Firefly Ravine Bittersweet Berries and Stinging Nettles

"Killed," Pepper corrected. And it was the first time he'd told anyone outside of his old pack about it. They all saw it happen, so there was no one there that didn't know. But death meant the wolf had lived a life that warranted dying. Jackson was killed. Some might prefer sacrificed, as that pinned some meaning to loss, but it was all the same to Pepper. 

"When dad found out, he was furious. But he didn't do nothin' about it just then. I think he wanted us to be closer together so it'd hurt more. I tried gettin' Jackson out of there, but the poor wolf was scared that runnin' away would mean he wouldn't get an afterlife."