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“Are you going to see Sidney? How about waiting for me? I can go with you once I’m free,” Lance said. “No need. The three of us will go. You’re busy with the holiday’s defense patrols,” Adelaide replied.
Though nominally the deputy commander, Adelaide knew the patrols were Lance’s top priority and prone to issues.
Lance had wanted to accompany them but needed to stay and command. Plus, with heavy snow and Sidney’s frail health, the visit couldn’t wait.
“Be careful on the road,” Lance said after a moment. “I’ll join you once I’m done.”
Lance hoped to meet Sidney, as he was now Adelaide’s mate.
Adelaide noticed the longing in his eyes and quickly looked away, not wanting Paisley and Avery to tease her. “You go ahead with your duties,” she said.
Lance felt a twinge of disappointment–Adelaide seemed to keep her distance, always averting her gaze when their eyes met.
Yet he couldn’t help but seek her out.
“Alpha Lance, the carriage is ready,” Ralph announced.
“Right,” Lance stepped forward and took Adelaide’s hand. “Drive carefully and bundle up. It’s snowing today.”
“Got it,” Adelaide smiled and pulled her hand back. “We’re taking the car. You focus on your work.”
Lance felt a pang of wistfulness as his hand was withdrawn.
Paisley noticed but stayed silent.
Adelaide went to bid Priscilla farewell, informing her of the visit to the Greenwood Convalescent Center to see Sidney, possibly staying for two or three days, but promising to return for Christmas Eve’s.
Priscilla, after a moment of surprise, said, “Go quickly and come back soon.”
Zelda, present, asked curiously, “Why is she at the Greenwood Convalescent Center? Isn’t she from the Blue Abyss Pack?”
Adelaide explained, “She’s unwell and moved there for quiet recovery. Also, the large altar there facilitates prayers to the Moon Goddess.”
Zelda was puzzled: “If she’s sick, shouldn’t she stay in the Blue Abyss Pack? At least family could keep track of her there.”
Even Zelda understood this logic. How could Germain not?
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Adelaide was deeply worried. Germain’s territory in the Blue Ridge State wasn’t far from the Greenwood Center or the capital.
If Sidney was sent to recover, wouldn’t the capital be a better choice?
There were villas there, along with royal werewolf doctors and Doctor Digby.
Now, at Greenwood, though Doctor Digby had sent staff to care for her, being without family seemed too lonely.
“I’ll go see her and return soon. Could you watch Cedric for me these next few days?” Adelaide asked.
“Of course,” Priscilla agreed readily, happy to help Adelaide.
This surprised Zelda.
Priscilla had previously been at odds with Luna Adelaide.
When Adelaide turned to leave, Zelda quietly asked, “Aren’t you two on bad terms? How come you’re so close now?”
Priscilla sighed, “Adelaide’s a pitiable soul. She only has Cedric in her family. I can’t be hard on her. I should treat her like my own daughter.”
Zelda found it odd. “You didn’t say this back in the palace. I tried to persuade you, but you didn’t listen.”
“I did listen. It’s because I listened that I treated her well,” Priscilla replied.
Zelda, sensing Priscilla’s unease, dropped the subject, deciding it was enough that Adelaide was being treated well.
After leaving the Blackthorn Pack, Adelaide headed straight for Greenwood.
This time, she traveled with only Avery as the driver and Prunella as company, without even Beata.
Prunella relayed information gathered by the Cloudwing Pack, “Sidney’s move to Greenwood wasn’t her choice. It was arranged by a breeder named Maya Dewdney from the Blue Abyss Pack. Sidney’s two daughters are indifferent to her, treating Maya as their own mother. Such heartless people deserve our scorn. If Sidney loses faith in them this time, I’ll make sure to teach them a lesson.”
Adelaide, though braced for the news, felt a chill at the callousness of her cousins. She asked, “What about Germain?”
“Humph!” Paisley sneered, “What can you expect from a man? Germain’s no different. Sidney bore him no heirs, and the pack’s male wolves are actually the offspring of his previous breeder. After her death, Sidney raised his son as her own, hiring the finest tutors in Blue Ridge State.”
“But once Sidney fell ill, Maya took control. She wouldn’t let a son born to another woman overshadow h own. So she dismissed the tutors and secured him a position in the Blue Ridge State office as a constable.
Adelaide frowned, “Without combat experience, how can he be a constable?”
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Germain’s neglect of his partner and preference for his breeder were well–known in Blue Ridge State and- likely in the capital too.
Adelaide recalled Sidney’s hospital stay in the capital when she returned from the Shadow Peaks.
Doctor Digby had treated her, and when she returned to Blue Ridge State, a doctor accompanied her.
Sidney had often seemed preoccupied then, brushing off concerns by saying all was well in Blue Ridge State except for her health.