A Female Alpha’s Revenge

Chapter 61

Velda’s POV

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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?”

blind. Some things can be

slowly

my resolve weakening. “What’s that supposed

she said, moving

Ironthorn Army is an elite unit. Don’t use them for your own gain. You

the dormant Frostfang Pack emblem awakening as she fully unleashed her

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I stamped my foot and shouted after her, “You think you’re better than me? No one here

turn 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

I scoffed.

the truth?

ranks on Alpha Bentley’s legacy and

Alpha Bentley, handed her the Ironthorn Army without considering the risks of

elite vanguard, not her tool for

This had

the next morning, I

were huddled together, clearly

enemy had retreated to Darkclaw Town, low on supplies and in desperate need of rest–they wouldn’t strike first. That left us no choice

felt a pang of resentment. Before Lance could speak, I blurted out, “Alpha Lance, if you’re gathering everyone to plan the attack, why didn’t you include Alpha

fixed on me. “Didn’t I say you’ve been on a long journey to support us? You’ve been injured along the way. Take two days to rest. No need to involve yourselves in the

for now.”

he really say

on. “Alpha Lance, we’re here to support you. Though the journey was tough, a

said, leaning

Army is our elite unit, yet you’ve placed it

issue?” His voice was calm