"Exactly! She's seven or eight moons along, about to deliver. A kick like that could kill her!"
"She knows the Alpha King's decree protects her from being cast aside, so she acts without fear."
Celeste straightened up, trembling, and looked at me through her tears. "I know my station is lowly. I came specifically to beg my Luna's mercy. I never imagined she would try to end my life."
"The heir told me that while he was away from the territory, no matter what I had to do, I was to protect myself at all costs. Even if it meant overstepping."
"Since that's how it is, my Luna, don't blame me."
Celeste rose to her feet with Nana Ashwick's help and shouted, "Guards!"
Several armed pack warriors emerged from behind her, their eyes hard and their stances wide. Celeste pointed at me. "Bind her. I want to see whether the heir, once he learns his own bonded mate tried to murder his pup, will sever the bond or not."
I jabbed a finger at my own nose. "Sever the bond with me? Does the heir have the nerve? Tell him to try."
The lead warrior approached with a stony face. "My Luna, why must you bully a helpless she-wolf?"