Third Person's POV
Priscilla coaxed Lance in a tone one might use with a child, then turned to see him still standing there and promptly asserted her maternal authority. "What are you waiting for? Take Adelaide back. Look at her icy hands—show some concern!"
Lance was taken aback by his mother's unusually sharp tone.
Though occasionally scolded as a child, since he'd joined the military, his mother had treated him with increasing reverence, and their relationship had grown distant.
Especially after he left the palace and became the Alpha of the Blackthorn Pack, their relationship grew even more distant.
Their interactions were either polite or dismissive, and this direct rebuke was unprecedented.
Glancing at his mother, Lance took Adelaide's hand and led her to their room.
Priscilla
