A Female Alpha’s Revenge

Chapter 61

Velda’s POV

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+8 Pearls

Adelaide returned late after training the troops, the bronze wolf–head gates slowly shutting behind her.

I stood in the shadows of the moonstone citadel, catching the lingering cedar pheromones from her armor.

The bonfire’s glow cast everything in a dim, yellow–orange light.

“You could at least put on a better show,” I said. “The Davidson family’s reputation is being dragged through the mud because of you.”

The shadow–wolf emblem on her pauldron glimmered.

She gripped her silver spear, the moonstones embedded in the weapon–passed down from Alpha Bentley–pulsing rhythmically.

As her golden eyes shifted to the vertical slits of a wolf’s gaze, the not–yet–healed mark on the back of my neck flared with pain.

My wolf trembled, cowering in the corners of my mind.

That only made me angrier.

Adelaide looked down at me, her tone icy. “What does the Davidson family’s reputation have to do with you?”

I snapped, “Quit playing the noble act! I saw it all today. Handing the Ironthorn Army over to you? Alpha Lance’s word alone was enough. Why drag Ellen into this charade? Do you really think the other wolf warriors will follow you willingly? Do you think everyone’s blind?”

met my gaze. “You’re right. Not everyone’s blind. Some things can be hidden for

slowly enveloped

eyes, my resolve weakening. “What’s that

said, moving past

angle is–this is a battlefield. The Ironthorn Army is an elite unit. Don’t use them for your own gain. You need

the dormant Frostfang Pack emblem awakening as she fully unleashed her

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my foot and shouted after her, “You think you’re better than me? No one here respects you. They just laugh

back but left behind a cold retort, “If I’m a joke, isn’t it partly because of the rumors you spread and the truth you

I scoffed.

the truth?

on Alpha Bentley’s legacy and Lance’s protection, convinced she was some

his old ties with Alpha Bentley, handed her the Ironthorn Army without considering the risks

to be the elite vanguard, not

This

the next morning, I

were huddled together, clearly discussing an

low on supplies and in desperate need

I blurted out, “Alpha Lance, if you’re gathering everyone to plan the attack, why didn’t you include Alpha

you’ve been on a long journey to support us? You’ve been injured along the way. Take two days

for now.”

really say

you. Though the journey was tough, a night’s rest was enough to recover. We’re ready to discuss today. But first, I

said, leaning back in his

is our elite unit, yet you’ve placed

His voice was calm but carried an unshakable