Chapter 87

Bradley

The pack was gathering, and Trena and I were there. I was thrilled that Alpha Warren and Beta Charlie were there. It gave me hope that we would have a future together.

We went for a few walks before the ceremony began, where she let me steal a few kisses. When it was time for the ceremony, she and I stood side by side, and when it was time for me to go forward to recommit to my rank as Alpha and to the pack, she came with me.

After Alpha Warren and Beta Charlie announced that our Luna and Beta female were pregnant, the pack howled, and I did as well, excited for the good things happening in our pack. Trena, however, remained quiet.

“What’s on your mind, beautiful?” I asked her, leading her away from the party.

“This is all a bit overwhelming for me right now. I think I’m going to go to my room,” she said.

“Do you want me to go with you?” I asked her.

She shook her head. “You should stay and enjoy this,” she said, and I could see the tears starting to form in her eyes. I’m not sure what it was about this party that had her upset, but if she needs space, I’ll give it to her, even if it goes against everything inside me to do it.

“If you need me, or just don’t want to be alone anymore, come find me. No matter what time it is, okay?”

She nodded, then used the shadows to get back into the packhouse without anyone seeing her.

The anger that I was able to keep at bay when she was around came flooding back, and I was furious all over again that my mate was suffering because of that sh*thead in our cells. I knew that Alpha Warren would be planning his execution, so I approached him, telling him that I wanted my pound of flesh.

I was surprised when he offered to let me kill Simon, but I meant what I said about it needing to be him. Many in our pack had suffered because of Simon, not just me and not just Trena.

I was even more surprised when I turned around and saw her standing behind me.

“Trena, I thought you left. Are you okay?” I asked her, instantly concerned.

“I came to make sure that you knew I wasn’t leaving because of you,” she said.

“Oh,” I said, smiling at her kindness. “I knew that. I don’t know exactly what is upsetting you, but I understand that there will be times when you just need to get away.”

She looked behind me at Alpha Warren. “What are you going to do to Simon?”

“Finish what you started, like I told you I would,” I growled.

Her eyes moved back to mine. “You don’t have to,” she said.

“Yes, I do. Mostly for you, because you’re my mate, and he hurt you. He’s made our lives more difficult because of what he did to you. But I’m also doing it for me, and for Declan. It’s hard for us to know that we didn’t protect you. I know that I didn’t know you then. But I do now, and I hate that you suffered, and I wasn’t there to keep you safe.”

She smiled at me, cupping my cheek and lifting up on her toes. It was the first time she’d initiated a kiss between us, and I didn’t hesitate to accept what she was offering.

“Why don’t you go inside, and I’ll find you when I’m done,” I said when she pulled back.

She shook her head, putting her hand in mine. “I want to go with you. I don’t want him to see me, but I want to be there for you.”

I stroked her cheek. “Okay, let’s go. I believe our Alpha and Luna had some words for him, so I’ll have to wait my turn.”

When we got to the cells, I looked at one of the guards. “I need something to cauterize a wound,” I told him. I needed to make sure I didn’t kill Simon. I was sure Alpha Warren would make it a public event for the entire pack to witness.

The guard gave me a wicked smile. “We’ve kept an iron hot, just in case anyone gets overzealous,” he said.

I guessed Simon had been suffering at everyone’s hands. Good.

I led Trena down the stairs, listening to Luna Yara as she told Simon what a great man our Alpha was and why he deserved her submission. When I turned the corner and saw that she was actually submitting to our Alpha, I stepped back. Alpha Warren wouldn’t want anyone to see that. Well, other than Simon. I realized that our Luna knew exactly how to hurt Simon, and by the time they left, he was frothing at the mouth with fury and jealousy. He looked rabid.

I sent Trena back upstairs to wait. The smell down here was atrocious, and I didn’t want Alpha Warren getting upset if he thought that we saw our Luna submitting to him. When they were done, they passed me on their way upstairs.

“He’s all yours,” Alpha Warren said.

I smiled, walking in to see Simon staring after our Luna. When his eyes met mine, he snarled.

“You! I thought you were dead.”

“I’m not so easy to kill,” I said, smiling maliciously at him.

“What do you want?”

“Now that is a very interesting question,” I said, standing in front of him. “What do I want? What I want is to make you suffer for hurting my mate.”

“Let me guess, the girl whose throat I ripped out?” he asked, not at all concerned that he nearly killed one of my pack members and possibly my mate.

“No. And for the record, you didn’t kill her either. She’s alive and well, thanks to our Luna,” I said as the guards opened the cell doors.

“Who then?” he asked, taking a step back.

“Trena,” I said, and I saw a flash of fear in his eyes before he covered it with malice.

“She’s got a great mouth for sucking c ck, doesn’t she? A nice, tight p ssy. Although, I did stretch it out for you,” he leered.

I wasn’t sure if he was hoping that I’d kill him, but even if Alpha Warren hadn’t told me to leave him alive, I would want him to suffer for what he did.

“I heard she ripped your b lls off,” I said, making a point of looking at his limp d ck hanging between his thighs. It looked bruised, so I was guessing that some of the pack members had been kneeing him and kicking him in the crotch. “So, I’d say she’s got great hands for turning an Alpha into a eunuch,” I said, hearing the guards snicker.

He snarled again, stepping farther back into the cell as I stepped in.

“She got her revenge. So what the f*ck are you doing here?”

“I told her I’d finish what she started,” I said, and his eyes went wide. He tried to rush past me, but my hand slapped against his d*ck, grabbing hold as my claws extended.

“No! NO!” he screamed.

“I wonder how many times she said that to you,” I said, my voice deadly calm.

“She never did. She never denied me,” he said, his heart rate spiking.

“Well, you were her Alpha, weren’t you? You didn’t need to do anything other than command her, did you?”

“Please,” he begged.

I snarled, and with one hard yank, I ripped his d*ck off. He screamed in agony.

“What I should do is shove this down your throat, like you did to her,” I snarled, holding his d*ck up for him to see. “But… my Alpha says it’s not time for you to die yet,” I said, casually as if we were talking about the weather.

Before too much blood was spilled, a guard came in, pressing the hot iron to the hole in Simon’s crotch. He screamed again, and I was a bit surprised that he didn’t pass out from the pain. Maybe it was the Alpha genes.

When the guard was done, Simon was left panting on the floor.

“I guess you won’t be needing this anymore,” I said, and extending my claws, I shredded his d*ck before dropping the pieces of it on the floor beside him.

“As my Alpha said, sweet dreams,” I said, turning and leaving a sobbing Simon rolling around in pain on the floor of his cell.

When I got upstairs, Trena was pacing, waiting for me. She turned as the door opened, hearing Simon’s screams and sobs. She saw my hand and body covered in Simon’s blood. When her eyes returned to mine, I saw her body relax.

“I was wondering if I could lay with you again tonight,” she said softly.

I smiled at my sweet mate. “Let me wash the scent of vermin off me, and then I’m all yours.”

This time when I lay with my mate, she asked me to curl up around her. I wrapped my body around her, cocooning her in my arms, letting her know that she was safe and that from now on, I’d always be here to protect her.