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Third Person’s POV
After Melinda spoke, she was assisted by an omega i
the car.
Adelaide watched her leave, a strange chill creeping up from the back of her neck, as if sensing something ominous.
Back at the Packhouse, she still felt the cold and asked Jasmine to bring a hand warmer.
Ivy, worried, asked, “Adel
are you feeling
unwell?”
“No, I just suddenly feel cold,” Adelaide replied, wrapping herself tighter in her fox–fur cape.
The underfloor heating was on, and the air was filled with cedar pheromones.
Ivy felt Adelaide’s forehead. It was cold, prompting her to immediately contact Galvin at Cedric’s residence.
Adelaide wanted to refuse but couldn’t withstand Ivy’s insistence.
Galvin arrived with a medical kit. After a quick check with a stethoscope, he said with a smile, “Don’t worry. Adelaide’s vital signs are stable. The old wounds from the battlefield are mostly healed. Just continue with the medicinal treatment.”
“But she keeps saying she’s cold,” Ivy remained concerned.
“Maybe she caught a draft outside,” Galvin said as he packed up his medical pillow. “She’s from the Warscar Training Camp. Her constitution is stronger than most werewolves.”
Ivy nodded but was still doubtful. The indoor temperature was fine, yet Adelaide clutched a hand warmer. This abnormal cold sensitivity was worrisome./
“Galvin,” Adelaide called him back. “I heard Digby sent
meone to treat Sidney. How is she now?”
Earlier inquiries to Digby had only yielded vague reassurances , with no response to her two letters.
Galvin paused. “I don’t have the full details. It was Arnold who attended to her. According to Digby, Sidney’s wolfsbane aftereffects require long–term care. It won’t heal in a month or two. Arnold said she’s moved to the convalescent center.”
“Convalescent center? Isn’t the medical care of the Blue Abyss Pack sufficient?” Adelaide frowned.
“It was her own request,” Galvin explained.
Galvin sighed. “She says the convalescent center is quiet and has a Moon Goddess statue. Ever since your father and brothers fell at Silvermoon Canyon, she’s been praying to the Moon Goddess . After the Frostfang Pack’s misfortune, she felt her prayers weren’t devout enough and insisted on moving there.
Adelaide recalled Sidney’s past. She had rushed back to the capital from the Blue Abyss Pack to witness Adelaide and Ulrik’s mating.
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Knowing Ulrik’s Bloodmoon Pack was declining but had simple relations, she recommended him.
Alas, Sidney’s innocence made her a marginalized Luna under Alpha Germain’s lover.
Adelaide didn’t expect Sidney to retreat to a convalescent center far from the Blue Abyss Pack’s territory.
“The convalescent center is too distant from the Blue Abyss Pack’s lands. How can they be informed in emergencies?”
Adelaide decided to visit the Greenwood Convalescent Center once the southern border stabilized.
Some things only reassure the heart when seen with one’s own eyes.
After returning, Galvin relayed Adelaide’s inquiry about Sidney to Digby.
“Did you speak out of turn?” Digby glanced at him sharply.
Galvin quickly shook his head. “Of course not. I only mentioned Sidney is recuperating at the Greenwood Convalescent Center.”
Digby sighed deeply. “This matter must be kept under wraps for now. We’ll tell her after the mating ceremony. If she finds out now, she’ll rush over immediately.”
“I agree,” Galvin concurred.
“The mating is nine days away. Yesterday’s exhibition hosted by Mr. Neil even drew Lycan Erasmus. No one in the capital dares slander her now. Should conflicts arise with the Blue Abyss Pack at this critical juncture, the troubles would be endless. ”
“Exactly. She’s remating after dissolving a previous bond, and her new mate is Alpha Lance. It’s natural to invite envy. Fortunately, the exhibition has silenced the gossips. As long as the ceremony proceeds smoothly, blessings will pour in, ensuring a better future.”
Galvin chuckled, “Sir, when did you become a believer in such things?”
Digby shot him a glance. “What do you know? We don’t just practice medicine. We must understand lunar prophecies and natural divination. Besides, fate is intangible–the Frostfang Pack’s trials these years… It’s as if the Moon Goddess is testing them. Let her hear more blessings and fewer disputes. Once the ceremony is done, I’ll rest easier.”
“Yes!” Galvin, clueless about these matters, was far less adept than Arnold.
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Digby sat in the clinic, staring blankly at the coffee the apprentice handed him.
Unbonded and childless, he had few close ties beyond the late Alpha Bentley.
He regarded the Frostfang Pack’s younger generation as his own children.
The pack’s misfortunes had pained him deeply.
Now, with Adelaide orphaned, he was determined to look out for her.
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