[Rock] “I want him punished for trying to take my mate from me, for lying to his Alpha, and for assaulting her. Not ‘we’ll talk to him’. I want a real punishment for his actions. He was Beta of this pack and the way he has behaved brings shame to your pack and the current leadership,” I told him. “That will be at the top of my list. I’m sorry, Carmen. I would have listened to you and I would have seen the truth. I don’t know why you didn’t trust your Alpha, but I will never simply believe someone because they used to hold a rank.” Carmen squeezed my hand. “I believe you, Alpha. I was just scared. No one had ever hit me like that and everyone loves my father, but they seem to be waiting to hear other ways I’m broken. I didn’t know if you’d really believe me and I didn’t want people to