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!”

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

fell silent,

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

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

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

openly stealing from Adelaide.”

she demanded, “Alpha Ulrik, I

of Adelaide’s pre–nuptial

true–do you

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

greedy can you

whitened around the crumpled letter. “Go ahead–report

handed

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glanced at it–his

mate someday,” Ulrik said, his voice

up the

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

Frostfang’s offshore accounts. They’d only get furniture and

want to wait any longer. I suspected Lycan Erasmus was delaying until Velda

high to see

“Stop

I challenged. “Leave enough to keep

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