Damon POV
Leaving the estate was not what I wanted to do, but we had to eliminate some threats that were pointed at the pack, but also within the pack.
Axel had gotten to some of our people here, managing to turn them against me. I know why. It was because they hated Kalilah so much and wanted her out. However, I had done my best to get rid of them, making sure they knew what it was like when it came to betraying me.
So I handled it. Swiftly. Quietly, where I could. Loudly, where I had to.
I made examples. Not because I enjoyed it—though some deserved far worse—but because the pack needed to see what betrayal cost.
They needed to understand that loving Kalilah wasn’t a weakness in me. It was the line in the sand.
Did you cross it? You bleed.
Some begged for forgiveness.
Most didn’t
