Semua Bab When The Moonstone Dies The Pack Follows: Bab 1 - Bab 10

Finishing her little twirl, Jocelyn finally noticed the tense air in the living room. Her eyes swept over the shattered moonstone, then landed on my bloody face.Her smile vanished. Disgust twisted her features. She even made a show of covering her nose."God, Rowan, what is wrong with you now?" Jocelyn stepped back, afraid my blood would ruin her dress. "You're getting blood all over Mom's favorite rug!""Enough!" Marcus snapped impatiently. He couldn't wait to prove how stupid I was."Jocelyn, tell me." Marcus looked at her, his voice full of absolute confidence. "Is tomorrow's ceremony fully secured?"Jocelyn blinked, then grinned. "The ceremony? Of course. I have everything under control."My father's shoulders relaxed. The look he gave me was ice-cold. Jocelyn walked over and patted his back."Don't worry, Dad. I got the absolute best to lead it. You've heard of the Moon Witch, right? The legend every pack wants. The ceremony will be flawless. Tomorrow, we lock in the alliance wit

Jocelyn walked over to the mess and ground her shoe into the invisible powder."Rowan, you really don't know when to quit." Jocelyn looked down at me, hissing her taunts. "Still trying to lie and frame my mom at a time like this? Do you think everyone is as stupid as you?"Lying in the pool of blood, I gave her twisted face a cold stare."Of course you're not stupid." I twitched my lips, spitting out bloody saliva. My voice was low and mocking. "You just refuse to see what's right in front of you."That set Jocelyn off instantly.She bent down, grabbed my hair, and yanked my head up.Smack! Smack! Smack!She slapped me three times, as hard as she could.My father sat back on the couch, took a sip of whiskey, and stared at the wall."Jocelyn, sweetie, don't hit her too hard," Livia said softly. "She still has to look decent for the ceremony tomorrow."Jocelyn dropped me back to the floor. "Lock her in the silver cellar. I'll deal with her tomorrow after the ceremony."I was dragged down

Kaelen's voice was bone-chilling. It carried the crushing aura of a supreme Alpha. "The price for your deceit is steep. The Silver Moon Pack will surrender its core silver mine and half of its territory."He paused. Pure killing intent flashed in his golden eyes. "Otherwise, my army will flatten this place today. The Silver Moon Pack will be wiped off the map."The hall fell dead silent. VIPs gasped. Elders looked at each other in panic.The core silver mine was the pack's lifeline. Losing it meant going bankrupt.Marcus, who never gave a damn about the pack's finances, was dumbfounded. He spun around and roared at Jocelyn. "What the hell did you do?! Didn't you say everything was handled?!"But the spoiled brat wasn't scared. Jocelyn just rolled her eyes like the arrogant princess she was. "So the alliance is off. Who cares?" She flipped her hair, completely unbothered. "What's the big deal about Kaelen? He's just an Alpha! I'm an Alpha's daughter too! Why should we be afraid of him?

Marcus's face turned livid. He took a deep breath, forced his anger down, and glared at the sobbing Jocelyn."Jocelyn!" he roared like thunder. "Apologize to your sister, right now!"Jocelyn's eyes went wide. She looked at him like he was crazy. "What? You want me to apologize to her? For what?!"She pointed at herself, voice shrill. "I am the heir! I have pure Alpha blood! What is she? Even if she's a Moon Witch, her blood is nothing compared to mine!"Marcus looked even worse. "Apologize now! Or else...""Or else what?" Jocelyn shot back, still banking on her status. "What will you do to me? I'm your precious daughter!"Marcus narrowed his eyes. His voice dropped dangerously low. "Fine, you won't apologize? Then I'm cutting off your premium venison supply!"Jocelyn's face fell instantly."And," Marcus kept pushing, "I'll kick you out of your heated suite in the main house. You can sleep in the basement storage room!""What?!" Jocelyn shrieked in horror. "Father, you can't do this to

Over the next few days, Kaelen's revenge hit fast and hard, like a deadly hurricane. Because they couldn't hand over the promised silver mine and compensation, he completely cut off all of Silver Moon's trade routes.The usual busy caravans vanished. Winter food couldn't get in. Even basic salt and medicine were blocked. The pack completely failed to pay its warriors. Elite fighters quit and bailed. Even veteran guards packed their bags and snuck away.The Silver Moon territory became an isolated island. The pack was facing total ruin.Marcus was mobbed daily by debt collectors and furious elders."Alpha! Do something! Everyone's going to starve!""Our kids haven't had a hot meal in three days!""If we knew you'd ruin the pack like this, we'd never have backed you as Alpha!"Finally, Marcus couldn't take it anymore. He dragged a few veteran elders and stormed over to the inn where I was staying."Rowan! Get out here!" he roared from down below.I pushed the window open and looked