Chapter 97

• Third Person’s POV
• Liam’s words carried weight, sharper than the frost that clung to the eaves of the Frost Family estate. He rarely raised his voice, but this time the bite in his tone came from the memory of Celeste being struck down and left bleeding. He could not keep the injustice from spilling into his words.
• Callen did not answer. The proud Alpha heir—the one Moonviel City bowed to in hushed reverence—stood in silence, his jaw locked. Part of it was respect for Liam, the elder wolf who had served Grandfather Carden for half a lifetime. But beneath that, a heavier weight pressed on him: guilt.