Hrolf stood there watching Ashina glare at him before being dragged away to the dungeon. She had spat out words of insults on how she would make him pay for every tiny thing he had done to her before being dragged away. "You shouldn't have done that," Erik said. He knew Hrolf was under pressure because of all the strange happenings around the pack and needed to think properly. He stared at Gael who had tears in his eyes. He sat on his bed refusing his father's touch and talking about how much he hated him. Erik sighed heavily. Hrolf had made the wrong choice. He had. There was the opportunity of using Ashina's power as a healer to heal the guards and make them wake up quickly but he didn't. Instead, he had hurt the only person who could help them. "She deserves all that she is getting Erik, you don't feel pity for the enemy do you?" Hrolf turned to ask Erik who was silent. Erik sighed softly before turning to look at him. "We could have used her to our advantage. She is a healer,"
Hrolf glanced around in anger with his hands clenched tightly by his side. He was trying as hard as he could to get over his anger. Cassie lay on the floor with her clothes torn and he didn't want to imagine what had just happened to her Hrolf heard a shuffling sound from behind and he knew who it was already. "Alpha," Erik called. Hrolf turned to him with an angry look on his face. "I gave you an assignment, didn't I? What are you doing here?" He asked angrily. Erik swallowed contemplating what was next to say. He was just trying to help the situation and he hoped what he wanted to say would help the situation. "The maids are here to take Cassie back to her room" he finally answered. Hrolf walked out of the stable giving room to the maids who were outside all ready to come in. "Alpha," they bowed their heads in reverence. Hrolf nodded at them and stood aside letting them carry out the work they were here for. Hrolf bit on his lip as Cassie was placed on the stretcher and he
The maids debated among themselves who would wipe Cassie's body clean. "This is our beta and she deserves all of our respect. Why are you treating her like she is trash?" One of them questioned. " Who doesn't know about how she left our alpha who was head over heels for her and ran after someone else who didn't care about her in the end?" One asked. "She even had to come back because the person she left our Alpha left her also," one of them said." Still, it doesn't give us the right to act disrespectfully to her," the one who had cautioned them before said. The maids carried Cassie and placed her gently on the bed before pulling off her clothes to wipe her body clean with water. "She has a body everyone would love to die for, it is a pity that she didn't use it to her advantage," one of the maids said bitterly. " She is a strong woman and I respect her for that. I think we should do what we are here for and go away" " You are just being too serious, a little fun never hurts yo
"How could you?" Cassie asked Ashina who shrugged her shoulders and smiled weirdly at her. "You dared me,'' Ashina replied with a smirk on her lips. One which Cassie wished she could wipe off her lips. Hrolf walked in with a large stride and with Gael in his arms giggling at something he had been told. "Are you okay now?" He questioned in shock halting in his steps. The guards had woken up after some minutes and he knew Ashina just walked into Cassie's room so how was this possible? He wondered. Hrolf was speechless seeing Cassie alright and he wondered if Ashina had healed her already and in less than a minute.Cassie turned to look at Ashina with a pleading face. She didn't want her secret out. Hrolf would feed her to the dogs if he knew that she had been pretending. She gritted her teeth as she thought about how Ashina knew she was pretending. How was that even possible? Does she have some sort of superpower that she didn't know about? She wondered. "Yes, I am okay," Cassie ans
Ashina ran like her life depended on it. She had left Gael alone in the room hoping she could talk to Cassie immediately after Hrolf was done. She had tailed after them, maintaining a distance from them and Hrolf hadn't noticed her at all. She frowned when she recalled how shocked Hrolf was to find out that someone had been watching them. She ran down the hallway giving Hrolf a distance gap. She had thought about how hard it would be for Hrolf to catch up with her since he had to climb up the stairs to get to where she was. She pulled open the door to Gael's room and shut it silently before running toward the bed and sliding under the sheets. She inhaled and exhaled sharply while trying to catch her breath. The moonlight was fading and the sun was piercing through signifying the break of a new day. She was fatigued and needed to rest. She thought of how Hrolf had punished her in that dungeon and she wished she could poke him in the eyes. Ashina thought of how quickly her life had
Hrolf stared at Cassie and she averted her gaze to the floor. "Leave us," he ordered her. Cassie couldn't believe what was happening. She was the Beta and she needed to be braced with all the news that was happening with the pack at all times. What is happening now? "But Alpha," she said. Hrolf stared at her with angry eyes. "You wouldn't want to disobey my order now would you?" He asked and Cassie shook her head. She glared at Erik before walking away." Why did you drive her away, Alpha?" Erik asked. Hrolf sneered. " I want this to be between just the two of us first to lose the rope from the guards," Hrolf ordered. Erik nodded and walked away to do just as he was told. "Thank you Alpha, thank you Alpha," the guards chanted happily as they were released. Hrolf nodded at them and dismissed them with a wave of his hands. "The tribe isn't extinct, Alpha," Erik repeated. "Then what tribe are they?" Hrolf asked. " I am afraid Ashina will have a better understanding of the tribe
Cassie stood still watching Erik and Hrolf talk about what she assumed was important but wasn't supposed to be heard by her. She stared at the sun which was shining brightly and announcing the break of a new day. "Hrolf," she murmured. Hrolf was relegating her to the background and that was something she wasn't going to condone. She couldn't understand why she had to walk away while leaving him alone with Erik. She was the next in power after him since Gael was too small to rule so if anything happens to him she would assume the role but still, he couldn't consider her and how she would feel before dismissing her. She felt relieved at the fact that she wasn't caught by him, at least Ashina hadn't said anything yet and she hoped that she wouldn't. She was ready to do anything that was requested of her by Ashina as long as it was within her power. She walked away toward her room pondering on what to do to remain relevant. She wasn't expecting Hrolf to have suspicion toward her after
Ashina smirked at Cassie. She didn't intend to eavesdrop on the conversation she was having but somehow she heard all she had said to the guard. "I was waiting for you," Ashina answered while tapping her hands on the bed with a smile on her face. Cassie bit into her lips wondering why this was happening to her. She regretted coming in contact with Ramon in the first place and worse she regretted being a part of all that had been happening. "What do you want?" She questioned while hoping Ashina wouldn't ask for something awkward just like the guard had. It was easy getting to dismiss the guard and although she had plans of killing him. She knew doing so with Ashina wouldn't be possible because Hrolf had his eyes on her at all times. "You know as ladies, we should always support each other no matter the situation in which we find ourselves," Ashina said. Cassie squinted her eyes at Ashina wondering what she was saying. "Yes, what do you mean by that?" She questioned. " You aren't t