Third Person's POVLycan Erasmus was Craig's No. 1 fan.When Craig first came to the Frostfang Pack, Lycan Erasmus had visited in person—a testament to Craig's stature.Lycan Erasmus had even tried to recruit him for the Royal Council, as someone like Craig deserved nothing less than reverence.Scholars and officials across the werewolf kingdom held Craig in the highest regard."When are you leaving?" Adelaide asked tearfully."No exact date yet. We'll let you know," Irene replied."Promise not to leave without telling me," Adelaide said, her eyes glistening.Irene agreed, "We won't leave in secret."But Adelaide wasn't entirely convinced. Irene had a habit of avoiding farewells. She remembered how Irene would hide, claiming to be busy, whenever Adelaide went home.After lunch, Craig and the others pulled Lance into the side room.They spoke cautiously, their words filled with requests for him to take care of Adelaide. Though there was no outright threat, the pressure was palpable bet
Third Person's POVIrene spoke sternly, "You can't stay by her side forever. Everyone must live their own life. Besides, is the city really a place to stay? Even if it were, it's not a place for us from the Warscar Training Camp."Irene had no fondness for the capital or its royal werewolves.Yet, Lance's character was beyond reproach, and his reclamation of the southern border had preserved the nation's territory, earning her reluctant acceptance.But whether hearts remain unchanged still required time's proof.Initially, Lance had intended to be her student, but Irene had hesitated to take in a royal Lycan's descendant.It was Klein who inexplicably took a liking to him and accepted him.Irene had once thought such a privileged prince would never endure the training's hardships and looked down on him.Little did she know, Lance spent a month each year on the mountain under Klein's guidance and trained diligently in the capital the rest of the time, achieving remarkably high combat s
Third Person's POVBut Klein soon broke into a smile again when Lance brought coffee over, first to Irene and then to him.It was strange to see Klein smile twice in one day.So, he could smile!Lance said, "Sir, I need to speak with you privately.""Alright." Klein stood up and lightly flicked his sleeve as he left with Lance.Lance winked at Adelaide with a mischievous grin.Everyone realized he'd deliberately asked Klein to leave.Prunella gently massaged Adelaide's arm and hugged her.When Adelaide first arrived at the Warscar Training Camp, Prunella used to carry her around.Adelaide had been terribly homesick, and it was Prunella who comforted her to sleep."Don't spoil her too much," Irene said, though her eyes held more affection for Adelaide than anyone else's."As a Luna of the same pack, you must grow stronger. If you're wronged, don't suffer in silence. Tell the Warscar Training Camp—we'll stand up for you."Adelaide leaned into Prunella's embrace and softly replied, "I un
Third Person's POVLance was stunned for a moment, then his face lit up with joy. "You're worried about me getting punished by Klein? You do care?""Of course I care. Have you never been punched by Klein?" Adelaide's eyebrows raised slightly."Not often," Lance recalled his time at the Warscar Training Camp.Truth be told, he hadn't spent much time there—less than a month in a year. He had been disciplined, but pride wouldn't let him admit it."Always been a good boy?" Adelaide asked curiously.Even Craig got punished. Was Lance more obedient than Craig?"Mostly. When I first joined the camp, none of you came to play. So I trained hard. Klein was satisfied with me," Lance said after a pause.Adelaide regarded him with admiration. While their classmates had all been punished by Klein, Lance had somehow escaped it.No wonder he was so capable.In her eyes, those who hadn't been beaten by Klein at the camp were truly exceptional.Lance, seeing her look of admiration, tilted his chin up s
Third Person's POVPriscilla felt tears welling up—Wanda had scammed her.She was upset but also grateful that Adelaide had helped her get the pink diamonds back yesterday and was still supporting her now.But she knew it wouldn't be easy to get the money back. Wanda had scammed a lot, after all.There was a good chance the real financial reports wouldn't even be accessible. She might be running in circles for nothing.Adelaide offered a brief word of comfort and then left after a bow.Lance wasn't involved in this. He had more important matters today—he was heading back to the Frostfang Pack.Usually, packing gifts was an omega's job, but Lance insisted on doing it himself. He carefully loaded each gift intended for the Frostfang Pack onto the carriage.There was a reason for his caution—among Irene's students was a mysterious one named Prunella, who might be lurking near the Blackthorn Pack, keeping an eye on things.Lance knew the Warscar Training Camp doted on Adelaide. If it were
Third Person's POVPriscilla flipped through the report with enthusiasm, only to find that the few pages recorded only the sales data of low-priced jewelry, with no precious metal jewelry sold.Looking at the final revenue summary, it was in a loss state.The store had lost over ten thousand dollars in just one quarter, more than before.Priscilla was so angry that she trembled and threw the report on the ground, "Why such a huge loss? You need to explain this to me!"Johnson knelt down and said with a wailing face, "Priscilla, you don't know how hard business is now! We tried to stock up at the end of the year to make a fortune, but many of the goods we bought were defective and couldn't be sold. While other jewelry stores are booming, ours is cold and quiet. It's really heartbreaking!"He crawled forward on his knees, picked up the report, and flipped to a page, "Look, it was only with the money you and Wanda provided that the loss didn't exceed two million dollars. Without that, th