"What did you just say to me?"
Kira's voice was barely a whisper. She stared at Claudia, her mind spinning so fast she felt slightly dizzy.
Claudia nodded slowly, tears now gathering at the corners of her eyes.
"It's true, my Queen." She drew a breath. "Your mother, Claire Ironfang, was the true and original heir of Moonfang. Her own father was the Alpha of Moonfang before he passed. And that father, your grandfather, gave her hand in marriage to the strongest gamma the pack had at that time."
She blinked. "That gamma was Rolf Thornclaw. He was young, he was promising, and everyone truly believed he was a good man and a good match for the Alpha's daughter."
Kira blinked, completely stunned. The words bounced around her head, making no sense at all, yet making too much sense all at once.
