FREEMA

ected at my mother and sister's foolish greed, but

ad ch

mid, her tears silent. Her eyes now burned with two cold flames, bright

wounds beneath our family's glamorous facade, laying bare the filth I ha

and my mother Meredith's embarrassed expression. I a

ack, and my family, were acting like a bunch of thieves, cove

ld become of my reputation? Of th

r would be admitting that I, an Alpha, was

I said, my voice cold

nstead, she asked, "In what capacity are you requesting this document, M

lord of this land," I squeezed the words through my teeth. My inner wo

answer did Kaelynn han

pages. The neat handwriting detailed every item's name, mater

refutable

ave declined, but the dowry they had prepared for their daughter was far more la

he's just trying to extort us!" my moth

e of my Alpha command silenc

Kaelynn had slapped me i

is farce as qui

orious joy, only a cold persistence. It was as if she wasn

oldly. The family's reputation was at st

he a sigh of relief, while Kaelyn

, "what belongs to you, the Freeman

w, within these ten days, you may inventory and take everything

make. It preserved the family's reputa

r and sister excl

elynn, waiting for her answer. I t

question I had not anticipated at all. "During thes

earby. "What if the Luna commands them to seize

s again. Her thinking wa

d before. In front of this woman, my pride, my streng

lly managed, my voice dry. "Within the time

she knew this was the best she could get for

t a battle. I turned to le

s one more thing. About the traitorous servant, Br