Chapter 9

Author's POV Netizens liked to believe they were too sharp to be manipulated—especially wolves. Trick a dominant mind, and they bite back, hard.So when the truth cracked through Nadir's PR illusion, when the spectators realized they'd been howling on the wrong trail, the outrage was instant, feral, and loud.The very users who flooded Dorothy's feeds with hostility began turning tooth and fang against the Silverclaws. “One does not remain bound to a wolf whose loyalty burns away faster than his scent.”That post had detonated the illusion like dry pine in the summer heat, and now the fire caught every corner of the Internet. “Thought Silverclaws had wealth running down to their tails. Why the hell paw your sister-in-law's wedding ring to pay off a casino debt?” “Mate bonds dissolve, sure. But rings like that belong to the one who wore them during the bond. Dorothy had every right to keep it.” “She left him ‘cause he cheated. Who the hell wants a cheating wolf's scent on anything valuable