Claire’s POV
Damien left with his own transportation, seemingly not particularly caring how Victoria and I were getting home. Fortunately we had our own car, our own driver, but that he didn’t even stop to make sure was incredibly frustration.
Not as frustrating as the near exile from my own pack, however.
As Alpha, it was Damien’s right to cast any punishments he saw fit. Imprisonment, exile, or even death weren’t out of his authority. With the right influence, the punishments could be appealed to the Alpha King.
While my family was prominent enough to gain an audience with the King, his clear dismissal of me already likely meant he wouldn’t take much pity on me. He’d likely hold to Damien’s ruling.
Especially because I wasn’t exactly innocent in this. I had taken steps to implant my
