"This bond dissolution—Fenris handled almost everything for me. When my former mate's pack showed up at my lodging making a scene, howling threats and demanding tribute, Fenris summoned his Mooncourt Advocates in the middle of the night to drive them off. During the territory division, he pulled influence through the Duskmoor bloodline's connections to make sure I received the best possible outcome."
The more she talked, the brighter her eyes became, her wolf practically preening.
"Even my nightmare of a former mother-by-bond—Fenris silenced her with just a few commanding words."
Her voice dropped conspiratorially, a flush creeping across her pale cheeks.
"The truth is, I never bonded with my former mate because I loved him. I had no choice—pack politics demanded it. But looking back now, fate really is strange, isn't it? Fenris and I—we share no blood. We're not pack-siblings anymore either."
The message couldn't have been clearer if she'd howled it at the moon.
She'd only bonded with someone else because of what the packs might say. But now? Now there was nothing standing between her and Fenris.