The time to act

Elise had left Rygan with her beta, Jax, while she and Michale went ahead. There was clear tension in the air between the two males, but this was a mission; they were supposed to set all their differences apart, right?

They infiltrated the main palace of Kyren’s home, the hallways bringing back horrific memories that Rygan hated to recall—the days when he was chained up like an animal, flogged, or forced to service those females. He knew he had to focus, and first of all, was to blend into the shadows.

Then they struck, laying waste to Kyren's guards during the secret siege. They made sure not to be caught, and with Rygan leading them both, he made sure not to get caught, not until they reached Kyren's chambers and killed the bastard.

“I had that; I could have killed him off," Jax muttered the moment after Rygan had spotted a guard with a silver spear and killed him before he had the chance to attack Jax. He snarled at the alpha, whose eyebrows raised in irritation, questionin