Chapter 12 Dirty Little Secrets ~Damon~ I came down the stairs like a man possessed. The phone was pressed to my ear. My voice already loud, sharp and f*****g angry, my blood still hot from last night. I hadn't slept. I'd barely f*****g breathed. "Listen to me and listen well," I growled into the line, low and pissed. "If the council room isn't secured before I get there, I'm going to start cutting off fingers and feeding them to the dogs. One for every minute I wait. Do you understand me, Micah?" There was a pause. "Y-yes Alpha..." "Don't f*****g stutter." I stepped into the hallway, jaw tight, voice rising. "You've had three goddamn days to sweep the perimeter. And you're telling me now...now...that two of your men didn't report back? Are you out of your f*****g mind?" "They... They went radio silent at the East wall. We think..." "Don't tell me what you think. You're not paid to think. You're paid to obey. If there's a breach, I want it sealed. If there are rogues, I want them dead. And if one f*****g councilman smells fear on my land today, I will personally slit your throat and let your replacement mop your blood off the stones." Silence. I kept walking. "Call Matteo. Call Roman. Call everyone and reinforce the North ridge now. This is not a request. This is not a goddamn discussion. I want the training grounds locked, the Omega dens sealed, and every guard in their full shift gear before the next hour. If I see one more half-assed patrol I'll hang them by their ankles outside the gate and let the crows eat them alive." "Yes, Alpha." "Get it done." I ended the call. The second my thumb slid across the screen and the hallway fell quiet. I saw her. And my body stopped existing. Because Lyra... was in the kitchen. And my c**k instantly hardened with such violent speed it hurt. She was alone. Facing the cabinets. ။ O 1/8 After years of devotedly caring for her family, she was met with relentless ingratitude from her husband and son—who even brazenly vowed to form a "real family" with a glamorous actress. Heartbroken b...