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ess whipping around my ankles in the freezing wind. Ahead of me, laughter a

guards opened their mouths to block my path, but the moment my cold gaze swept over them,

at hall. Through the wood, I could hear the Elder officiati

g and drove the heel of my boot straight i

o

wide open, slamming against the interior stone wa

d nobles from across the kingdom turned their heads

s clicked rhythmically against the polished marble floor as I

t. There stood my husband, Curtiss, dressed in ceremonial black and

shock into towering rage. His hand dropped to t

ng off the high vaulted ceiling as he released his Alpha pressure to

t at the base of the dais, looking strai

emony while I still hold the Luna title?" My voice wasn't loud,

before filling with tears. She shrank back into C

serve him," Delma whimpered, biting her lip. "Why must

y right hand, holding the silver wolf-he

Under the sacred law of the Silvermoon Kingdom, as long as I draw br

dfire; in our rigid hierarchy, the holder of the Alpha Token p

n liver. He never expected his timid wif

s madwoman!" Curtiss snarled, step

in my palm, my gaze sweep

om, when a lowly concubine enters the pack, she m

She looked up at Curtiss in panic, her

drew his blade an inch from its scab

ing to openly defy the hierarchy set by the

estral law in public was treason against the crown. Curtiss clenched his

is teeth, turning his head away from

olled down her powdered cheeks as a guard hurried over with

n, and walked down the steps. Stopping in front of me, her k

rom above, my face com

orcelain cup above her head with both h

e white steam rise from the cup as the seconds ticked by. Her arms began t

nce before I slowly uncrossed my arms an

vicious glint flashed in Delma's lowered eyes. Her w

t of the cup, splashing directly towar

d Curtiss's lips curled into a cr

e memory kicked in instantly a