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.

shook off the blood from my wolf claws, the fur

rising in her throat,

me, cedar musk soured with fury almost tangible, then

the gust from his departure scattering

touched Beata’s swollen

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

at her bruised

had promised the decree dissolving our mate

moment in Bloodmoon felt like

was set for October. Now in August, the Bloodmoon

and the former Alpha’s mate, could

the family

ceremony with Frostfang’s wealth.

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Vanya slapped the ledger onto the table, her

ceremony.”

joins their pack, tradition dictates the mate’s family or

loss.

want a million. Bloodmoon’s accounts have less

the ledger, frowning “Who’s managing the

I said

snapped his head up. “Where’s

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

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

on Adelaide’s

looked unconvinced, pushing the ledger away. “You’re just stonewalling. I’ll find

merits.”

merits you used to propose to Velda? If you two are so in love, ask

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