Freya’s POV I vibrated with energy I hadn’t felt in a long time. I ran into my bedroom and looked at my neck. The half moon was gone. I rubbed my skin hard and looked again. It was really gone. Joy splashed over me. Kael had no claim on me anymore. I belonged to myself. It had been a very long time since I felt this feeling. I smiled and fell onto my bed. It was the middle of the night, and I knew Ezren was sleeping. He had been up trying to walk around and take care of pack matters as well as work on the investigation of Keal’s fake will. He had crawled into bed and went right to sleep. I wondered what he would think about the mark being gone. If I didn’t tell him, would he notice? Worn out by the day and Kael’s efforts to make me miserable, I quickly fell asleep. With my recent shif

