Adelaide's POV
I watched Erasmus's retreating back and called out urgently, "Lycan Erasmus, my father and brothers were feared on the battlefield. I may not match their valor, but I won't be swayed by emotions."
"Since my bond with Ulrik is dissolved, I won't cling to him. I won't let personal feelings cloud my judgment. Please trust me this once!"
Erasmus halted but didn't turn.
Coldly, he said, "Don't tarnish your family's honor. I can grant you glory—and take it away. Return to Frostfang and act as if this day never happened."
He strode away, leaving me helpless.
In his eyes—and others'—I was unreasonable and petty.
The daughter of Alpha Bentley, reduced to a drama queen over a broken bond?
I'd left Frostfang as a pup for Warscar Training Camp.
Over the two years since returnin
