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!”

sweet–until she

silent, momentarily

coolly, “but let me ask–what about the pre–nuptial assets I

doesn’t cover your wealth, but by law, exiled wolves can’t take all their assets. Considering you managed the pack for a year, we’ll only

Elder Halsey’s pheromones flared. “This isn’t about justice–it’s about scavenging from a fallen clan.

openly stealing from Adelaide.”

to Ulrik, she demanded, “Alpha Ulrik,

percent of

Alme true–do you really intend

the room. “I’ll return half. Report me

snarled, “How greedy can

knuckles whitened around the crumpled

Beta handed him a

1/2

+15 Bonus

at it–his signature

mate someday,” Ulrik said, his voice laced with

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

it myself… As for the assets, 50% is my final offer. This

transferred core assets to Frostfang’s offshore accounts. They’d

suspected Lycan Erasmus was delaying until

high to see Bloodmoon’s true colors,”

“Stop

“Leave

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