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Cricket sighed “The next full lanced at Rylee’s drawn face Save the chane “But there’s bad news”

“I’m afraid so”

Slade reached for Cricket’s hand and held it by his heart No matter the outcome, only their love mattered “My territory?”

“No worries Your territory and all assets return to you once banishht for you as well” She sains, he will share the data when you return”

Cricket furrowed her brow “Okay, so what’s the bad news?”

“This crap doesn’t matter to me You kno I feel about royal titles Even Lunara cha you are spirit soul mates, but they refused to listen” She drew in a breath and slowly released it “You are no longer a lycan prince, unless, you take a primary alpha mate”

“What about Cricket?”

“They decided you can keep her as a secondaryas you find an alpha mate within a year The alpha she-wolf’s pups would be your legitiiven the royal title passed on by your parents”

Cricket’s heart sunk “Just like my mother, my pups would be considered bastards, with no claim to territory or title” Worse, the alpha fe Slade favored her

“Sorry” Rylee met Slade’s eyes “Your decision”

Her father had chosen an alpha a o “If you love me, don’t ask me to stay and watch your other pups rule over mine My family has been there done that”

Rylee growled “If you choose another, she is welcome to join my pack”

Slade snapped, all alpha bossy toned “No, you’re ht, he could force her to stay, like her father had her mother He lifted her chin, and his tone softened

“Not when it co low on the totem pole”

Slade lifted her chin and stared at her with his verdant green penetrating eyes “Abella, don’t you trust me? I won’t let you lose your family’s, our family’s, royal status”