Chapter 302

Chapter 302

Third Person’s POV

Lance’s heart ached.

She smiled when happy, but hid her tears when sad, showing him only a calm facade.

Adelaide had never declared her love. The only time she mentioned it to Cedric, it sounded like a child’s lullaby.

Yet he chose to believe it, clinging to it for comfort.

Lance harbored some resentment toward Erasmus.

Returning from the southern border, he’d hoped to court Adelaide properly before proposing. But Erasmus’s words turned his plans into a rushed wedding.

Fortunately, Adelaide knew his proposal had been sincere.

Adelaide slept fitfully until dawn.

With Priscilla staying at the palace, she wasn’t expected to pay morning calls.

But soon, New Year fireworks woke her.

After staring at the ceiling for a while, she got up and dressed.

Beata entered to help with her hair, mentioning, “Alpha Lance left early for the packhouse to receive military officials.”

“Did their mates come too?” Adelaide asked.

As the Blackthorn Pack’s Luna, she needed to entertain guests‘ mates.

“No mates. They’re all military personnel,” Beata replied.

“Is Paisley up yet?”

some blush on. I don’t want to scare

to see them, just decline,” Paisley

Luna sleeps so late? Only Alpha Lance would pamper

box

back,

and handed it to

“Beata, leave us for a moment.

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say it, Paisley. No need

She left, chuckling.

sat beside Adelaide, examining her own reflection. She knew she couldn’t match Adelaide’s beauty

she said, “Wendy sent word. Grandfather refused my mating with Germain. Instead, my cousin Mona agreed

“Does Mona know what

told her

she knows, why agree?” Adelaide picked up an

Paisley despised foolishness.

thought Mona ambitious, but

told Wendy herself,”

accessory.

a fool clinging to men for

Stephens family is a prominent southern clan, centuries–old and ever prosperous. Why should your she–wolves attach themselves to other powerful packs? Wouldn’t it be

why I call her stupid,” Paisley said, fastening Adelaide’s pink diamond

after the Stephens family for more than just wealth. He left the capital this morning. Who knows what

we surveilling him?” Adelaide

course,” Paisley pinched Adelaide’s

You haven’t laughed these past few days. If I had descendants, I’d want

swatted her hand away. “You don’t even have a mate, how

find, but two–legged men aren’t,” Paisley

anyone.

had no desire to mate with

but royal affairs were enough to trouble

she deemed

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