Because those were her first words to me

COLE’S POV

I received news from my Allies in Zadok’s pack after three days.

Our gamma wasn’t lying to me. She was kicked out for deceiving the Alpha and causing him to believe his mate was gone.

Although she kept that she had always had the hots for Zadok, I could forgive her. She was too interesting to be killed over something so fickle and mundane.

Other than that, I received a comprehensive detail of who she was, how she joined her former pack and her capabilities. I was sufficiently intrigued.

As I approached her cell, excitement coursed through me. I couldn’t wait to see her face when I told her my condition. I looked forward to that with all eagerness.

I hadn’t seen Calla for the past three days - She was confined to her chambers while I contemplated the best punishment for her misdeeds. It was clear I needed to get her under control. But that would be later.