Chapter 17

Adelaide’s POV

My voice was soft, but my pheromones carried the chill of silverfir–like ice blades slicing through the air.

Ulrik froze, his suppressed whine choked off by my aura as I brushed past him.

Halsey

immediately asked, “Adelaide, stand firm. I’ll fight for your justice.”

My eyes welled up as I bowed before her. “I’ve brought shame to the family–I failed.”

“Rise!” Her tail lashed like a whip, silver fur revealing old battle scars. “Even Frostfang’s last pup deserves respect–not exile for keeping vows Blood Moon broke.”

Her pheromones surged, rotting lilacs flooding the room. “Since you joined Bloodmoon, has any Tenar wolf cursed or harmed

you?”

I shook my head slowly. “No.”

Rosemary’s fury boiled over. “Then why attack me? Jealous of Velda? It’s Lycan Erasmus’s decree! Your jealousy’s a sin–what

more do you want?”

Halsey cut her off. “The whole city knows she nursed you day and night!”

“I thought her ‘devotion‘ was sweet–until she

silent, momentarily

coolly, “but let me

their assets. Considering you managed the pack for a year,

isn’t about justice–it’s

openly stealing from Adelaide.”

to Ulrik, she demanded, “Alpha

seventy percent of

Alme true–do

the room. “I’ll return half. Report me to Lycan King if you will–see

snarled, “How greedy

around the crumpled

handed him a

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glanced at it–his signature

said, his voice laced with

lesson,” I said, holding up the document. “But this lacks

away. “I’ll file it myself… As for the assets, 50% is my final offer. This is

assets to Frostfang’s offshore

didn’t want to wait any longer. I suspected Lycan Erasmus was delaying until Velda

to see Bloodmoon’s

paled. “Stop provoking

challenged. “Leave enough to keep me from

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