I blocked her scent-signature and deleted every trace, then took the severance papers to the memorial grounds to see my Noah.
Half a moon cycle ago, I had already arranged for the keepers to erect his rune-stone.
Looking at the carved words—Beloved Pup Noah Frostclaw—grief flooded through me without end.
I opened my mouth, about to speak to him.
Behind me came Selene's voice.
"I knew you'd come here. You always came to see the pup whenever you were angry before. But yesterday you went too far. In front of everyone—"
Before she could finish, Dorian let out a startled cry.
"Sister-mate, your bonded actually gave that dead pup the same name as our living one!"
"Brother, even if you didn't want that pup, you were still going to be his father. Why would you curse him to an early death by using the same name?"
Selene frowned and stepped closer to read the rune-stone. She saw the name Noah Frostclaw carved into the ancient stone.
Her eyes moved downward. The inscription listed only one parent—Father: Kael Frostclaw. Her name was nowhere to be found.
The fact that the pup bore my bloodline name stirred something strange and unsettling within her.