His words remained suspended in the air as I processed each word carefully. “I thought mother died of childbirth?”

“She did...” he sighed before adding, “She also did not.”

I scoffed and straightened my back. “For what it’s worth, I think mother dying early is a salvation for her. At least she wouldn’t be able to witness that her precious mate and Alpha and husband doesn’t even have the backbone to protect his own pack.”

Stunned, Alpha Marcus’s mouth fell open in a surprised gasp. “You—you think you can now talk to me like that now that you’re the Alpha King’s Luna?!”

“Yes.” My lips slowly spread into a smile....