Chapter 222\u00a0<\/p>\n
Third Person\u2019s POV\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Fmished\u00a0<\/p>\n
The afternoon had been a whirlwind of scent, shadow, and whispered pack gossip. Even among the wolves of the city, the romance between Magnusand Aysel had drawn sighs of relief and approval. Normal, steady bonds seemed easier to digest than the tangled webs of ambition and desire elsewhere.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Damon carried Celestine back to her den. Along the way, a call from his mother, the matriarch of the Blackwood Pack, pierced his fur with reprimands, warning that the Thunderfang Pack was furious and had blocked him from further negotiations. Damon pressed\u00a0<\/p>\n
paw to his forehead, exhausted. Matters of the heart never bent in his favor.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDamon\u2026\u201d Celestine murmured, lips pressed tight, \u201cI think I\u2019ve caused you trouble again.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He shook his head, the motion heavy with fatigue. \u201cIt\u2019s not your fault.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Yet he hesitated, low growl vibrating in his throat. \u201cEven so\u2026 I need to make this clear. I cannot be responsible for you forever, Celestine. This ends here.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Since the day he had intervened to reduce her time in the Moonvale Pack\u2019s detention pens, he no longer owed her anything. His life could not slide into the depths merely to compensate for past debts.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Celestine\u2019s body stiffened. Though she had sensed his permission for his mother to dissolve their engagement, the\u00a0<\/p>\n
years she had invested in Damon were not easily discarded. Letting go was a bitter thought. And Damon, in his Alpha might, was the best she could hope to grasp.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Yet she did not reveal her longing. Her ears flattened briefly, and she inclined her head in quiet understanding. \u201cI understand. I am a burden to everyone now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut, Damon,\u201d she hesitated, scenting the delicate pause like a trembling breeze, \u201cmay I occasionally use your name\u2026 for family matters?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Damon\u2019s brow furrowed, the cold, silver eyes of a pack Alpha narrowing. \u201cThe Moonvale Pack mistreats you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She smiled ruefully, the ghost of a growl in her throat. \u201cYou know\u2026 to uphold the honor of the Moonvale Pack as the home of a prodigy dancer, I made a misstep, and the company suffered some impact.\u201d Her tail flicked, but the unspoken words were clear: a ward whose value had waned was no longer welcomed by the family.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Damon exhaled slowly, a puff of visible breath in the chill evening air. \u201cI will escort you inside. myself.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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15:06 Mon, Dec 15 T\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 222\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you,\u201d Celestine said, a genuine, fleeting smile brightening her features.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Finished\u00a0<\/p>\n
As they entered the Moonvale den, Fenrir\u2019s eyes, the eldest son of the pack, narrowed in suspicion. But Damon\u2019s Alpha presence immediately filled the space with authority, and his voice cut through the tense air.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFenrir,\u201d Damon said, fur bristling subtly, \u201cCelestine\u2019s mother has served your pack loyally. Do not go too far in your treatment.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fenrir, caught between family pride and Damon\u2019s Alpha warning, bristled. \u201cWhat do you\u00a0<\/p>\n
mean?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Since the Blackwood engagement was dissolved, the two packs had grown wary of each other. tension lingering like unhealed scars. Yet Damon\u2019s presence was not a license to overreach.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Damon\u2019s voice sharpened, the cold timbre of a commanding Alpha warning: \u201cA reputation for abusing a ward is not one that speaks well of the Moonvale Pack.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Celestine hurried to smooth the tense air, ears flicking anxiously. Finally, with Damon escorted safely away, Fenrir\u2019s gaze fell on her, eyes narrowed like a predator evaluating prey. \u201cSpeak. What happened?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She lowered her muzzle slightly, guilt curling in her voice. \u201cI apologize, elder brother. Damon saw me ridiculed for wearing last season\u2019s furs. He misunderstood.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fenrir\u2019s brow creased, muscles along his jaw tensing. \u201cFine. On Mother\u2019s birthday, proper attire. and adornments will be provided.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Aysel never schemed over such matters; the justice was clear, and the distribution of favor simple. Yet Fenrir\u2019s grudging concession made Celestine press her paws together tightly,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you, brother.\u201d She forced a smile, tail tucked modestly. \u201cI\u2019ve performed well in the company recently. May I be transferred to the Secretary Den?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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