A Female Alpha’s Revenge novel Chapter 6

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Third Person's POV

After Adelaide left, the temperature in the palace parlor dropped noticeably.

Beta Fabian strode in and respectfully addressed the Lycan King, "Lycan Erasmus, Clarissa sent an Omega to ask if you could see her."

Clarissa, the former Lycan Luna, no longer held the position but still commanded immense respect within the palace.

Erasmus sighed, "This must be about Adelaide. Let's go."

Clarissa lived alone in the East Tower villa with its private garden, where vibrant flowers bloomed.

She sat in a pavilion at the garden's center, wearing a claret robe and holding a moonstone-staff topped with a lunar crescent.

Her face looked haggard.

"Good afternoon, Clarissa," Erasmus greeted with a bow.

Clarissa's claws dug into her seat.

Frost-laced pheromones crystallized the air, forcing Fabian to kneel ten paces away, his Beta ears trembling under her pressure.

"You condone this madness?" she hissed, her slit pupils glowing blood-red. "When Frostfang's Alpha spilled seven lives to pave your throne, did you smell the silvermoon grass in his blood?"

Fabian hung his head, unable to meet her gaze.

"This was my doing," Erasmus said firmly. "Fabian's not to blame."

Clarissa sighed. "You're all dismissed."

Her aura lifted. The Omegas and Fabian hurried out.

"This decree is reckless," Clarissa said gravely. "You dishonor Frostfang's fallen Alpha and his pack. As Lycan, we're role models for all shifters. How can you violate the Moon Goddess's traditions like this?"

Erasmus's iron armor clashed against the ice crystals on the floor. "Ulrik earned his right to bond with Velda through battle."

"Sacrifice Frostfang's last light?" Clarissa rose abruptly, her purple skirt sweeping down a bronze candlestick. Melted wax snaked across the floor like blood tears.

"Wolf Code, Article Three—No second Luna until the first bond is rejected. When you trampled the code, do you remember who shielded you from the rebels' poison arrow with their fangs?"