"She wouldn't have fled if you hadn't opened her restraints," The Alpha growled, his voice laced with anger. "But you did. You went against my orders and let her live when I commanded you bring her head to me, still warm, still dripping and instead you chose mercy. For her."
The guard trembled violently, his knees buckling beneath him. His mouth opened in a desperate, wordless plea, lips quivering as he tried to force out some explanation, some apology that might buy him another heartbeat. He never got the chance. The Alpha’s hand moved faster than thought, claws extending in a silver flash, sinking deep into the soft flesh of the man’s throat. A wet, ripping sound filled the air as arteries tore open. Crimson sprayed in a violent arc across the floor, splattering the boots of the nearest
