Semua Bab Rejected But Elevated : Bab 71 - Bab 80

Cassie's Pov I was wide awake, the word “sister” just kept rattling around my head like a bad pop song on repeat. So, I started to do laps around the palace, hoping at least my legs would get tired if my brain wouldn’t shut up. That’s when I heard voices drifting out from the library. “Now, Lucas,” said Mrs. Henderson, all gentle-patience. Lark had hired her to whip Lucas into academic shape, but honestly, she reminded me more of a grandma than a tutor. “Let’s try some basic pack traditions. Can you recite the Evening Song we learned last week?” I hovered by the door. I didn't want to barge in, but I was dying to know if Lucas was actually learning anything. “The Evening Song?” Lucas sounded like someone who’d just been called on in math and realized he’d been doodling instead. “Yes, dear. The one every Vale pack child knows. ‘When moonlight falls on sacred ground…’” I leaned in closer. Lucas had to know this one. Every kid in our pack could recite it backward before they

The moon casted long shadows across Cassie's chamber as she sat by her window, staring into the darkness. Sleep had become a stranger to her since Jamie's confession. Every sound made her jump, every shadow seemed to hide a threat from her. A little tap on the glass shot her back into consciousness. She turned, barely breathing. And there, just outside her second-story window, was someone floating like some vengeful ghost Daisy. Her face was as pale as the moon, her eyes lit up with pure hate, practically pressed to the glass. “Hello, Cassie,” Daisy said. Her voice came through muffled, but Cassie heard it clear as day. “We need to talk.” Her hands started to shake. She backed up. “Get out! Guards!” Daisy actually laughed, the sound was so cold it could’ve frozen the air. “Scream all you want. By the time your guards show up, I’ll be gone,” “But hey, you’ll know the truth. Isn’t that what you wanted?” Every part of Cassie screamed to run, but no, She found herself dra

Deep in the woods, Daisy stalked through the tangled underbrush, the branch clinging to her like some cloak. The white wolf was chained up and looked really rough. The silver chains dug into his fur and flesh. “Time to tie up loose ends,” Daisy muttered, her claws flicking out. The little wolf looked up at her, with his blue eyes pleading for mercy but he didn't say anything. “You should’ve stayed in the shadows, kid,” Daisy said, circling him like a shark. “You should’ve kept pretending you were just a rogue. But, nooo, you had to go and remember you used to be someone, huh?” A little whimper from the wolf, but his eyes didn’t break from hers. Stubborn thing. “Don’t sweat it,” Daisy said, “I’ll make it quick. I can’t have you messing up my win when I’m this close.” She lifted her arm, her claws ready for the kill. Meanwhile, back in the palace, there was a sudden mood change. Cassie collapsed as the gut,wrenching, soul-level panic ripped through her. This was deepe

MARK'S POVThe howl just ripped right through me.It felt like getting stabbed right in the ribs, honestly.I just stood there, staring like an idiot while my twin vanished into the black mess of the woods. Every bone in my body screamed at me, go after him, drag Lark back, fix whatever the hell is broken in his head.And yet my feet? Nope. It wouldn't move.Behind me, Cassie’s just crumpled, her knees on the floor, magic sparking out like live wires. Lucas and Lucien huddled up next to her, looking like they’d seen a ghost.I was utterly confused.Do I chase my broken brother, or do I stay with the girl who’s falling apart?I noticed Daisy among the crowd that had formed outside the room.I turned away from the window, from that path Lark took. It felt like my chest was splitting open, but whatever. I knew what I had to do.“Cassie.” I dropped down next to her, knees protesting.She looked up, and man, her eyes… there was so much pain in there and it hurt to see. “He’s gone, isn’t

Cassie's Pov The fight was a slaughter.I stood on the walls and saw our soldiers killed like wheat that's been cut down by thorns. They were warriors who never ever got defeated in battle, soldiers who had defended our borders for years. But they were unprepared for this.Then I noticed something strange, the reason why our men were being killed.Dark magic ran through the Vale ranks like living mist. It suffocated our warriors, weighted their blades in their arms. When it touched them, our men died and choked on air that would not fill their bellies."We're losing," Mark growled at my side."I know," I snapped, my fingers clenched around the stone wall so hard my knuckles ached."Mom," Lucas whispered, "there's something else."I faced him. "What?"He nodded towards a ridge that was gazing out onto the battlefield. "Look."I lifted the spyglass to my eye again, noting the elevation. What I saw ran cold in my blood.Alexa and Daisy stood at the top as generals surveying their tro