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!”

thought her ‘devotion‘ was sweet–until

fell silent,

let me ask–what about the

wealth, but by law, exiled wolves can’t take all their assets. Considering you managed the pack for a year, we’ll only retain 70%, leaving the rest

“This isn’t about justice–it’s about scavenging from

openly stealing from Adelaide.”

Ulrik, she demanded, “Alpha Ulrik, I

seventy percent of Adelaide’s pre–nuptial

Lycan King Alme true–do you really

room. “I’ll return half. Report me to Lycan King if you will–see if my actions align with

snarled, “How greedy can you

knuckles whitened around the crumpled letter. “Go ahead–report

Beta handed him

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at it–his signature declared my

his voice laced with irony. “But

up the document.

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

Frostfang’s offshore accounts. They’d only get

suspected Lycan Erasmus was delaying

to see Bloodmoon’s true colors,”

“Stop provoking

challenged. “Leave enough to keep me from

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