***
The other two involved were Shane and Destiny, a newly mated couple. I’d say happily, but Destiny lives on the fine line between inappropriate and unfaithful.
They’re the entitled bullies of the pack. My parents have held several conferences with their parents, who are surprisingly the kindest people you’ll ever meet—except for Destiny’s. Her parents aren’t the most attentive, and they’ve always enabled herbehavior. I hoped real life would hit Shane and Destiny, pushing them out of this behavior. But their personalities hardened and grew worse. I’m not going to be as nice as my parents were—I won’t tolerate. I will obliterate.
Their door comes off its hinges at my force. Newlywed bliss hits my nose.Disgusting.
I follow the smell, leaving scratches as I drag my claws along their hallway wall. As I get closer, I hear their exchange.
“What was that?” Destiny asks.
“I don’t know,” he says. “It’s probably nothing.” He goes back to advancing on her, and she pushes him.
The poor fucker is just trying to get it in, and here I am to ruin it.
“Well, go check.”
He huffs and groans, getting out of bed to face me like the knight in shining shit he is. Shane opens the bedroom door to what he thinks is an empty hallway. Without looking, he turns to Destiny. “See? Nothing.”
At the sight of me, Destiny screams and covers herself with the sheet. That’s when I grab Shane and send him rolling down the hallway. I don’t bother with Destiny. Tyler will make sure she comes with.
“Dude, what the fuck?” Shane flips onto his back, staring up at me with fear. He’s crawling backwards, toward the front door, as I approach.
“Years, Shane. My family has brought you years of peace. Multiple second chances. And this is how you repay us? You think because my father is gone that you can do whatever you want and get away with it?” I stomp on the floor right next to his dick.
I want his fear now, his screams later.
He holds out his hand to me. “Please, I don’t know what you heard, but it’s not true.”
At his lie, I tear a frame off the wall, and it shatters upon its impact against the floor. Shane covers his head from the glass. I grab the console table in their entryway and throw it to the ground. “I’m done. Your time is up.”
Tyler passes me to deal with Destiny. He grabs her, and she squirms in his grasp. “What do you want me to do with her?”
I grab Shane by the scruff. “Bring her.”
***
All are lined up and tied by silver chains to targets. I’ve had their faces painted to match the red and white bulls-eyes. To make a spectacle out of their mishaps, I’ve invited the entire pack to the Hunter’s Quarters to bear witness.
“Someone here thought it was a good idea to put this.” I hold up the bear trap and show it off to the crowd. “On Jay’s leg. Then, they planned to leave her in the hands of our unfriendly neighbors. They also killed a young boy.”
The crowd murmurs and gasps. Our pack doesn’t behave this way.
“Let me see it,” King Dax says, opening his hands to catch the bear trap.
I toss it to him.
He turns it, inspecting it at every angle with glee and a twinkle in his eyes.
“Actions have consequences.”
And the consequences I have in mind for them is a personal tribute to Jay. I turn to my targets.
They’re sweating now. Their hearts are pounding at impressive rates. They watch in fear as I’m handed my bow and arrow.
“Let’s get on with it, shall we?” I raise my bow at Cody.
And Cody immediately sings. “Wait! I-I-I’ll tell you whose idea all of this was!”
