Chapter 182

Chapter 182

Third Person’s POV

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At the inn that night, Cedric wrote down why he was wary of Lance–tall and fierce werewolves like him would whip people, kick them, lift them like chicks, then throw them into a tub and hold their heads under water until they couldn’t breathe, before pulling them out.

Adelaide read every word, gaining a clearer picture of what Cedric had endured. Her heart ached.

After Cedric fell asleep, she showed the note to Lance.

Lance felt a mix of emotions.

Did he resemble those who hurt Cedric?

Perhaps. Years on the battlefield had inevitably hardened him.

“In the battlefield…” Lance’s cedar pheromones suddenly carried a sulfurous tang, and the hardened scales under his shoulder plates grew sharp with guilt.

Adelaide’s wolf howled mournfully in her mind, recalling how her father had clutched battle reports, silver–blue blood seeping from his fingers onto the map.

He sighed slowly and said, “We’ll take it slow. I’ll try to be gentle and smile more.”

Both Cedric’s physical wounds and emotional scars would heal in time.

“This journey must have been tough for you,” Adelaide said, her gratitude for Lance far beyond a simple “thank you.”

was something she had

wolf shook off in her mind, cedar

the room and illuminating her gaunt

at least two or three years. If we’re still proceeding with our mating bond, I’ll have to bring

remained composed, his deep eyes reflecting

leave him at the Frostfang Pack.

he can continue his studies, find his wolf,

like my own

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eased

on everything, she knew

that even without love, they could respect each other

a way for Cedric to accept Lance, at least to lower his

under the same roof

high status, would surely grow disheartened if Cedric’s hostility persisted, especially with

mating ceremony would be better, but Lycan

palace was out of

only would she struggle to care for Cedric, but even seeing

over how the Blackthorn Pack will treat him.

him, touched. “Thank

If it bothers you, it bothers me too. Rest now. We have an early start

head back. If Cedric wakes up and can’t find me, he’ll panic,” Adelaide

cross–legged on the bed as he contemplated how to ease

had been visibly afraid of him these past few

from the carriage, Cedric would hide behind

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