Semua Bab The Luna Trials: Bab 61 - Bab 70

“You cheated on the King?” Cassy folded her arms over her chest, mainly to hide their shake as she looked down at her mother who was sat in the prison cell, looking up at her with wide, confused eyes. Cassy very slowly looked to the door and then back at her mother, hoping she’d understand that two Silver Spears guards were listening on the other side. By her small nod, it seems she did. Cassy breathed a sigh. “How could you cheat on your mate?” Her mother came to the bars of her cell, and reached through the gaps, letting her fingers brush over Cassy’s cheek. At once, she felt the hum of her mother’s ability, checking her for injuries to heal, but she was okay. Cassy just wished she could use the ability on herself. There was a bruise purpling her cheek and her lip was split. She gestured to the small wounds and made an ‘okay’ sign with her right hand. Her mum nodded and waved away her worry. “You don’t know the pull of a fated mate bond yet.” She winked at Cassy before continuing.

Cassy stiffened at the voice behind her. Not because of who it belonged to but because she hadn’t sensed another wolf coming. Even a full trained warrior like Jace would be heard when he got close enough. Even with the lightest footsteps in the Kingdom, he couldn't mask his scent nor his breathing, and yet it took him speaking directly behind her for Cassy to notice. Too much of her concentration was being used to keep her altered appearance in place. It stole her attention from her surroundings, making her an easy target. Though she still trusted Jace deep within her, his recent behaviour couldn’t help but make her wonder if he was targeting her too. However, with the Silver Spear guard watching them, she was cornered into behaving as any Ash Mount wolf would. She stepped to the side and allowed Jace to walk past her and approach the guard. She dipped her head in deference to her Alpha but was quick to pin her gaze back on the guard when he had passed. Jace didn’t spare her a glance

My Queen. My Queen. My Queen. The two words taunted her over and over as she stumbled back to Alex’s room - her temporary prison in the packhouse. The King had spoken after that, going over his plan to introduce her to the Kingdom as a lost wolf of the royal line to explain her royal blood without exposing her mother’s crimes, but Cassy wasn’t listening. Her ears rung with those two words, her body going ice cold. The man she had thought was her father for 25 years wanted to become her mate. Even if she managed to see past the large age gap and the fact he had been abusive to her mother, the thought of how quickly he had gone from seeing her as a daughter to a potential mate sickened her. As she walked, the memory of his touch on her cheek crawled over her skin, making her stomach roll. She clasped at it and dug her nails in, letting pain smother the sensation. She didn’t realise her nails had drawn blood until Jace grabbed her wrist and pulled her hand away. She stopped and frown

The rest of the day, Cassy felt like a ghost. William offered her an escort to her house to collect her belongings to take to Silver Spear, but the thought of letting that man or his wolves anywhere near her home made her shudder. Instead, she told him she wanted to start afresh. New clothes, new belongings, new life. It seemed to please him, and gained her a few hours alone in Alex’s room to come to terms with what was happening. She cried first, letting the devastation of her mate’s complicity in the King’s claiming of her to spill outside of the composure she had had to hold for the entire lunch. Then, she revolted. She left the room twice, looking for an opening in the three guards William had placed on her, but they didn’t allow an inch of time or space to escape. Between them, the King had placed two larger wolves and a leaner wolf to watch her. It was almost like he was taunting her escape options. There was no way she could fight the stronger looking warriors and the lithe on

Cassy felt him closing in on her, the tips of his fangs scrapping her skin, when a tingle worked over her flesh. She knew what it was and kept her ability localised to herself. Time slowed to an almost stop, silencing the battle around her. Like always, she couldn’t move, so it wasn’t like she could slip free of the King’s hold and rush to help Logan, however she needed a minute. Panic was racing through her, sending her thoughts tumbling in all directions, but clarity was precious. As false seconds ticked by, she calmed, her mind cleared and she focused. William had threatened to kill Logan, provoking a fear in her that he’d die trying to save her. Yet, he was in no more danger now than when he had first rushed into save her. The threat was as meaningless as the King himself. Cassy clung to that thought as she strained her eyes to search around her. They were still outnumbered by Silver Spear wolves and in a second of normal time, the King would mark her and leave Shadow Forest in