---- Blood trickled from her mouth where she'd hit the wall. She scrambled toward the exit in panic, but Garrett grabbed her hair and dragged her back. "No! Please! I can explain everything!" "Since you said you had an incurable poison, let me show you how I'll make your lies come true!" Garrett smiled viciously as he tore off Serena's arm, his claws mercilessly shredding that face without any pity. Her screams filled the room, but he felt nothing but satisfaction. This was justice. This was what she deserved for destroying Maya's life. Serena's mother went crazy with rage and screamed frantically: "Alpha! Don't forget what happened at the border territory!" ---- "You caused major losses to the pack. Even though you covered it up, if we report it to the Alpha Council, you won't get off easy either!" "Besides, you two were the ones who hurt Maya all along! What does it have to do with us?!" Her voice was shrill with desperation. "The rogue wolves saw the fireworks you set off back then and learned the positions and routes of our pack warriors' guard posts." "That's how they launched their attack and killed over a dozen of our pack members." "We have proof! We have witnesses! You'll lose everything!"