A Female Alpha’s Revenge

Chapter 57

Ulrik’s POV

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A roar like thunder rolled over the plains outside Frostbite Town, shaking eardrums.

Adelaide straightened her spine, meeting the firm gaze of every wolf in the formation.

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I and Velda stood apart, watching the Ironthorn Army stand to attention like a forest at sunset.

The wolf–head emblems on the warriors‘ shoulder armor gleamed coldly, a hundred times more brilliant than the tattered Bloodmoon Pack banner.

“These reinforcement wolves are ours. Why should they answer to Adelaide?” Velda fumed. “You shouldn’t have held me back earlier. Lance is clearly favoring her.”

I suppressed my irritation, cedar pheromones mingling with soothing undertones. “Even if they weren’t under her command, they wouldn’t follow us. The Ironthorn Army is Royal sodiers. Moreover, as supporting wolf generals, we should heed Alpha Lance’s orders.”

“Is that so? At the Bloodscar Battle, didn’t we lead our own troops?” Her wolf claws scraped the ground, leaving deep grooves.

“The situation was different. Before reinforcements arrived at the Bloodscar Battle, Alpha Zander had already held on for so long and was gravely injured. Remember our first battle at the Bloodscar? We were caught off guard. If it weren’t for…,” My thoughts drifted to Adelaide’s uncle, who had timely come to our rescue.

But he had paid the price of losing an arm.

At the thought, My heart tightened. I truly owed Adelaide a debt of gratitude.

Velda, marked by me,

She turned to me.

need to feel guilty, nor do

didn’t wish to

too much, might lead

had formed a mate bond and joined the

bravely and earned

believe our subordinates

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“What are you planning? Don’t speak out of turn in front of

with mockery. “Need I say it? Everyone can see she’s climbed the ranks through bloodline. Your protection

only safeguard the battlefield.” My cedar pheromones intensified. “A major battle is imminent Don’t cause

trouble?” Velda sneered, gazing at the blood–red sunset. “Perhaps it’s time to reveal whether this so–called

you. If you speak out of line, you’ll

at the Bloodscar Battle and the first female Gamma in our

moved to leave. I immediately

explained why Solanke suddenly surrendered

spread news of Alpha Lance’s reinforcement

repeated this explanation many times

with it until I and

over a hundred wolf warriors without prior approval, leading to

the audacity to tell me she’d sought and received approval for mobilizing over a hundred wolf warriors–a flat–out lie, delivered without a flicker of

victory, I felt

as the Dragon Ash Kingdom’s wolves, was