Chapter 198: Sacred Claims and Blood-Soaked Territory
(Grace's POV)
The silver crystal communicator vibrated in my hand for the third time. Helena's name flashed on the screen, her smiling face appearing as the background image.
My thumb hovered over the answer button. Guilt gnawed at me like a hungry wolf.
For three years, I had been mated into the Crimson Moon Pack. Helena had been more of a mother to me than anyone since I'd lost my own.
And now I couldn't even tell her I'd dissolved my mate bond with her son.
The screen went dark as the call timed out. I sighed, clutching the communicator to my chest.
Helena had been overjoyed when she learned about my pregnancy. Unlike Alexander, whose reaction had been complicated at best, she had embraced the news with pure happiness.
