The other pack members filed out quickly, leaving just the five of us in a heavy silence.
“We should kill him,” Luna said flatly once the door closed. “Not because he betrayed us—I actually understand why he did it—but because we can’t afford to have a compromised pack member that Gray can continue to use against us. It’s a security risk we can’t contain.”
“We’re not killing him,” I said immediately, meeting Luna’s eyes. “There has to be another option.”
“Like what?” Luna challenged. “Exile? That leaves him vulnerable to Gray with all the information he’s already given her, plus whatever he picks up on his way out. Prison? Can’t exactly send him to human authorities. Isolation? That’s just slower execution.”
“We work with him,” Jake said quietly, and everyone turned to look at him. “We
