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.”

she had

wolf shook off in her mind, cedar pheromones

bronze candlestick’s flame crackled, brightening the room and illuminating her gaunt cheeks and pale

side for at least two or three years. If we’re still proceeding with our

remained composed, his

agree we can’t leave him at the Frostfang Pack. He must come with us

his leg, and let him recover gradually. Then he can continue his

him like my

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eased Adelaide’s long–held

on everything, she knew Lance’s intentions were

that even without love, they

needed to find a way for Cedric

living under the same roof would

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

truth, postponing the mating ceremony would be better, but Lycan

palace was out of

for Cedric, but

trouble yourself with anything else. Prioritize Cedric. And don’t fret over how the Blackthorn Pack will treat him. With me here, no one will dare

touched. “Thank you, Alpha Lance,” she

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

and can’t find

cross–legged on the bed as

had been visibly afraid of him

carriage,

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