Chapter 9

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Adelaide’s POV

din,

Beata rushed in, her green eyes glistening with tears.

“Your love is your business, but don’t bully Luna Adelaide–or flaunt your battle merits!”

“Insolent wretch!” Velda roared, her warrior presence crashing down like a boulder.

“SLAP!”

Ulrik’s iron–clad paw struck Beata’s face with a crack. “Is this the Omega you’ve raised? Defiance?”

I sprinted to Beata’s side, catching her as her cheek swelled, flushed unnaturally–Alpha pheromones burning her tender glands.

Turning, I summoned my wolf. My knuckles burst into silver–gray claws.

A howling slash raked Ulrik’s cheek, five shallow trenches flipping flesh open, blood droplets falling like rubles.

“Touch my people again, and feel my claws deeper,” I growled, my claws dripping silver–blue blood.

Ulrik staggered back, pupils slitting with pain, cedar musk souring with sulfur.

His wounds healed swiftly, leaving five pink scars branded beneath his eye.

“You dare…” His voice mixed with a suppressed howl, muscles under his iron armor taut as bowstrings.

blood from my wolf claws, the fur on my fingertips

forward, a threatening growl rising in her throat,

cedar musk soured with fury almost tangible, then turned and dragged Velda

the moonstone tiles, the gust from his departure scattering the

touched Beata’s swollen cheek. “Does

she lied, her eyes glistening. “Soon we’ll be free

her bruised

our mate bond was

in Bloodmoon felt like a

ceremony was set for October. Now in August, the Bloodmoon elders buzzed with

aunt and the former

Rosemary summoned me to the family council, no doubt to pressure me into

ceremony with Frostfang’s wealth.

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table, her tone icy. “Velda’s parents

ceremony.”

tradition dictates the mate’s family

loss.

a million. Bloodmoon’s

ledger, frowning “Who’s

am,” I

head up.

a goldmine,” Vanya said. “Rosemary’s meds alone cost

“Your grandfather’s legacy?

pack. We’ve relied on Adelaide’s Frostfang assets for

away. “You’re just stonewalling. I’ll find

merits.”

Velda? If you two are so

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