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 were more terrifying than

paused. “Lycan Erasmus, war allows

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

were sound. Minor errors were forgivable–we

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 look

wolf head reflecting Adelaide’s tensed shoulders, “After all, the great victory at the

drenched in cold sweat. This was no

hidden blades, deadlier

it, from the same source as the shard in her necklace, now gleamed at her like

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had suggested accountability for Lance

Adelaide couldn’t fathom

she decided,

Clarissa’s expression softened. “Alright.”

door, Adelaide took Beata’s sweaty hand–Beata was as

sudden visit, brief and

leave, Erasmus retracted his

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

sighed. “Why

composed; I wanted to ruffle her

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