Three months after Kael left for the borderlands to serve his penance, Father finally gave me permission to leave the royal court and travel on my own.This time, I was not the naive princess who had fled four years ago to dodge responsibility and chase after love and freedom. I had shed every trace of that girl.All I wanted now was to see every corner of the wolf kingdom for myself, to understand how each pack lived, to identify the cracks in our borders and the struggles of our werewolves.I had already made up my mind. I would carry the weight of my birthright. I would claim the throne and protect every wolf under my rule.Father was still worried. In addition to Layla, he assigned several of the court's elite shadow guards to travel with me.I visited small and mid-sized packs along the way, documenting their hardships and the flaws in how resources were distributed. I crossed mountains and forests, and with every step my mind grew clearer and steadier.When I reached the no
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