Clothes from the wardrobe, contents of every drawer, books and documents—all scattered across the floor.
The matriarch's voice came through the ward-stone's hearing, sharp as broken glass.
"Search carefully! It must be hidden here somewhere!"
"Mother, this doesn't feel right..." Kael's voice wavered with uncertainty.
"What's wrong about it? That's shared mating property! What right does she have to keep it all?"
"But Moonblessing tokens aren't marked with names..."
"Exactly why we need to find it!"
Morwenna's voice rose even higher.
"Whoever holds it, claims it! Go search the sleeping chamber again!"
Cold spread through my entire body.
I knew my mate's pack valued resources above bonds, but I never imagined they would go this far.
Thankfully, I had kept the blessing token on my person all along.
Vesper, Kael's sister, tore apart Liri's toys and called out impatiently.
"Brother, there's really nothing here."
"Keep looking!"
Morwenna commanded from across the room.
"Flip the sleeping furs! Pull out every drawer and check behind them!"
Their actions were no different from territory raiders.
After two hours of destruction, they finally left our den, reluctant and empty-handed.