Jordan's Misunderstanding by Jana Leigh

He wished he could remember what the hell happened that night to set him off.
    Oliver turned as he heard the door to the prison floor open and close. It had to be Jo again. She had been down here every day, even though he told her to stay away. She could not afford to look like she was helping him or favoring him. She was part of the Council that would pass judgment. As one of the Chosen, she would be overseeing his trial.
    “Father, good morning.” He heard Jo say quietly. He looked at her and grimaced. She had lost weight and looked pale and sick. She was not taking care of herself. Also, since her gift was to feel the emotions of the Pack, she had been bombarded with a wide range of feelings about his situation. Even Tey had been exhausted, trying to help her with her feeling.
    “Jo, I thought I told you to stop coming down here. Every time you do, the guard"s gossip. They are going to start thinking that you can"t be neutral. Honey, I know this is hard. But I did do what they are saying. I can"t remember it, however I do remember every single moment of the time from when I woke up, to the time, I allowed Braden to cover it up. If nothing else, I should be punished for that. An Alpha should never put his well-being in front of the Pack. They are supposed to protect the weak. I was supposed to protect the weaker ones. I hired humans to work in the Pack house because I was trying to see if they would be able to handle being with wolves. I made a huge mistake. One that you are paying for now. I am so sorry.” Oliver said and cried as his daughter held out her hand to comfort him.
    “Dad, I know you didn"t do this. I can feel your emotions; I can feel the goodness in you.
    It"s all a misunderstanding, one that will be cleared up when we find the right person to talk to. Quin and Jaden have begun looking for everyone who was listed as being at the Pack house that night. Remember, that was your protocol. The records have to be somewhere. There are dozens of historical documents that they have to go through.
    They are having some problems finding everything. But they assured me that until they found them, they would wait to hold the trial.” Jo said.
    Oliver closed his eyes. “You do realize the person who would be the best person for the job is the child born in May. They are the historical adviser. Think about it. That is Jordan. I can"t put her through that. It would be like making her watch a video on the death of her parents and then saying that she had to defend me. It is cruel.” Jo cried and then looked around the cell. “Sid says his sister is rational. But she is refusing to be a member of the Council right now.”
    Oliver groaned and pulled back. “That is why you need to stop coming down here.
    There will be a rift in the Council. There is no way that can be allowed. Your destinies are joined. You have to work together.”
    Jo smiled through her tears and said to her father. “I would never choose the Pack over my father. You should know better by now. After finding you and seeing the person that you are, I am proud to say you are my father. I hope that soon, you will realize that I will never stop fighting for you. You are more than worth it. You are a great Alpha.
    Something has to be able to explain this.”
    Oliver closed his eyes and held his daughter"s hand. After losing her and then finding her it was amazing that she had this much faith in him. She could have been angry and hateful about him not being able to find her. Her life had been hard. But she was such a wonderful person and a joy to be around, that she had forgiven him. Now they had a close relationship, his grandchild was amazing. He wanted to see his family grow.
    They heard the door open again and Jo pulled back. She turned and then smiled tearfully at whoever came into the hallway.
    “Braden.” Jo said and went to his Beta and hugged him. “Thank the Gods you are here.
    My father has been accused of something horrible. You have to help