A Female Alpha’s Revenge

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 Digby. That’s attempted

silent,

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

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

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

openly stealing from Adelaide.”

“Alpha Ulrik, I

seventy percent of

King Alme true–do

“Fifty percent,” he said, scanning the room. “I’ll return half. Report me to Lycan King if

greedy can

the

Beta handed

1/2

+15 Bonus

it–his signature declared my

you find your mate someday,” Ulrik said, his

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

looked away. “I’ll file it myself… As for the

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

Lycan Erasmus was delaying until Velda and

price is too high to see Bloodmoon’s true colors,” I

paled. “Stop provoking

challenged. “Leave enough to keep