Valerie went back to sit on the chair facing Aticus when Alpha Denzel retired to his room. Aticus wiped the corner of his mouth with a napkin and pointed out,
"If you are the Luna of this pack, is it not demeaning to not give you a coronation? It's not as if Alpha Denzel cannot afford it. Val, you deserve better than this."
Valerie's expression changed instantly, feeling it was too harsh for Alpha Denzel to be seen as stingy. It might be his fault that she lost her wolf the first time, but it was not as if he was aware it was going to happen.
"You are right in saying that we haven't seen each other in decades, so what right do you have to judge me when you don't understand the genesis of the problem?"
There was no amusement in her voice as she spoke, and Aticus was slightly guilty, deciding to proceed with caution.