The Alpha I shouldn't crave
"Too late for that."
I broke his jaw first, slowly, savoring the crack of bone and his muffled screams, then worked my way down his body with deliberate cruelty.
By the time I finished, he was barely recognizable as human, just meat and broken pieces, and I felt nothing except grim satisfaction.
The others fought harder after that, realizing surrender wasn't an option, but fear made them sloppy, it made them easy prey for someone who'd spent decades perfecting the art of violence.
I took my time with each kill, making examples, painting warnings in blood and viscera across the forest floor.