Chapter 27 Chapter Twenty-seven
- "Sign it, Crono. Sign the divorce decree, or the truth will come out." He laughs, though inwardly he suffers, "Dear ex-husband, imagine what your people will think of the new alpha chief, betraying his Moon." He gives her a cold, dark look, continuing angrily, "I've liberated these lands from these beasts; I can turn the alphas in my favor and lose all credibility with alpha Crono.
- Crono's inner conflict was evident on his face. On the one hand, his love for his mate and the pain of her rejection; on the other, the threat of losing his position as alpha leader, for which he had fought so hard.
- "You can't manipulate things like this, Freya. I won't allow it. Whatever you do, you won't force me to sign something that will destroy us both." Crono gritted his teeth, determined to resist.