Thorne

esk echoed through the Alpha's office. I heard it from t

d. The fury in his voice was a p

g. I could picture it perfectly. His mother, Lena, would

he was never truly one of us." Her voice, always sha

brother's shadow. "She's gotten too comfortable, Ry. A Luna who produces a wolfl

against the cool wood, listening to the ar

You need to take away her power. What is the one thing she valu

he Thorne family has been its Guardian for generatio

e deserving. Someone loyal. Give it to Faye. It would be a fitting rewa

Ryker couldn't be that cruel. The Grove was part of o

s is about your authority. If you can't control

my fate. Weak. The one thing Ryk

t in the shift of the air, in t

ulling the covers up to her chin. A moment later, Ryker's v

My offic

l, my footsteps silent on the thick carpets. When I entered his offic

asantries. He stood behind his d

our duties, I am relieving you of your role as Guardian of the Moonpetal G

ve was more than just herbs and flowers. It was my heritage. It was the place I went to fee

ked on, their faces

"This will free you up to focus on your primary duty as a mother," he said, his tone dripping with

ng me. He thought he was t

mply severing the last

I didn't cry. I d

own eyes felt empty, devoid of any emotion at

I said. Just t

They had prepared for a fight, for tears, for begging. My qu

f the office, my back str

bed, the one that had belonged to my mother, and her mother before her. I unlocked it and lifted th

er's gr

ers, steady and sure, flipped through the brittle pages until I found the one I

: How to Sever

taken m

to take ba