Aunt Nina had been pretty clear on what she expected Thorin to do about Vesper—and by clear, she meant she fully expected him to just eliminate the annoying werewolf. Because in Aunt Nina's world, there's no problem a little murder can't fix.
But Thorin had other plans. Fresh off the high of confirming that his feelings for Riona were totally mutual, he was feeling merciful. Love does that, apparently.
Suddenly, he was all sunshine and roses, and the last thing on his mind was executing anyone.
After all, why ruin his good mood when all he could think about was the perfect moment to ask Riona to be his Luna?
He was already picturing her in a wedding dress, glowing, as if she weren't already the most gorgeous woman he'd ever seen. But as his wife? She'd be unstoppable.
Things like discipline or, really, anything negative weren't even on his radar at the moment.
