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.

message

in my palm, searing pain

deciphering the script, my wolf erupted in a soul–shattering howl within

welled from my elongated claws,

wolf’s self–mutilation screamed a

and violet

an entire surrendered village. Border wolf generals have jointly petitioned

drifted through

and said, “Fetch a bottle

Heata hurried out. Once alone, I suppressed the

air, and the note–now scorched at the edges–was

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script, each stroke disintegrating into

have always spared civilians and captives–an

Velda have

spoke of “battlefield ruthlessness,”

civilian blood

the vodka, I

distant howl pierced the night. I traced the wolf–head engraving on

“When I return victorious,

built on mountains

suspicions solidified–this war

civilians, has ignited the

elderly and vulnerable members

the Western Tribe’s forces at Bloodscar Border multiple

their way of avenging past defeats

I was Ulrik’s

understand is, if Velda did massacre the village, the Western Tribe wolves would be

gather their forces and attack the Bloodscar Border to avenge the innocent civilians, rather than

peace treaty with Velda, delineating the border

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