Kade's POV
Kade slammed the male into the nearby wall hard enough to crack the concrete. The male's face blanched, chin quivering with fear and dread.
"Say it again," Kade hissed. "Call that dead woman a slut and a whore."
The male's throat bobbed. "I—I didn't mean—"
"Save it." Kade's fist tightened around the male's shirt. "Tell me, were you and your little friends involved in her physical abuse? I saw the scars and bruises on her body. Injuries that I never inflicted."
"N-No, Sir—"
"Tell the truth."
Kade's Alpha authority bled into his voice like a physical thing, turning the air thick and heavy with the command. All the Gammas in the room shot to their feet and began to speak at once.
"We only hit her when she misbehaved—"
"I swear, I didn't mean for it to leave a scar!"
"She
