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Third Person’s POV
After two days of freezing rain, it took over a month for various departments to settle matters,
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The disaster affected not just the capital but also the Blue Ridge State, leaving many people homeless. In royal and powerful werewolf circles, a revered old lady known as the “Incarnation of the Moon” resided.
She was Penelope Carpenter, the former Luna of the Stormridge Pack. At ninety–three, she was still healthy but seldom went out.
However, the severity of the freezing rain disaster compelled her to send her grandchildren and great- grandchildren to assess the damage.
Their reports left her unable to rest.
The next day, accompanied by several younger relatives, Penelope personally visited major packs to raise funds.
Despite her high standing and the harsh cold, she walked from door to door. Officials‘ families, moved by her efforts, donated generously, each contributing varying amounts.
These acts of kindness offered some comfort.
When Penelope arrived at the Blackthorn Pack, Adelaide greeted her and invited her in, offering hot cocoa and freshly baked chocolate chip cookies.
Exhausted, Penelope drank two cups of cocoa and asked for a third.
Adelaide placed a check for one hundred thousand dollars on the table alongside the cocoa.
Penelope’s eyes widened in surprise as she looked at Adelaide, her fingers and lips trembling.
After two days of fundraising, she had only collected seven thousand dollars and was left speechless.
As Penelope struggled with emotion, Priscilla spoke up, “Bring the check folder and give Penelope a twenty–thousand–dollar check.”
Naturally, she supported her son’s mate and did so generously.
Penelope rose abruptly, tears nearly falling.
“Calm down, please sit,” Adelaide urged, worried about her emotional state.
Penelope’s younger relatives were also moved to tears.
One, with red eyes, said, “Today at the Bloodmoon Pack, we didn’t expect them to donate. Knowing their financial strain from recent máting ceremonies, we only wanted coffee for our exhausted grandmother. But upon knocking, Velda insulted her, calling her a beggar at her age—it was humiliating! Our grandmother has never kept a penny for herself; she’s donated most of her personal savings.”
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“Hush!” Penelope sharply interrupted.
Aware of the Bloodmoon Pack’s history with Adelaide, she didn’t want to dwell on it.
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The relative, realizing her mistake, apologized, “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to. Seeing Priscilla and Luna Adelaide donate so selflessly, I lost my composure. Please forgive me.”
She was so flustered that she rambled incoherently, fearing Adelaide might misunderstand, for she felt her grandmother was truly wronged.
Priscilla knew Velda was Adelaide’s old adversary and immediately flared up, exclaiming, “How dare she……”
Adelaide quickly diffused the tension, “Penelope’s cause is just. Doing good always invites criticism. She endures such hardships to be called the ‘Incarnation of the Moon. Don’t take it to heart.”
Priscilla echoed, “Not everyone will understand Penelope’s kindness. Ignore the ill–intentioned and focus on our own actions.”
Nowadays, she was quite adept at thinking on her feet.
Penelope smiled contentedly and said, “Priscilla, Luna Adelaide, you are right, and I truly believe that. If you’re afraid of criticism, you shouldn’t have done it in the first place. I used my private savings to make a batch of cotton coats before, but it was a small help. Now with this money, I can do a lot more.”
“Blessings will follow your kindness,” Adelaide said.
“I seek no blessings, only a clear conscience,” Penelope replied with a wave of her hand.
After receiving Priscilla’s check, she took her leave, promising to send the donation list to the royalty. “I don’t know if they’ll publicize it, but I’ll remember your generosity.”
After Penelope left, Priscilla expressed her confusion, “How dare Velda insult Penelope, such a respected old Luna?”
Paisley said, “Maybe she just had a fight at home and was looking to vent. Seeing Penelope coming to collect donations, she took out her anger on her. She’s always been a bit emotionally unstable. Let’s not mind her. We should just focus on doing our own thing. I don’t have much cash on me, or I would have donated something too.”
Indeed, they hadn’t paid attention to the Bloodmoon Pack in a while.
With Ulrik’s two mates now in charge, Rosmary was likely well cared for.
Priscilla added, “When people argue, they often lash out regardless of who’s there, using the most hurtful words.”
As she spoke, she shrunk her neck, clearly feeling guilty.
Paisley teased, “Your words hint at a story.”
Priscilla embarrassmented laughed, recalling an incident where she’d insulted the old Lycan King after losing an argument with a full moon priestess. Fortunately, Clarissa had intervened, saving her from being expelled from the palace.
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Adelaide and Paisley exchanged amused glances–Priscilla’s tactlessness was well–known.
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