Third Person's POV
As Rosmary thought more, she became more convinced. "Velda must have threatened Adelaide. Otherwise, with Adelaide's wealth, why would she bother to send someone to collect fifty thousand? She wouldn't care about fifty thousand, or even five hundred thousand."
Ulrik snapped back to reality. "Don't worry. Velda can't threaten Adelaide," he said.
Rosmary fretted, "Even if she can't threaten Adelaide, what if she purposely says something to upset her and badmouths you to the Ironclaw Pack? That could ruin everything."
Ulrik shook his head, but inside, he was bitterly amused. He thought, "If Adelaide did intervene, it would mean she still had feelings for him."
He even hoped she would.
Then he jolted himself back to reality. What was he thinking?
Adelaide and Lance's
