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Rejecting a Luna and exiling her bfrom /bthe pack isn’t trivial.

The next morning, Bloodmoon members began preparations.

bAs /bba /bunion between two packs, their bonding followed bformal /btraditions, and its dissolution required the same.

Elders from both families, along with the wolf who officiated the original ceremony, must witness the rejection to confirm the

Luna’s breach of contract.

Especially for packs like Bloodmoon and Frostfang, the process couldn’t be a simple verbal deration by Alpha Ulrik.

bOn /bthe Davidson bside/bb, /bAlpha Bentley had bno /bdirect heirs.

For decades, Frostfang Alphas either died in battle or in infancy.

Bentley’s father had three sonsb, /ball killed in bwar/b.

Bentley himself had six sons and a daughter, five of whom mated and had pups.

But those pups bwere /bughtered in an assassination half a year prior.

Now Frostfang’s Alpha bloodline survived only in Adide.

However, Bentley’s great–grandfather’s line had split off to form their own bpack/bb, /bwith bthe /bbretired /bAlpha joining the council bto /b

manage Davidson affairs.

bThis /belder had handled the aftermath when Frostfang was attacked by Western Tribe defectors.

Now Bloodmoon had summoned him for the rejection band /bexile.

The Davidsons were divided on the alliance–some sympathized with Adide, others coveted Frostfang’s former glory.

When Elder Halsey entered the council bhall/b, her rage bwas /bbpalpable/b.

Hepletely disregarded the fact bthat /bUlrik was a wolf bgeneral /bheld in high esteem by the Lycan King.

“Alpha fickleness isn’t new, but rejecting a Luna bdays /bafter a temporary bmark/b? And over a rogue she–wolf? You’ll answer to Lycan

Erasmus todayb!/b”

Isaiah, sensing Halsey’s sulfurced fury, released calming pheromones, “We’ve invited a seer to witness this. Justice will be

bserved/b.”

“Wait for Adide to speak–don’t let Bloodmoon dictate the narrative,” Halsey snapped.

Elder Halsey snapped, “No matter the breason/b, Ulrik bshouldn’t /bbhave /btreated Adide this way. She managed the bpack /band cared bfor /b

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Luna Rosemary while he was away fighting in the northern tribes.”

“Let’s wait until everyone’s here and discuss this calmly,” Ulrik said, his tone even.

Bloodmoon had also summoned Elder Miriam.

When informed of Ulrik’s ns, Miriam had inwardly recoiled–rejecting his Luna now, especially Frostfang’s Adide, would ruin his standing.

But she quickly rationalised–Davidson’s decline was inevitable. Frostfang’s glory faded with no heirs left.

Velda, as the first female general and favoured by Councilor rissa, had a bright future.

With her support, Ulrik would rise.

Moreover, Velda

would never settle for being a lover or breeder, Bloodmoon had to choose sides.

Adide’s alleged disrespect provided grounds for rejection.

Yet everyone bhad /bseen her dedication to the pack, her care for Rosemary.

Ulrik’s desire for two Lunas already broke tradition.

Ulrik’s reputation might take a hit after today.

“Where is she? Send someone to fetch her,” Rosemary snapped.

As an Omega rushed out, a guard handed Ulrik a letter from Velda.

Expecting her tofort him, he sighed–she still protected Adide, a lost cause.

He opened it in the corridor, freezing mid–stride. The letterb, /bunmistakably Velda’s script, demanded seizing half of Adide’s assets, citing “legal right.”

“Keeping half is mercy–others would take it all,” it concluded.

bUlrik/bb, /bbthe /bhonorable Alpha, couldn’t bear seizing his ex–mate’s pre–bnuptial /bbwealth/b.

The scandal would be ruinous.

e ruinous.

Distracted, he looked up to find Adide standing before him, silent as a ghost.

The silent approach startled bhim /binto releasing his grip, the letter bfluttering /bto the ground.

“Don’t read that!” He snatched the letter, stuffing it into his sleeve.

Adide’s lips curled. “How ‘thoughtful‘ of Velda to ‘bsave/b‘ me bhalf /bmy wealth.”

“No, it’s bnot /bwhat you bthink-/b” Ulrik stammered, cut bshort /bby the signature.

Adide raised an eyebrow. “Oh? Then pray tell, Alpha–will my assets be fully returned after the rejection?”

Without that letter, Ulrik would have vowed to return every penny, dence be damned.

But Velda’s demand hung over him.

Adide’s bsmile /bturned bsharp/b. “Hesitating? So you do have greed in you.”