ilvermo
vereign power. The Silvermoon assets-a significant portion of the pack's advanced training facilities, m
ed to the old Matriarch's quarters in the east tower, a set of rooms that had been sealed since Ryke
y mother's memory helped me. Their support was a quiet r
the guards around the east tower, ostensibly for my 'protection'. In reality, I was a prisoner. He restricted my access to
ak me by isolating me.
in to oversee my assets. The report showed a large, unauthorized transfer of high-grade silver from the pa
sonal wealth. Ryker was using pack resources to craft a set of ceremonial silver dagge
eping a mistress. He was preparing t
s Beta. I requested a formal meeting regarding p
rs, made him wait before finally letting him in. He found me in the tower
e carefully neutral. "Yo
border patrol has reported increased rogue activity. Their equipment is outdat
be... a significant improvement, Luna. The Alpha ha
to my second point." I slid the financial report across the table to him. "
sional mask slip. A flicker of dismay crossed
ect, under the Alpha's dir
He is using pack resources, resources meant to protect our people, to lavish gifts upon h
was a good man, trapped between his loyal
e said, his voice low. "But
rge and the master smiths. The project you are proposing for the northern patrol? I will fund it. I will equip them with the best silver weapons and arm
and I will give you the resources you need to protect the pack. I was for
the financial report. I could
a whisper. He looked up, and his green eyes were filled wi
And I had just turned Ryk
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