Helen POV

The news spread faster than I expected.

By morning, everyone knew about the Silvermoon Wolf Clan's financial problems. The debt. The bad trades. The hidden losses that Keith had been covering up for months.

I heard about it from a servant who came to bring me breakfast. Her hands shook as she set the tray down.

"Miss Helen," she said quietly. "Have you heard? The Silvermoon Clan is in trouble."

I looked up from my tea. "What kind of trouble?"

"Money trouble," she said. "People are ...