Mia The scandal was too massive for Ash Harbor to cover up. The future Alpha publicly rejecting his fated mate, triggering a near-fatal backlash for both of them. The rejected Omega seeking and receiving permanent sanctuary in Iron Ridge. Ash Harbor warriors illegally breaching neutral borders. And the bombshell revelation that the Alpha’s prized, 'nameless' guard was actually the last living heir of the Northern Royal Bloodline. Every single piece of news was enough to give the Ash Harbor elder council a collective aneurysm. When Alpha Carlton’s official envoy arrived to negotiate a truce, I was sitting in the infirmary, carefully cleaning and re-bandaging the claw marks on Luke's shoulder. The envoy placed three items on the wooden table. An official pardon and reinstatement dec

