“Does she really think she can strip my title with a stroke of a pen?” Isolde Ashbourne’s high, frantic screech echoes through the marble hallway of the Peakville Estate, piercing straight into the quiet dining hall.I pause, my silver spoon hovering right above my bowl of lukewarm venison broth. My rounded, plus-size body feels heavy, the restless weight of my six-month hybrid pup pressing hard against my ribs. I lay a hand over my soft belly, feeling the faint, uneven thud of the pup’s heart.“You gave her everything, Caelan!” Isolde’s voice breaks into a jagged, desperate sob as she steps further into the foyer. She is draped in fine, snowy white shadow-silk, her golden hair pinned up in loose, delicate coils, making her look like a fragile, grieving high-born female. Tears track black mascara down her cheeks. “Scarlett Stovall—no, Elowen Whitlock—is nothing! She is a weak, human orphan with no pack blood, no territory, and no ancient lineage! How can her human womb secure the futu
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