Chapter 30
“No.”
Sor breathed.
“Yea…” I answered not sure how to break the news. “As you know, this isn’t his first transgression. I have warned him many times, Sawyer, but enough is enough. I’ve let enough slide. I have decided to severely punish him, but I gave him a choice… Banishment or lifelong imprisonment.”
Sawyer’s eyes widened and he looked at me in horror. “What did he chose?” His voice was just above a whisper, and I remembered how much younger he was. He didn’t often show his age, but he looked every bit the younger brother in this moment.
“He chose banishment.” I answered.
“So, this is it?” Sawyer asked.
“You can still say goodbye, he’s packing his things right now. But you won’t be able to disclose any information to him from here on
out.”
Sawyer nodded, he looked devastated. “I understand. I tried to tell him –”
“I know, Sawyer,” I cut him off gently. “He made his own choices though. You hold no responsibility for the things he did.”
Sawyer nodded, but the solemn expression he wore didn’t ease. “May I be dismissed?” He asked.
I nodded and he left without a backward glance. I stayed in my office for a little while trying to keep my emotions in check. It was harder than I thought it would be. I didn’t know if this was the right thing to do or not, but I felt as though nothing else had gotten through to my brother, and he needed to be held to the same standards as everyone else. His behaviour had gotten out of hand, and
I knew that, but it didn’t make it any easier.
“He’s ready to leave.” Leon mindlinked me.
“Coming.” I replied, and I headed straight out to the front of the packhouse.
I forced myself to be calm, despite the fact that I wanted to beg him to hear me and just to do better. To apologize and actually feel remorse. But I knew I was just kidding myself with those thoughts.
“Here.” I handed him the wad of cash and a credit card. “This should be enough to live on for a while. No other pack will be able to help you. You will be completely isolated. I wish it didn’t have to end like this.”
My words seemed to make matters worse, and you could cut the tension with a knife. No one so much as breathed for a moment. I could see Caleb’s wolf fighting for control, and the hostility and unease in his eyes made me realize he might actually try to fight me for my title. I gave him a moment to try and gain control, but if he couldn’t I would have to force the matter, using my alpha command.
“Caleb,” I warned, letting my own wolf come out a little.
Caleb’s wolf seemed to give him back control as he glared at me before walking toward his car and getting in. The engine revved when my brother’s mindlink blared through my head. “I KNOW SECRETS THAT CAN DESTROY THIS PACK, AND I WILL NOT BE
TOSSED ASIDE SO EASILY. YOU HAVE MADE A MISTAKE BROTHER, KEEP YOUR FRIENDS CLOSE AND YOUR ENEMIES CLOSER.”
I flinched as his words echoed in my head and his car sped off into the distance.
“10 years of mating and marriage, he destroyed in 2 days. The one he did it, and the one I found out.” Leon said sadly from his spot next to me. “Now there’s no trust, and a whole lot of hurt.”
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I put my hand on Leon’s shoulder, but there was nothing I could say Jo make him feel better. All I could think about was my brother’s warning. I knew if he ever so much as targeted Grace, he would be a dead man. And I couldn’t help but think that I might just have to kill my own brother in the end.
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why is no one mad at Leon’s wife, she was the one who is married
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Of course he is coming back for revange and destruction, shouldn’t have given him an option and just imprisson him for live or kill him.
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