, at first I thought it was Erik but as I turn I discover it's a man, one I don't think I've met before. "You can see everything from up here can't you?" He asks looking around at the court, right out off the bat I wasn't nervous but a little confused on who he was "I saw what the King did back there, it wouldn't be the first time huh?" He asks taking a seat where Gray was, this just makes me even more confused and the nervous feelings start to finally take my body over. "What are you talking about?" I ask finally speaking to this man, since he arrived I haven't spoken yet. He looks over studying my face smiling, he looked familiar but I couldn't place him with anyone I knew. "It wouldn't be the first time the King attacked someone for the smallest of reasons, officials, advisors anyone he doesn't like" he sighs sitting back in his chair as he spoke, he turns to face me where a smile fills his lips "you don't know" he smiles probably clocking my very confused face. "Okay I don't know who you are or what you're doing here, but please could you kindly leave?" I ask but he shakes his head turning to watch the judge leave the court, this meant it was only me and him left in the room. "I think you have a right to know what kind of man your mated to, don't you think?" he asks as I start to scan the room, then I remember I can mind-link. "Gray, I don't know where you are or what you're doing but this man has approach's me on the balcony, he's telling me I have a right to know what man I'm mated to" I quickly mind-link him hoping he'll somehow appear. "I can take a guess and say I don't have long until he arrives" he smiles now standing up, I jump out of my seat and bolt to the door but my arm is grabbed before I could get out "I just want to tell you the truth, then you can see what awful man he really is" he says as I hear running from the corridor, this dude also hears it and pulls me to stand by the edge of the balcony. In seconds Erik was running through the door, once his eyes fall on the dude worry starts to fill his expression. "What are you doing here?" He asks looking the man up and down, I can't be the only one that thinks Erik knows this dude from somewhere. "The Queen needs to know the truth, she seems to be the only one who doesn't know what really happened to him" the dude says looking directly at Erik, who's face goes blank meaning he's mind-linking someone. "What happened to who?" I ask looking back over at the man who was still holding my arm "I will listen to whatever you want to tell me, just please let me go" I tell him looking down at his hand holding my arm than back up at his face, he nods releasing me from his grip. "Come on Clara, you don't want to hear what this crazy man has to say" Erik fake laughs pointing at the dude, from his reaction I kind of do want to hear what this dude has to say. "No you see she would want to hear what I say, but you and all the others don't want her to hear it!" The dude says angrily over at Erik, whose face once again goes blank, he's probably talking with Gray. "I'm listening" I say looking over at the man with sad eyes, I could tell all he wanted to do was tell me whatever he knew, I was also growing more intrigued as time was going on. "My brother was killed, he was only trying to do his job but over stepped the mark somehow" he explains tears beginning to fill his eyes as he spoke "he's all I had and now he's gone" he cries as Erik snaps out of his conversation and starts to speak again. "Clara, trust me this guy is not who he says he is, whatever he will tell you will be all lies" Erik explains pleading for me to leave but I couldn't just leave this crying man, who really hasn't told me much. "What does your brother have to do with my mate and me?" I ask turning back kind of ignoring Erik, who I could tell wasn't happy. "My brother worked closely with you when you first became Queen, he over stepped the mark" he cries which makes me start to think, who worked with me at the start but doesn't now? "What's your brothers name?" I ask looking back over at the guy, once again I hear Erik behind me start to talk. "Clara please" he begs as the guy by the ledge starts to talk once again. "His name was Mas-" he starts to say but before he could finish Erik ran at him, he knocks him over the balcony where he falls to the ground. "Erik?!" I scream before bolting out the door and down the huge staircase, I've probably ran down those stairs a few times today. I bolt towards where the courtroom was and actually arrive at the door, but before I could enter I'm picked up and held back. I turn to see Gray, who was extremely out of breath holding me back. "My love, that is a sight you are not going to want to see" he tells me as I try to fight against him, no I needed to see if that man was okay "he will not be my love, a fall from that height would have killed him instantly" he says continuing to hold me back as Erik walks down the stairs, I then turn my attention to him. "Why did you do that?!" I ask wanting to run at him, but Gray was now holding my back from Erik. "I-I needed to, he was going to hurt you" he says which wasn't true, he was literally crying his eyes out talking with me. "No he wasn't! He was trying to tell me something you didn't want me to know about!" I scream at him but then I remember, he was trying to tell me about something Gray did "let go of me, you are hiding something from me and even went so far to kill someone" I say finally wiggling my way out of Gray's arms, I have no idea how. "My love-" Gray tries to say while attempting to take ahold of me again, but I move backwards. "No! You both just stay away from me!" I cry before I bolt out the door to the courthouse and make my journey home, it was now getting dark but I didn't care. There's something I'm not being told.