He dismounted with the ease of someone used to commanding attention, his boots hitting the ground with purpose. The dust swirled around his feet as he walked further into the town. People peeked from behind curtains, from alleyways, keeping their distance.
They had already offended one bigshot, they were not going to provoke another. All of their operations had ceased. As for the one who sold Riven and put a target on their back...
They killed him way before Ronan reached the town. How dare he? Because of him, their business had been exposed. They made good money selling people, it was a grey area, and they took advantage of the lack of clear jurisdiction, but he... He incurred the wrath of the Alpha.
When Ronan arrived, he first aimed for that bartender, but when he realised that he was missing, he decided to uproot all the illegal operations in that town.
