Third Person's POV
Adelaide's heart pounded, her wolf claws silently lengthening beneath her sleeves.
She finally grasped Lycan Erasmus's intent —— he was using Velda to undermine Alpha Lance's military prestige.
And she was a key piece in this chess game.
"Lycan Erasmus, I don't follow your implication," she said, straightening her spine, "but perfection in battle is impossible. Resources are limited. Alpha Lance left Velda at the rear; she violated orders. How is that Alpha Lance's fault?"
Her cedar pheromones surged, striking the gilded wolf-head emblem in the hall like a hammer.
Erasmus locked eyes with her, his gaze inscrutable yet slowly curving into a smile. "I haven't even started, and you're already defending him."
Adelaide was baffled but sensed an odd hostility, or someth
