Grandma Dalila

"This is insane." I stammered as I entered his office.

"Lucas, what madness has claimed your wits to unleash such chaos?" My harsh tone echoed across the cavernous hall.

Lucas turned, eyes widening in shock. "Grandmother, how came you are here?" He moved to embrace me but I stepped back appalled.

"No pretense of filial warmth masks cruelty's bitter fruit now strangling the pack, my son." My withering gaze raked his hunched form. "What devil's whisper has corrupted your noble heart so?"

Lucas stammered defenses poorly. "Harsh remedies prove necessary to cauterize the hidden decay poisoning all we built. But order shall rise again from this purging madness,...