Just then,Elara’s comm-link chimed.
It was Elder Weston.She answered the call briefly in front of Ryder,keeping her words short and transactional before hanging up.Ryder frowned,his expression hardening.
“Come to think of it,I encountered Beta Felicia’s Mate a few cycles ago.They did not seem to be progressing toward a severance.”
“It was Felicia’s solitary decision to initiate the decree,”Elara said calmly,sealing her inner emotions.“Her Mate has not yet been served the official documents.”
Ryder looked genuinely confused.“But is a severance not a decree that requires both wolves to consent to the fracture of the bond?”
Elara met his gaze with a deliberate,meaningful intensity.“Felicia sensed that her Mate was secretly scenting his first love—a wolf from his youth.She could not endure the lie,so she chose to file for severance without telling him.If she had raised the matter,he would likely have used his authority to deny the claim.”
Ryder’s powerful face darkened.“Then she must sever the bond!A wolf who violates the sanctity of the claim is worse than a rogue!”