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

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

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

" What are you doing here?" Hrolf questioned Ashina who looked speechless. "What are you doing here?" She asked while biting on her nails. Hrolf frowned at Ashina and shoved her aside to stare at Cassie who was staring back at him. "What were you both doing together?" Hrolf questioned. He had come looking for Cassie and was astonished to see Ashina with her. "When did you both become friends?" He questioned in shock. "Umm…you know umm…I was," Ashina was trying to find the right word to say but she couldn't make a complete sentence no matter how hard she tried to. She averted her gaze to the floor waiting for Hrolf to caution her but still, he didn't. Hrolf walked close to Ashina and used his finger to raise her head. "I was thinking you would start apologizing for leaving my son alone, why do you keep disobeying my orders?" Hrolf asked. He peered into Ashina's ocean-blue orbs, getting lost in them for a while. Cassie clenched her fist tightly watching the interaction between Hro

"Ugggggh," she screamed out in anger as she swept her hands on her dressing table, throwing down everything that was on top of it.Dhe gnashed her teeth in anger as she thought of all that had happened. She had prepared everything, she had made all preparations but instead, that useless girl had spoilt her plan. Why now? Why this time when he was finally looking at her? She wondered.She inhaled sharply as she walked out of her room. She had made plans. Plans that needed to be executed. Plans that needed her time. She looked around her surroundings before stepping on the passageway. She needed to make sure she wasn't tailed before stepping out of the pack. "Hey," someone jumped out of the passageway and her heart almost jumped out of her body. She placed a hand on her chest to calm down her racing heart."You scared me," she muttered, punching the person who had jumped out suddenly in the chest. "Ouch," the person feign hurt even when he knew he wasn't in pain. He placed a hand on h