18-Stone POV
It was time to get Brooklyn to fall in line. I had my suspicions that she was obeying so Thorne wouldn't get hurt but with him out of the picture entirely, there would be no reason for her to try stage a coup against me. Today was the day where I ended his life and a dark joy filled my soul. My wolf was struggling against the new dose of wolfsbane I fed him, but I needed him compliant. Damn wolf was an awful choice for the Moon Goddess to give me. Why she couldn't just give me one that would fight for me no matter what? Instead, I was stuck with a sniveling fool who fought me at every turn and whined about the mate I hated with every fiber of my being. Such a waste of a bond that could have lead to our success and victory.
You won't get away with this. He sneered from wit
