Chapter 1

My mother, Seraphina Voss, was the only female Alpha in wolf history.

She shattered the ironclad gender rule of the Alpha bloodline,

a legend even the fiercest male Alphas bowed to.

And I, Elara Voss, am her only daughter, the sole heir to her Wolf King bloodline.

Right now, I'm staring at my father's illegitimate daughter, my half-sister, Lila.

I feel the bloodline imprint of my mate, Kael Black, in her swollen belly.

My claws, snow-white and sharp, instantly sprung from my fingertips,

but my father, Roderick, the current Alpha of the Silverveil Pack, pressed down on my shoulder.

"Elara, this is your pup too!"

My mate, Kael Black, Alpha of the Ironvein Pack, stood silently beside my father.

His downcast eyes offered no rebuttal, tacitly accepting this absurdity.

I understood.

The pup in Lila's belly belonged to my Alpha mate.

Seeing my silence, Kael finally spoke,

"You've never wanted to bear pups anyway.

Lila is your sister; her having a pup won't ever shake your position as Luna of the Ironvein Pack."

In their eyes, I never said no to them.

But they didn't know that on my mother's deathbed, I swore by the Wolf King bloodline to protect them for seven years of peace.

Now, the seven-year term is up. The pact is sealed. It's time for me to go.