Chapter 161 *

Vesper’s POV

"But they followed you. That's what matters."

I shook my head. "Fear is a tool. But it's not sustainable. I learned that too late. By the time I died, half my pack probably celebrated."

"I doubt that."

"You didn't see their faces when I announced new policies. The resentment. The barely hidden anger. I ruled with an iron fist and it worked. But it didn't make me popular."

Kreznik was