Jayden’s POV
The second those girls laid their hands on Gemma, something inside me snapped.
I watched as warriors dragged mine and my brothers’ exes toward the dungeons while they screamed threats and excuses, but I felt nothing except rage. They had attacked our mate. Our queen.
There would be consequences.
Severe ones.
I had already mind-linked the entire pack. Every member had two days to decide where their loyalty stood. With us… or against us.
Still, none of that compared to the look on Gemma’s face after we told her the truth.
I expected anger.
Maybe shouting.
Maybe tears.
But I didn’t expect heartbreak.
The pain that tore through the mate bond nearly brought me to my knees. My wolf, Driller, howled in agony inside my head as Gemma’s emotions crashed into us like a tidal w
