Chapter 45

Third Person’s POV

Adelaide gasped, a shiver running down her spine as pain prickled her neck.

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She fought the urge to reveal her wolf ears, but her nails dug half–moon trenches into her palms.

“Alpha Lance, it hurts,” she said, her voice deeper than usual, a barely noticeable tremor betraying her discomfort–not from his rough touch, but from the “mates” talk.

As the Frostfang Pack heir, she’d been taught, “Vulnerability only shows when wounds scab.”

“Haha!”

Alpha Lance’s laughter shook the tent. “So delicate! Wait till you taste a bear’s warhammer on your shoulder–that’s real pain!”

His slap on her shoulder was rough yet familiar.

Adelaide wasn’t one could not endure hardships, but the cold had left her skin raw and sensitive.

Lance’s calloused fingers felt like needles.

After his jest, Lance said, “We’ll capture Frostbite Town before reinforcements arrive, then face them in the final battle. Adelaide, I expect great things from you and Ulrik on the battlefield.”

Adelaide thought for a moment and felt she really ought to tell everyone about the end of her mating bond with Ulrik.

arrived with the reinforcements and everyone still thought she and Ulrik were

cause a lot of mistrust among

with Velda,

to have a fierce

at her. “If he ever bullies you, tell

silly. Airella picked him. He can’t be that bad. Let’s not gossip

of her mother’s

her secrecy but didn’t

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day and today. Otherwise,

after a rare full meal, sleep cluded

truly tough. It was admirable how her father and brothers had persevered for years

weighed on her mind–the unresolved issue with Ulrik. She hadn’t properly explained her situation to Lance or her

could she broach the

told them that the mate her mother had chosen for her had abandoned her shortly after

likely they’d misinterpret her motives, thinking she was here to

paid

the battlefield where her father and brothers had fallen, she couldn’t bear the thought of her loyalty

the truth would come out. Once Ulrik and Velda arrived with the reinforcements, her secret would

the snoring around

had been sleeping soundly yet alert. Her movement had

bugle call, asked through the curtain, “Adelaide,

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