Lily and James (werewolf novel) novel Chapter 139

Chapter 0139

(James POV)

"What did my parents tell you?"

"A version of the same thing they told me when I went to them about the others. That I needed to respect the chain of command, and that meant that any and all complaints needed to go through Beta Robert and Margie. And that the chain of command was especially important when the issue had to do with one of their daughters. So I went to Margie. However, Margie dismissed my concerns. She denied that anyone was bullying Lily, and she said that Lily was probably just exaggerating.

She told me that Lily had been complaining about having to help Stephanie with Stephanie’s luna training. She assumed that Lily probably made everything up to get out of having to help any more.

Margie refused to hear any details of the injuries from me; instead she told me to get out of her office and to not bother Beta Robert with the issue because Beta Robert had better things to do with his time. At the time, I did not know what else to do. So I dropped it. However, the second time I treated Lily, I tried again. I went back to your parents.

They asked if I had already talked to Margie, and I confirmed that I had. I also told them what Margie said. Your parents told me that if Margie believed Lily was exaggerating, Lily probably was. I argued with them, saying that Lily could die if the abuse continued to escalate. They dismissed my concerns, saying that they trusted Margie’s judgment."