_Author’s POV_ Nana Seraphine called Celeste at eight in the morning the next day. Celeste was in the car on the way back from the Moonreign estate, which had been, as she had told Rowena it would be, a brief and professional visit. She had delivered her message to Kaelen, no, her warning to him and his entire household. She knew she couldn’t go against an Alpha, but she wouldn’t mind burning all resources just to punish him dearly. Kaelen had received the news and was scared, but as an Alpha, he didn’t let it show. Plus, he felt Celeste was a woman, she wouldn’t do anything. Celeste considered the visit a success. She answered Seraphine’s call and listened for four minutes without interrupting, which was how long it took Seraphine to lay out the plan. When the older

