Kiera’s POV***
Serena’s haughty glare didn’t escape my notice. I casually sipped the tea I had collected and kept my facial expression neutral. I knew that this mate of Kristopher’s was often subject to her short temper, and when people were angry, they tended to let things slip.
“First, let me congratulate you on your pregnancy, Luna Serena,” I said, making my tone sound genuine.
“I don’t need your congratulations. My baby is Kristopher’s heir, not your bastard son!” she snapped, venom coating her words.
“Do you think I don’t know that?” I asked, meeting her icy stare.
“What?”
“Koda will never be heir to Red Wood. Kristopher has no rights to my son under pack law. I cut off contact with him long ago, and I have raised my son on my own. I have no intention of ever allowing my child t
