Bernice snuck out of the Dowager Queen's Palace in the late morning, only to shift into her wolf and run through the woods to the main road. The wedding had been canceled in a humiliating manner two days earlier but Helen had ordered a group from the Dumas Moon Pack to stay. Alpha Harrison and Luna Alvara were compelled to return to the pack with a majority of their warriors. While Bernice, Violet, Laila, their wolves, and Omegas were forced to wait for the Crown Prince's response to the wedding proposal.
Bernice couldn't sleep after hearing about Violet and Miles' marriage proposal. The controversy had caused her to lose her standing in the Dyson Kingdom. They blamed her for raising Violet as a slut. She and her daughter were humiliated and being insulted behind their backs. Violet was
