When the Alpha Lost His Human Childhood Sweetheart
She stopped in front of me and held up her left hand, deliberately flashing it before my eyes.
On her finger was a massive ring.
It was set with a flawless moonstone.
Ten times larger, ten times purer than the one Slade had destroyed.
"See," Rosalind's voice was soft, for my ears only. "This is the difference, Eloise. Some stones are meant to be crushed. Others are meant for a crown."
I stared at the stone and replied numbly, "Congratulations. It suits you."
Slade walked over, dressed in a sharp ceremonial uniform, a golden wolf head embroidered on his chest.