|| KAI VAUGHN's POV ||
The training grounds were eerily silent as the aftermath of my fury hung heavy in the air. The teen wolf boys lay battered and bruised, their arrogant smirks replaced with expressions of fear and pain. The lesson they had forced upon Oksana had become a brutal reckoning for their insolence.
"Enough," I growled, my voice cutting through the tension. "I warned you not to harm her. Yet, you chose to defy me."
The boys, now cowering on the ground, struggled to find words. Fear flickered in their eyes as they faced the consequences of their actions.
"You forced Oksana into a practice she didn't consent to. That's not how we operate here," I continued, my fists clenched at my sides. "I won't tolerate anyone mistreating her or anyone else under my watch."
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