"You're all relieved of your duties," I said, my voice cold and hard. "Effective immediately. Pack your things. You're out."
"Alpha, please," Marcus begged, his face a mask of despair. "Don't do this. We've served you for years. We've bled for you. Don't throw us away like this."
"You threw yourselves away the moment you allowed my mate to be disrespected," I said, my tone leaving no room for argument. "You had one job. One. And you failed. Now get out of my sight. Before I do something I'll regret."
They stood there for a moment, their faces a mixture of shock and disbelief. They couldn't believe that I was dismissing them, that I was casting them out of the pack they had sworn to protect.
"Get out," I repeated, my voice a low growl, my wolf threatening to surface.
They finally moved
