Us. She said 'what did it cost us' and Maddox's chest did something that required medical attention.
"There's a clause about future children. Your father wants any firstborn son with a wolf shift to train in Lunaris for certain periods. If there's no wolf shift, the second born."
Her face did something complicated. The numbness fractured by one degree and what came through the crack was anger, quick, hot, and pointed in a direction that had nothing to do with Maddox.
"He's already bartering children that don't exist."
"He is. Which is why I put a loophole in it."
Her eyes moved to his. Sharp. Present. The woman behind the glass was pressing her hand against it.
