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Third Person’s POV
When Priscilla heard that Adelaide was angry with Luna Skye, her amber pheromones exploded . The Alpha aura in them made Beata’s wolf hairs on her neck flatten instantly.
She was so angry that her wolf claws grew half an inch and left shallow marks on the floor after she stamped her foot. “Who wouldn’t be furious hearing such a thing? Adelaide was just minding her seniority and holding back. If I’d been there, I would have slapped her several times!”
Cedar and sandalwood soothing pheromones tried to suppress the anger. She quickly ordered, Hurry up and get the kitchen to make her some sweets, like cinnamon rolls or almond biscuits… No, better yet , just buy some sweets to cheer her up. It’s not worth getting upset over such spineless people.
Morgana’s gray wolf ears trembled slightly with eagerness as she was about to turn around, but Paisley’s crimson pheromones had already blazed up like sparks. Her fingertips gleamed with the silver light of wolf claws. “I’ll go. I can get there faster.”
“Yes, send Paisley,” Priscilla said, her pheromones still carrying residual anger.
Gazing out the window, a hint of complexity flickered in her pupils.
Recalling Adelaide’s restraint, it mirrored her own self–control when she had outbursts at Clarissa.
However, Luna Skye’s cowardice couldn’t compare to Clarissa’s reasonableness.
When Adelaide returned to her and Lance’s house , cedar pheromones had solidified into an icy fog. around her.
She sat by the window, her fingers unconsciously/rubbing the windowsill, her knuckles whitening from the force. The chill in the air seemed to freeze the sunlight.
As she was furious, familiar crimson pheromones mixed with warm sandalwood wafted in.
Adelaide looked up to see Paisley and Priscilla approaching, carrying a red octagonal pastry box that glowed with warmth in the sunlight.
Adelaide rose as they entered, and her cedar aura softened slightly.
She nodded politely. “Why are you here?”
Paisley placed the pastry box on the table. Her crimson pheromones carried a cheerful warmth. “Priscilla was worried you’d get upset and wanted me to buy you some sweets. They can sweeten your mood and make the anger melt away.”
She opened the box and neatly arranged the pastries on the plates.
The sweet aroma filled the air.
Adelaide gazed at the intricately patterned pastries. The chill in her cedar pheromones gradually dissipated, and a faint smile curved her lips.
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“ Thank you. Let me try one,” she said, picking up a pastry. Despite lingerling unease, her pedar mire softened considerably.
When Priscilla asked how it tasted, Adelaide met her eyes with a smile, her vertical pupils now a warm silver–blue. “Delicious. ”
The thoughtfulness behind the gesture warmed her more than the pastry itself, easing the tension in her shoulders.
Seeing Adelaide’s expression soften, Priscilla’s sandalwood pheromones grew even more gentle. “ Don’t waste your energy on such people. She doesn’t have a single strong bone in her body. What’s so bad about moving to the territory? Wouldn’t life there be more carefree? It’s better than living in fear and self- preservation here.”
Paisley’s crimson pheromones carried a sharp edge of disdain. “Their life in the capital isn’t great either. They dress and spend modestly, always yielding to others. They can’t even stand up to a small Soulrend Pack. What’s the point of living so cowardly?”
“Besides, Alpha Zander has spent most of his life in remote areas. What’s there to complain about?”
Priscilla added, her sandalwood pheromones tinged with coldness. “In the territory, away from the royal watch, life would be much more enjoyable. With wealth and status, that’s true freedom.”
Adelaide listened to them, her cedar pheromones finally calming completely. The earlier anger had melted away like ice in the sun.
“There’s more to it,” Adelaide said. “Once in the territory, you can’t return to the capital without an audience.”
“Although Lycan Erasmus is now lenient enough to allow occasional returns, his land is so remote that going there would mean bidding farewell to the capital’s elite forever,” Adelaide continued.
“Alpha Howell has other children. Naturally, he hopes they’ll find mates in the capital. But given their current behavior, what good matches can his other children secure?”
Priscilla noticed the displeasure creeping back into Adelaide’s expression and quickly changed the subject. “Let’s not talk about those people anymore. No need to lower ourselves to their level!”
Adelaide offered Priscilla a pastry with a smile. “I’m not angry anymore. Try this.”
Watching Adelaide pick up the pastry with her fingers, Priscilla frowned slightly.
She was still too careless in her manners.
But after hesitating for a moment, she accepted it, thinking, “Never mind, a little dirt never hurt anyone.”
The Royal Inspection Bureau sprang into action again, fully committed to impeaching Dwight.
The inspectors accused him of immorality and misconduct, publicly insulting all officials, and even implying contempt for royalty
They deemed Dwight unfit to be a royal scholar and requested Lycan Erasmus to remove his name from the Roster of Honor.
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They also sought to revoke his status as the future Alpha of Soulrend Pack.
In other words, Soulrend Pack was to appoint a new heir.
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At the meeting, Lycan Erasmus stripped Dwight of his inheritance rights as the future Alpha of Soulrend Pack but retained his title as a royal appointee.
Since Lycan Erasmus had personally appointed him, revoking it would have been an admission of his own
error.
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