Chapter 10

The Moon hung high in the night sky, putting a silver glow on the huge property of the palace. Cassie raced the marble floor, her heart. It was about a week when Daisy started going more often, and tension between them was clear.

Daisy had gotten jealous of the trio's friendship. She secretly wished that was her instead of Cassie.

She had seen Lark becoming more free with Cassie which angered her more especially how he doesn't speak more than three words to her

Daisy's laughter echoed in the hall, a sound that once brought Joy, now felt like a taunt.

"Is it not cute tonight?" Daisy had earlier said, her long hair was flickering like silk, turning his voice into the courtyard. "The stars are almost beautiful like the palace!"

Cassie looked at the shadow, cutting her lips. The way Daisy bowed into twins, Lark and Mark ignited an acquaintance of jealousy within her.

"Beware of Daisy," Lark warned her, his eyebrows were surrounded with anxiety. "She is not just here for you. I can feel it."

Cassie rolled her eyes, brushing off Lark's warning.

"Oh, let's, Lark. She is just a friend. Also, I can handle myself."

"Can you do it?" Mark snatched his voice low and severely. "She is very keen to be around you recently. It's uncertain."

"Maybe she just likes my company,” Cassie replied.

The twins exchanged a look, and how it felt that a wave of negligence was washing it on her.

"Look, I'm fine," she said, crossing his arms.

"There is something more important I wanted to discuss with you two," her tone had gotten real serious.

"What if your parents' deaths were not natural? Probably still, what if they are still alive?"

Cassie had been looking into their family after the story Mark told her.

It wasn't easy to kill werewolves, talk more of the twins father who was a skilled and wise wolf.

The expression of Lark moved to anxiety. "You can't believe this seriously. What are the proofs you have?"

Cassie stepped closer, his voice fell to a whisper. "Their bodies were never found, wolves don't just disappear,"

Mark and Lark were silent for a while. She was right. But would it be possible to find their parents or their killer after 13 years

“So…,” Lark hinted for her to continue.

"Is there a person or a place you had a suspicion, we should start from there,”

"I had a bad feeling about Greyer Forest. There is something about it." Mark mentioned.

He remembered his relatives forbidding him and his brother from going there.

Cassie felt that there was a cold under her spine. "What do you mean?"

"Just ... the feeling of eternal," Lark replied, his eyes getting dark. "It seems that the forest is hiding something."

As soon as the words left his mouth, he felt a wave washing over him. He pressed one hand on his forehead, the world bowed down a bit.

“Let's take a stroll to the Greyer forest," Cassie announced, her paws moving swiftly.

“Hold on," Lark called out but she was already far gone.

The twins Alpha raced towards her. They all collided at a big oak tree that signified the beginning of the forest.

They moved round the forest, their furs brushing through the rustling leaves.

Cassie felt a kick in her stomach, she was feeling really nauseous and weak.

Her paws gripped to the back of a tree to avoid falling.

"Cass, are you okay?" Mark's voice broke through the mist.

"Yes, just feel a little weak," she said, waving them.

"I will go to see the Wolf doctor tomorrow on the outskirts of the pack. This is nothing."

"Take your health seriously," Mark insisted, saying, his voice is with anxiety. "We can go with you."

"No," she responded strongly, shaking his head. "I can handle it alone. Both of you should return to the palace. It is not good to stay out for a very long time."

Lortlessly, they nodded, his eyes still filled with anxiety.

The next day, the direction to the wolf doctor changed into covered with timber that whispered secrets within the wind. Cassie walked quickly, each step a reminder of her vulnerability. She ought to sense the load of the wooded area’s shadows pressing in, igniting an experience of dread that gnawed at her insides.

She had a cloak covering her up. Her face was barely visible. She had left the palace before the sun broke dawn.

The wolf doctor’s cottage seemed like a beacon of wish, the old fashioned construction surrounded by wildflowers that danced within the breeze. Cassie pushed the door open, the bell above tinkling softly.

“Ah, What brings you here?” the doctor requested, her voice heat and alluring.

“Just feeling unwell,” Cassie spoke back, forcing a grin. “Thought I ought to get checked out.”

The doctor nodded, motioning for her to take a seat. “Let’s see what’s taking place.”

Hours later, after a series of exams and questions, the physician came back, her forehead furrowed.

“Ma'am,” she began, her tone moving. “I even have some news.”

Cassie’s coronary heart raced. “What is it?”

“You’re pregnant.”

The word hung in the air, a heavy weight that crashed down on her. “What? That can’t be right.”

The physician gestured for Cassie to sit down once more, her expression serious. “I’m afraid it is. I can run greater checks in case you’d like, however the consequences are clean.”

Cassie’s thoughts raced, thoughts colliding in a chaotic hurricane. How could this happen?

“It couldn't be him right?"

She knew deep down who the father was but she rejected the idea.

Her cruel fate had caught up with her again.

How would Mark and Lark reacted to the news

Their Luna was carrying some other Alpha's baby.

“No…no,” she shook her head violently. Her world was collapsing.

“Ma'am," the wolf doctor’s voice called out, reaching her spiraling mind. “Are you okay?”

“No,” she whispered, her palms trembling. “I need to run”

The health practitioner’s eyes widened. “ Ma'am Wait—”

But Cassie came out the door, panic fueling her steps as she fled into the forest. The timber loomed over her like silent sentinels, their branches clawing on the sky. She stumbled, breathless, the load of the revelation pressing down on her.

She was running, to nowhere in particular. Maybe out of her cruel fate.