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.

the fur on my

in

fury almost tangible, then turned and dragged Velda away. His

moonstone tiles, the gust from his

touched Beata’s swollen cheek.

her eyes glistening. “Soon we’ll be free

at her bruised face,

dissolving our mate bond was imminent–but how long

moment in Bloodmoon felt like a

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

Ulrik’s aunt and the former Alpha’s

sworn off involvement, but Rosemary summoned me to the

ceremony with Frostfang’s wealth.

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council hall, Vanya slapped the ledger onto the table, her

ceremony.”

shifter finds their mate and joins their pack, tradition dictates the mate’s family or original pack receives payment for

loss.

a million. Bloodmoon’s accounts have less

ledger, frowning “Who’s managing

am,” I said

head up. “Where’s

meds alone cost thousands daily. Not to mention

cutting. “Your grandfather’s legacy? It barely covers

on Adelaide’s

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

merits.”

to propose to Velda? If

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