Lina's POV
Chloe's expression darkened. "Grandmother cares about appearances and proper matches above everything else. She wanted Aunt Katrina to marry someone from an equally powerful family."
"I heard your aunt was married to someone from the Castellan family in Europe," I said carefully. "That's about as high society as it gets."
"Exactly. The Castellans are just less prestigious than the Storms." Chloe leaned in closer, her voice dropping to barely above a whisper. "But Grandmother interfered constantly. She wanted Aunt Katrina to leverage the marriage for business advantages, to get more benefits from the Castellan pack. But they were using Grandmother right back, and it nearly got Uncle Richard exiled from his own Pack."
My eyes widened. "Oh my God."
"No one knows ex
