Jake's POV
I coolly watched the scenery pass by the window. Meanwhile, Sebastian was still talking.
I ran the timeline in my head.
A year ago: Angela on a pack ambassador run. Rogues hit the convoy. Andrew — my Gamma, assigned to protect her — circled for reinforcements instead of moving toward the threat. Angela's personal guards held the line. Barely.
I'd arrived after.
I'd banished Andrew at trial. Pack law was clear: Gamma failure resulting in Luna endangerment. His rank stripped, his territory revoked, his name removed from the Fireflies Pack roster. He'd gone home. He'd known the terms.
One month ago he'd stopped being monitored without anyone informing me.
And one month ago — roughly — someone had begun placing paid rogues in Briarwood.
He hated us, Marco said. Flat. After t
