KOLE
Leaving the Elder Council assembly hall, Jax fell into step right beside me. We needed to handle the immediate fallout from the dead lieutenant before rumors poisoned the lower ranks.
"Get Briggs out," I ordered, keeping my voice low so the passing guards could not hear. "Arrange a swift, quiet burial before sunset. No public memorials. No speeches. We bury him and move on and you tell his family what actually happened."
"His loyalists are going to be pissed," Jax warned, matching my stride. "Briggs had a lot of friends in the vanguard. Sweeping his death under the rug might provoke a secondary challenge against Karina."
"Then buy their silence," I countered, glancing at my Beta. "Go personally to his surviving family members. Offer them a massive financial settlement straight fro
