A Female Alpha’s Revenge

Chapter 38

Ulrik’s POV

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I was about to leave with Velda when a light cough from Lycan Erasmus sounded behind us.

We turned, and Erasmus’s gaze locked onto Velda’s forehead.

“You’ve pledged to reach the southern border before the Western Tribes. I trust it’s not an empty promise. Should you turn the tide,” his claw traced the wolf–tooth carving on his throne, “I’ll reward you handsomely.”

Velda knelt on one knee, her ice–spiked pauldrons glinting. “I swear by the Bloodmoon Pack’s

totem.”

As Velda and I left, Erasmus was still deep in discussion about supplies.

This battle was decisive. None would accept failure now.

My boots clicked urgently on the marble floor.

Outside the palace, a snowstorm lashed at us with icy pellets. I frowned and said, “This mission’s impossible!”

I dragged Velda into the shadow of a wolf statue. Cedar and mint pheromones clashed. “They’ve been gone for over ten days. We haven’t even set off. How can we possibly outrun them?”

will,”

eyes blazed with ambition. “There’s nothing that

capital guard to the Bloodscar Border. Now, with only twenty days, how

back to

been resentful lately, and Rosemary dislikes me too. But I’ll prove Adelaide’s tricks are

name, I

her,” I snapped, my claws piercing my gloves. “When we

prick your conscience? Are you still entangled with her? I think she’s playing

anger. “I told you, I went to Frostfang to consult Shaman Digby.

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unavailable, isn’t she? Who knows what schemes you two are

into battle. Let’s

voice carried a

growling discontentedly. “Why

muttered, trying to soothe my

realized the tension between

tone, she said, “You’re the one who won’t let me mention her. Your defensiveness only

I said, taking her hand, though my

Bloodmoon Pack’s greatest fortune. Adelaide can only help with your mother’s care–Tamara can do the same. I, however,

indeed my

wolf ears twitching unconsciously. “It’s strange that the Western Tribes would ally with the Dragon Ash to attack our southern border. They’ve sworn

border remains unconquered, with Frostbite and Darkclaw Towns still in

on the wolf–head military token, my finger tracing the

Western Tribes seldom