Chapter 128
“Whether lovers or Breeders, it makes no difference,” Adelaide said.
“No difference?” Omega Ivy was surprised. “But Alpha Ulrik……”
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Adelaide shook her head, calm. “It’s different. Ulrik promised my mother he’d never take a lover. So I devoted myself to his pack, awaiting his return from victory.”
“But upon his return, he first sought to bond Velda into the pack, breaching his promise. I upheld the Luna’s duty, but he failed as a mate yet doted on another, even uttering heartless words to me. I see no reason to endure it.”
Beta Valentin and the omegas‘ eyes blazed with anger.
Alpha Adelaide’s loyalty was trampled thus–outrageous!
Adelaide continued, “As for Lance and me, we’ve an understanding. Our union is a pragmatic solution to our problems. We harbor no affection, seeking not emotional connection but mutual respect and harmony.”
“Becoming the partner of Lycan King’s son isn’t easy. His mother, Priscilla, will leave the palace for Lance’s pack. She’s a formidable person,” Beta Valentin noted.
Beta Valentin said, “Priscilla is Lycan Clarissa’s sister, and it’s said that Clarissa indulges her. Even the royal priestesses fear her. Your life with them will likely be tough.”
Beta Valentin saw both sides. He thought becoming Lance’s mate wasn’t ideal, but feared Adelaide might encounter a fickle man.
If such a man entered the Royal Elder Council and became the Frostfang Pack’s Alpha, he might disregard Adelaide, which would be worse.
There were benefits to bonding with Lance–he was upright and royal.
Marrying him would also silence those who once looked down on Adelaide.
Many now respected her, but some Alphas still doubted she could find a better mate.
If she refused to lower her standards, she might end up alone.
Valentin said, “Marrying Alpha Lance is better than a match chosen by Lycan Erasmus.”
They believed Lycan Erasmus sought to place Adelaide in the Royal Elder Council. Valentin worried a poorly–chosen mate might abuse power post–succession.
Adelaide’s wolf recalled Lance’s cedar scent, her nape mark tingling.
She touched her father’s wolf–head bone token.
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Lance emerged from the Frostfang Pack, triumphant.
He ordered Tommy, “Drive to the palace. See Lycan Erasmus . ”
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In the study, Lycan Erasmus’s white musk pheromones pressed like ice. Lance knelt, the royal totem on his neck resonating with the floor’s wolf–head carving.
He presented the army command appointment and said, “Two purposes today. First, peacetime requires me to return command. So here’s the appointment.”
“Second, I seek to mate with Alpha Bentley’s daughter, Adelaide. She’s agreed. I’ll formally propose soon.”
Lycan Erasmus’s gaze was inscrutable.
He took the appointment from Beta Fabian, then paired it with Alpha Bentley’s.
The command was now complete.
The former Lycan King had given Lance the army commander’s appointment, allowing him to keep it to protect the kingdom indefinitely.
Lycan Erasmus caressed the unfamiliar document, its etchings strange beneath his fingers.
“Adelaide agreed?” he asked, as if in disbelief.
“Yes, Lycan Erasmus,” Lance replied joyfully, like a naive prince.
“Before my deployment, I proposed. Luna Airelle refused, choosing Ulrik instead. Yet fatefully, she returns
to me.”
He smiled sweetly, “Naturally, I thank you. Your three–month decree gave me this chance.”
Lycan Erasmus’s hidden smile faded. “Without pressure, you’d have relinquished her again. I know you- hesitant to propose after past rejection, planning to court her slowly. Yet she inherits and manages a pack.”
Lance admitted, “I was cowardly.”
Lycan Erasmus, after a pause, asked, “Is she truly so important to you?”
“You know full well,” Lance said, sitting beside Erasmus.
“I intended to wait until the rewards business was concluded, then slowly spend time with her and build our relationship. But your order made me fear she’d be taken from me.”
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