CHAPTER 16

ACE POV

I woke up the next morning feeling more content than I've been in a long time. Seeing Freya's face was like a breathe of fresh air.

It was like life had been restored back to me. After we stopped the rogues from getting the wolfsbane from the mountain, it gave a new source of hope to people in the pack. Made them believe that there was hope to defeat Kye and his tyrants. It gave them stamina to keep training harder. To keep fighting harder. Freya did all of this.

After she told me everything that she had been through since she got to the rogue territory and how she overcame, I couldn't have been more proud of her.

I'll learn not to doubt her or her strength next time. I'm less worried about her safety, knowing that she's fully capable of taking care of herself.

I went to meet mother at her chambers. She requested to meet with me. I didn't know what it was about but I could guess. I went inside and she was already waiting for me. She was standing. This ought to be serious.