Provoking a Graceful Bloom Novel

---- Chapter 247 That was the man Selena had once truly cared for. Because Frederick saved her years ago, she had held onto a single belief for nine long years-that when she grew up, she would marry him. That belief had been utterly shattered with Freya's arrival Now, Frederick stood amidst the pack, countless black wolves lunging at him one by one. Each time he struck one back with his long sword, another immediately took its place. His body was streaked with blood. His arms, legs, and even back bore multiple wounds, blood streaming relentlessly. Yet still, he fought on.

Selena stood high on a treetop, looking down at him. Her face remained cold and impassive, showing not a hint of emotion Suddenly, a black wolf leapt at Frederick, knocking him to the ground. Another sank its teeth into his leg, dragging him harshly aside. "Your Highness!" William screamed. He tried to rush forward to help, but another wolf blocked his path. In desperation, his eyes caught a glimpse of something. He looked up sharply. ---- "Lady Campbell!" At that moment, Selena appeared in his sight like a savior out of nowhere, and hope surged in William's chest. "Lady Campbell, quickly!

Save His Highness!" Selena lowered her gaze toward Frederick, who was still struggling fiercely as the wolves dragged him. Covered in blood, he instinctively looked up when he heard William's call and saw Selena perched atop the treetop. But his first reaction upon seeing her wasn't relief that help had come. Instead, he shouted, "Lena, it's dangerous here! Run!" Selena's expression didn't flicker an inch. Belated affection was worthless as grass.

Even if he still harbored some feelings for her, that tiny thread of care had been rendered meaningless the moment he allowed Freya to trap her brother and deliver the wound that ruined him. "Lena, run!" Frederick kicked the black wolf hard, barely getting back on his feet before limping his way to the large tree where Selena was perched. Along the way, he gained even more wounds, including having a chunk of flesh on his lower leg bitten off. ---- William's eyes were wide with terror, but he still couldn't reach the prince to help him.

Though his own body bore injuries, he had only just arrived and still had some strength. But Frederick had been battling the black wolves for quite some time and was on the verge of collapse. "Your Highness!" Another black wolf howled, then lunged straight at Frederick, its fangs aiming for his throat! William's heart nearly stopped, and he screamed at the top of his lungs, "Lady Campbell, save him!" Frederick knew he couldn't dodge this time. The black wolf had bitten through his long sword, and was about to strike him directly.

He had been a hero all his life, and now, he faced death here, of all places. Memories flashed through his mind in an instant, and despair gripped him. At the edge of death, the only thought he could cling to was a single sentence. "Lena... in our next life, I'll never betray you again." A low voice, accompanied by a sudden gust of icy wind, cut through the chaos, "Who cares?" The black wolf lunging at Frederick was blasted away with a ---- powerful strike, crashing heavily to the ground. Startled, the other wolves instinctively released their grip on the two men and backed off.

Having barely escaped death, William scrambled to his feet and rushed to Frederick's side. "Your Highness! Your Highness!" The prince was alive! The wolf hadn't managed to reach his. throat. But... The two of them looked up, eyes wide, utterly stunned, at the slender figure standing before them. They were completely unable to process what they were seeing!