Chapter 83

• Celeste’s POV
• I didn’t want to waste words with Serena. Her words, her fragile little protests—none of it mattered to me anymore. The Frost Family, with all its illusions of grace and authority, had long since lost its hold on me. “Whether you call it a warning or a reminder, that’s for you to decide,” I said, cutting her off before she could preen her way into any justification.
• I fixed her with a gaze sharp as a wolf’s teeth, the cold fire in my eyes warning her without words. “I’ve returned your Frost Family title, Serena. The debt I owed the family for their upbringing? I’ve paid it in full over the past two years. From now on, there’s no connection between us—you don’t need to fear I’ll come after anything of yours.”