Chapter 138

Third Person’s POV

Adelaide’s heart pounded, her wolf claws silently lengthening beneath her sleeves.

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She finally grasped Lycan Erasmus’s intent — he was using Velda to undermine Alpha Lance’s military prestige.

And she was a key piece in this chess game.

“Lycan Erasmus, I don’t follow your implication,” she said, straightening her spine, “but perfection in battle is impossible. Resources are limited. Alpha Lance left Velda at the rear; she violated orders. How is that Alpha Lance’s fault?”

Her cedar pheromones surged, striking the gilded wolf–head emblem in the hall like a hammer.

Erasmus locked eyes with her, his gaze inscrutable yet slowly curving into a smile. “I haven’t even started, and you’re already defending him.”

Adelaide was baffled but sensed an odd hostility, or something like it.

His final words, tinged with mockery, sent a chill down her spine what did “already defending him”

even mean?

As the Frostfang Pack’s Alpha, she was attuned to royal nuances.

——

in his words

war allows

sharpened, her wolf hair on end. “Especially in decisive battles, it’s often a

for Darkclaw Town were sound. Minor errors were forgivable–we reclaimed the

Border and won.”

Erasmus suddenly burst into laughter, his white musk pheromones spreading like a spring thaw, yet unable to mask the sharp glint in his eyes. “I merely asked a question or two, and

gilded wolf head reflecting Adelaide’s tensed shoulders, “After all, the great victory at the Southern Border is the most celebratory event in

cold sweat. This was no

laced with hidden blades,

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suggested accountability for Lance

couldn’t

decided, bowing. “I

Clarissa’s expression softened. “Alright.”

took Beata’s sweaty hand–Beata was as terrified as

and accusatory; had unnerved

leave, Erasmus

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stern look, he felt uncharacteristic apprehension and forced a smile. “Did I

sighed. “Why

I wanted to ruffle

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