Chapter 148: "Sacred Claims and Hidden Life"
(Grace’s POV)
The smooth surface of the boundary marker crystal felt cool against my palm. Finally, it was mine. I exhaled slowly, relief flooding through me. Signing the agreement for this small territory in the neutral zone marked my first step away from everything holding me back—away from the Crimson Moon Pack, away from Alexander, and away from three years of painful half-measures.
The neutral territory was quiet, away from the suffocating watchful eyes of pack politics, family manipulation, and mate bond expectations. Here, no one saw me as the Alpha’s Luna, the abandoned mate, or the daughter of a failed pack. I could simply be Grace. Just Grace.
I leaned against the wooden post marking the boundary line, turning the marker crysta
