The Price of Arrogance

Lavinia’s POV

An IOU? I snapped my teeth together, the sound sharp in the stagnant air of the council hall. Disgust churned in my gut. How dare this little upstart speak of lending money to my son, the Alpha. She stood there, wrapped in silks paid for by her ancestors, acting as if we were beggars lining up for her charity. Her vast Glacierclaw wealth was destined to fall into Crimsonmoon hands a