Chapter 199: Sacred Life and Silver Pain (Ethan's POV) I slammed my fist onto the desk, sending territory marking crystals flying across the room. White-hot rage burned through my veins like molten silver. "You had one job!" I roared into the communicator. "One simple job! Protect her!" Marcus Grey, my top enforcer, remained silent on the other end. Smart wolf. Nothing he could say would calm my fury. "I leave for three days and you let her get hit by a silver vehicle?" My claws extended involuntarily, scratching deep grooves into my imported wooden desk. "Is your team completely useless?" "Alpha Thorne," Marcus finally spoke, his voice tight with fear. "The accident was deliberate. We've caught the driver—a rogue wolf with connections to the Silver Pack." "I don't care if he

