Chapter 3

Adelaide’s POV

Beata brought the Frostfang asset list. “You’ve covered six million in Bloodmoon’s operating costs this year alone. The mines, houses, estates? untouched. All of Luna Airella’s bank accounts and property deeds are locked in the vault.”

I stared at the list. Airella had prepared all this to ensure my happiness—how heartbreaking my current situation must be to her memory.

My wolf whined, pain lancing through me.

“Where can we even go, Adelaide?” Beata asked. “Back to Frostfang?”

The memory of Frostfang’s plaza, slick with blood, flashed before my eyes.

My heart clenched. “Anywhere’s better than here.”

“But won’t Ulrik be thrilled if we leave?” Beata fumed.

“Let him,” I said flatly. “Staying here would mean a lifetime of watching them fawn over each other. Beata, Frostfang’s down to me. I need to live well—to honor my parents and brothers. The Moon Goddess will watch over us.”

“Adelaide!” Beata sobbed.

I knew her pain—everyone she loved had died in Frostfang’s massacre.

“Is there no another way at all?”

said, my voice tinged

from the bronze sconce cast wolf-shaped shadows on

pricked my finger on the temporary mark, silver-blue blood blooming on my shirt. “I’ll

Lycan King won’t agree—he’ll be furious. He has powers beyond

foolish?” I smiled faintly. “If the Lycan King allowed Ulrik and

leave as a

bloodline—one of the mightiest packs in the shifter kingdom—I’d leave

sounded at the door. “Luna Adelaide, Luna Rosemary

her wolf and rose gracefully. “Let’s go,”

the Bloodmoon Pack’s plaza, the rain having ceased. Autumn wind

territory, a gift from the previous

Now it faded.

sway with the current king,

Ulrik and his brother

remained in

dwindling members, Bloodmoon weakened

arrived at Luna Rosemary’s

an obsidian sofa, her

his mate Tamara, Ulrik’s sister Sabrina, even the

kin, loyal companions,” I intoned, bowing to expose

Rosemary beckoned, her silver fur shimmering. “The northern winds have finally returned

“Have you met Velda

as rough as

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