Third Person's POV
Adelaide was Alpha Bentley's daughter of the Frostfang Pack, a decorated figure on the southern border, and Alpha Lance's future mate.
Her position towered over Ulrik's.
"Ulrik, if you hadn't used your merits to ask Lycan Erasmus for our mating bond, where would you and Adelaide be now?" Velda's voice turned soft yet madly self-destructive.
The question struck Ulrik's core.
His facade crumbled, his face drained of color.
Ulrik's wolf claws dug fiercely into his palm, and blood mixed with cedar pheromones dripped onto the carpet.
He'd thought about this but never dared to deeply.
He'd convinced himself that dwelling on it was pointless.
Yet deep down, he knew that without Velda, he'd be living happily with Adelaide now, and his career would be smooth sailing.
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