Chapter 25

Adelaide’s POV

I returned to my courtyard and immediately penned a letter, dispatching a former Frostfang guard–shifted and under cover

Warscar Training Camp by night.

The southern border battle gnawed at me like a splinter.

Scattered clues hinted at something amiss, but I’d keep conjectures buried until hard evidence surfaced.

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My maternal grandfather, Alpha Zander, and my two uncles had been stationed at the border for years. Last winter, they deployed

with wolf warriors to aid the Southern Tribe’s war effort. When the Western Tribe retaliated, Bloodmoon lacked the warriors to

hold the line.

Ulrik and Velda had gone to reinforce them, but what exactly transpired on the battlefield?

For the following month, I sealed Frostfang’s borders.

I appointed suitable individuals as Beta, Gamma, and wolf guard captain–all loyal Frostfang members.

The new Beta, now returned from retirement, had served Frostfang before the new Beta took over.

His silver–flecked temples were a stark reminder of his experience.

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That night, after a run along the border and a soak in the tub, I emerged to find Beata entering with a letter.

Adelaide, a message for you,” she

in my palm, searing pain

the script, my wolf erupted in

claws, carving deep

wolf’s self–mutilation

parchment, reeking of cedar and violet pheromones,

entire surrendered village. Border

drifted through the fog, “What’s

my reflection and said, “Fetch a bottle

hurried out. Once alone, I suppressed

air, and the note–now scorched at the

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shredded the script, each stroke

have always spared civilians and captives–an unspoken

Velda have

Ulrik’s averted gaze when he spoke of “battlefield ruthlessness,” the pieces clicked. Their “victory” was baptized

civilian blood

I was calm, though the

the night. I traced the wolf–head engraving on my glass and remembered

said, “When I return victorious, we’ll

built on mountains

suspicions solidified–this

an entire village, including civilians, has ignited the Western Tribe’s spies into

vulnerable members to settle both new and old

Bentley, had repelled the Western Tribe’s forces at Bloodscar Border multiple

way of avenging past defeats

was

didn’t understand is, if Velda did massacre the village, the Western Tribe wolves would

and attack the Bloodscar Border to

the

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