na

shed himself up from the throne, cleared his throat, a

," Burdell announced loudly, "as Pack Alpha, I formally agree t

pure triumph lit up Concetta's narrow eyes, whi

lances my way, while others watched with undisguised amusement, wai

tep forward toward the high dais, my clear voi

oon Goddess Law and the royal inheritance statutes, the one million gold coins

French Duchy as an independent noblewoman, and before her death, she had legally designated me

Hall. I could hear the sharp intakes

ell's face, his neatly trimm

did you

, the blood draining from her cheeks a

public property years ago! How d

slightly so the entire hall of a

y as an independent noblewoman, protected by royal statute. When did

ted a finger straight a

al my fiancé, but to quietly transfer my dead mother's

a moment ago now looked at Burdell and Concetta with open disgust, whisperi

His jaw clenched as the whispers of greed and theft tar

his palm against the oak table,

ces are not for a cripple li

inheritance record and inventory of my mother's dowry, which I had brought to the ceremony as proof of ownership. At th

iron striking stone. "If a single copper coin is missing today, I will take this

transfer a legally registered inheritance. And with the original marriage contract now brok

d he dropped heavily back into his throne, his chest heaving. Across the h

s fixed on the parchment in my hand with pure venom as th