Goodbye My Alpha (Taya and Griffon) novel Chapter 45

“This is a dowry that I saved for you.”

Harper took the card and looked back and forth between it and me, a confused expression on her face.

“But… what do you mean? Why?”

“I know Damian’s family said they didn’t need one, since they know your history. I just… I want to make sure you start off on the right foot with them, that they don’t hold it against you later.”

It was an old-fashioned practice, but wolf shifters typically received dowries when someone from outside of their pack married into their pack. Essentially, packs cared for their packmates. Everything from child care to school to food to medical. Anything that was needed, if you were part of a close-knit pack that abided by the “old ways” like Damian’s did, it was tradition for the she-wolf’s family to give a gift to help with the cost of anything needed for her or future pups.

Was the money actually needed? Nah. It was more a gesture of goodwill between the packs.

Over the years, I’d divided my salary into several parts—one for Griffon, one for Harper, and the other for living expenses.

It wasn’t a lot, but if something didn’t go smoothly for Harper after marriage, having some extra money on hand could give her peace of mind. Because if Damian and Harper split up, the pack would return the dowry to Harper, per pack law.

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Taya smiled gently and said, “I wanted to.”

Harper shook her head again and pressed the debit card back into Taya’s hand. “I can’t take this. I’m older than you; I’m basically your older sister. Only older sisters prepare dowry for younger sisters if their parents aren’t around. Besides, since you aren’t a shifter, it’s not your responsibility.”

“Harper—”

“Uh-uh. You need to keep this for yourself. Without a pack to rely on, I worry about you.”