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!”

her ‘devotion‘ was sweet–until she cut off Digby. That’s

fell silent, momentarily

coolly, “but let me ask–what about

their assets. Considering you managed the pack for a year, we’ll only retain 70%, leaving the rest

Halsey’s pheromones flared. “This isn’t about justice–it’s

openly stealing from Adelaide.”

to Ulrik, she demanded, “Alpha Ulrik, I respect your service

percent of

King Alme true–do

the doorway, avoiding my gaze. “Fifty percent,” he said, scanning the room. “I’ll return half. Report me to Lycan King if you will–see if my actions align with

snarled, “How greedy

around the crumpled

Beta handed

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at it–his

Ulrik said, his voice laced with irony. “But learn

I said, holding up the document. “But

myself… As for the assets, 50% is my final

offshore

I suspected Lycan Erasmus was delaying until Velda and Ulrik formalize their

too high to

“Stop

challenged. “Leave

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