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!”

sneered. “I thought her ‘devotion‘ was sweet–until she cut off

fell silent, momentarily

me,” I said coolly, “but let me ask–what about

exiled wolves can’t take all their assets. Considering you managed the pack for a

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

openly stealing from Adelaide.”

“Alpha Ulrik, I

of Adelaide’s pre–nuptial

Alme true–do you

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

“How greedy

the crumpled letter.

handed

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at it–his signature declared

someday,” Ulrik said, his voice laced with irony.

I said, holding up the

the assets, 50% is my final offer. This is on

Frostfang’s offshore accounts. They’d only

longer. I suspected Lycan Erasmus was delaying until Velda

is too high to

“Stop provoking

I challenged. “Leave enough

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