A Female Alpha’s Revenge

Chapter 70

Ulrik’s POV

The final battle was approaching, and everyone was preparing.

I knew Adelaide was training the 15,000 Ironthorn soldiers every day.

After days of training, the warriors were cooperating seamlessly, and all the weapons were ready.

Lance announced the attack would happen within two days. The Ironthorn Army, as the vanguard, needed to finalize every detail.

I would lead 10,000 warriors to assist, responsible for setting up ladders and operating catapults. I had to discuss the cooperation plan with Adelaide these days.

The general strategy was set by Lance. Adelaide and I were just going through possible problems on the sandbox.

I had thought she was just better in fighting skills than others. But during the simulation, I found her knowledge of tactics was surprising.

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She could quickly come up with solutions for any minor flaw.

Watching her explain with focus, I was several times entranced–she was more beautiful than when I first saw her, her eyes bright as if holding stars and fire.

The word “regret” kept turning over in my mind.

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After the simulation, Adelaide stood up, her tone returnin

g to its usual calm, “That’s about it. If you think of any problems later, you can come to me anytime.”

I sat there, looking up and happened to see the line of her jaw.

throat tightened, “I have a

“Go ahead,” she said.

facing her and looking straight into her eyes. “Why did you hide

eyebrow and

bond was nullified. I don’t understand. You know

fell silent,

cedar pheromones seemed to

it, I’m not qualified to ask. But may I know

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She’s great. I can’t keep dwelling on the past…. I muttered, but she

shouldn’t,”

the sourness in my heart. “I was out of

the southern border to take revenge, but my mother feared I’d be hurt and forced me into a mate bond. Naturally, after our bond was nullified, I chose to go to the battlefield–it has nothing to do

understood that Velda had always misunderstood

you agree to be my mate out of love, or because

“This question is meaningless.”

“I want to know.”

never understood your place. You didn’t then, and now, as

“So you never liked me. You only agreed to the mate bond because of your mother. When I took Velda as my lover, you immediately asked to end the bond. You had no feelings for me, yet made me seem

return. But you? The vows you made to my mother when asking for me as your mate–you

and a mate. I have a clear conscience. And you? Have you ever kept your promises to

but couldn’t utter

glanced at me and

retreating back, filled with regret–I had

that I was Velda’s mate, I shouldn’t dwell