Cassy ignored the Alpha's roar of fury and crossed the hall, gown trailing the ground before her as she neared the council. Someone blocked her path, deeming her a threat to the Alpha and her eyes narrowed at the Beta as he fell into a defensive pose in front of her. His eyes widened with glaring intensity and his nostrils flared as he realized the same thing she'd noted for months. That she no longer bore the scent of a lowly Omega. She had the scent of a Luna. An Alpha in her own right. "Impossible," Beta Kayden breathed, tossing furtive glances toward Eleanor's standing form. "The power didn't shift to her. It chose you." Cassy didn't bother to rid him of his ridiculous theory. Her being alive, the change in her body and her soul, it was all the Moon Goddess's gift. One she planned to use to her advantage and take her revenge on those who brought her pain. She had a life to claim. And she would make Eleanor suffer before she made her claim. She would

The next day, the castle was crowded and busy. Maidens from far and wide graced the castle walls as the news had spread like wildfire that unmated Alphas from all around would be in attendance to woo the Lady Cassy. The day had only begun and Alpha Lino hated it. Already wanted it to end. This was a bad idea. A very terrible idea. He didn't want any male breathing near Cassy. Or touching her. He'd waited all night for her to come to him, begging him to change his mind, pleading with him to not give her away to some random Alpha. He had thought doing this would break her enough to realize just who she was standing up against. She might be a match for him now, but she wasn't stronger than him. He had the power, the wits, and the influence. She couldn't live or breathe without him. Or at least, he had thought he would make her realize that she couldn't live without him. But Cassy hadn't come to him and he had spent the entire night destroying his study. She was arr

You can’t give me orders in my own home!” Lino snarled. “And just because it is your ‘home’, doesn’t give you the right to enter my chambers anytime you see fit and maul me!” Cassy snarled right back. “I can and will do as it so pleases me, Cassy Benson!” “You’re a pig!” “And you’re the most infuriating woman I have ever met!” “Get out.” Cassy said, pointing at the door. “And don’t come in here again. Go to your mate and warm her bed. I do not need or want you here.” Before she could blink, Lino was in front of her and she was staring into his fierce depths. “Why? You would rather those men touched you? You would rather they warmed your bed instead?” Cassy frowned. “What?” Lino leaned further into her space. “Where were you, Cassy? For the last one month? With a man? You forget that you were my concubine and mother of my child. Do well to remember that before you run into the hands of another and spread your leg—“ Again, Cassy lost it. She didn’t realized

She didn't have to be there. She had no mate. She said as much to Lino, but the Alpha wouldn't hear or have it. "Whether or not you have a mate doesn't matter. You are a maiden of my pack and as such, you will attend. Perhaps, in the mountain peaks, you just might find your mate." Cassy's nostrils flared. "I refuse to attend." Lino leaned into her space until their noses were touching. "You will attend." Ire sparked in her eyes. "You cannot force me. Do not push me, Alpha. Do not push me!" "I can, and I will," Lino fumed. "You!" Cassy yelled, slamming her hands into his chest. He staggered slightly from the force of the blow but he held his own against her, refusing to back down. With every passing day, Cassy's ice melted into fire. Lino infuriated her to no end. He had no right over her, not anymore. She was not his 'anything'. Why did he keep acting like he owned a piece of her? She had lost the only thing that connected them. There was no connection,

Alpha Zane lunged for her without warning and she swung the blade swiftly in defense, blocking the lethal blow. Has she been an amateur, she would have taken a dangerous cut to her chest. Bad enough to wound her mortally. He would not have swung like that if he didn't know if she was good. He was not going easy on her. Someone must have filled him in on how she fought. "It would seem your 'bird' has told you more than enough about me," she said, cracking a brazen grin, and his grin stretched so wide, she found herself laughing. Her legs wobbled from the impact and she plastered her feet into the sand, having gotten rid of the useless glass slippers seconds ago. Alpha Zane withdrew and charged for her again with insane strength and speed. It was an effort to block it again without her sword clattering away from her grasp. Had she not mastered endurance, it might have been a problem. Had she not practiced so many times with larger males, it might have been a bigger problem. Sh