Chapter 140: By Any Other Name

The name was familiar and horrifying all at once. She clutched her fist and fixed her expression to one of confusion. Stella was a poor, ragged rogue with no hope to do better, alone. She was Delia, princess of the werewolf kingdom, wife of the crowned prince, and future luna.

The guards looked at Delia and then her parents.

“Where the hell have you been, Stella?” Her father asked. “Cozying up to these land-stealers and half-breeds?”

“Who are you talking about?” Delia asked with as much confusion as she could manage. Her heart was racing.

“What’s going on?” She flinched at Adolph’s voice behind her.

“Sir, we’ve just returned from the border with these rogues… They have been calling Lady Delia by another name.”

“I don’t know a Stella,” Delia said stiffly, “W-Where is Basil?”

“His grandfather has taken him to the Mirabelle estate to help with preparations for MInister Mirabelle’s upcoming birthday,” Adolph said calmly. “I can only imagine that he will send for you soon.”

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