~CILLIAN’S POV~
Grabbing an offender by the collar and decapitating him isn’t an arduous task, for I have served as the chief executioner for my pack for as long as I can remember.
Today, it will be harrowing though, as the person before me is just no ordinary man from my pack. It is Riley Giles, my Beta. Having been charged with deception for permitting my foe to enter not only Hamilton but also my manor, he stands before me for a trial.
“Alpha, I did not have any prior knowledge about the expulsion of Alpha Derek Elrod from your close associations,” says Riley, getting on his knees and pleading for mercy.
Knowing how unfair it would be for my own reputation to spare the miscreant or how a lack of punishment could inspire others to go against my instructions, I do not see myself gr
