All Chapters of Assassin of Alpha Academy: Chapter 121 - Chapter 130

Amber’s POVBy the third time Flynn told me to stay behind him, I stopped pretending I hadn’t heard him.“I’m walking beside you.”“I noticed.”“Then quit trying to move in front of me every time the trail narrows.”Flynn stepped over a root cutting across the path and caught a low branch before it smacked me in the face. “I’m not moving you anywhere.”“You’ve done it three times.”“Maybe you walk slow.”I gave him a look.He let the branch go after I passed. “There. Problem solved.”“You’re irritating.”“So you keep telling me.”The trail down toward Star wasn’t wide enough for all of us, and nobody was in good enough shape to rush it anyway. Lyra and Kael were ahead with Rourke because the three of them could move quietly without arguing every thirty seconds. Cassian and Rowan were behind us, which should have made the walk quieter.It didn’t.“I don’t need help walking,” Cassian said.“You just grabbed a tree,” Rowan answered.“I touched a tree.”“You put your whole hand around it.

Amber’s POVThe warriors finally started moving when Flynn repeated my order. Two men went to help Dad and Kael carry Cassian through the entrance while another hurried ahead to clear the sitting room. Lyra stayed beside Cassian with one hand pressed against the bloody cloth covering his ribs, talking to him whenever his eyes started closing. He was trying to answer her, but his voice had gotten weaker since we’d reached the pack house.I knew what that meant. I’d spent two years at Alpha Academy learning how quickly someone could deteriorate after losing too much blood, and Cassian had already lost more than I wanted to think about.“Keep pressure on that wound,” I told Lyra. “And don’t let him sit up, no matter how much he complains.”“He hasn’t got the strength to complain anymore.”Cassian opened one eye. “Still right here.”“Then save your breath,” she snapped.Kael adjusted his grip beneath Cassian’s shoulders, and Dad helped guide his legs through the doorway. I followed as far

Lyra’s POVCassian caught my wrist when Miri started easing the cloth away from his ribs. His eyes opened, but he was looking past me, trying to pull himself toward the edge of the bed. Kael moved closer before he could drag his weight onto the injured side.“Cassian, stay where you are.”He shoved at Kael’s arm. I leaned across him, bringing my face into his line of sight. His grip hurt, and I let it.“It’s me. You’re with me.”His eyes found mine. He stopped pushing, though his fingers stayed locked around my wrist.“Where’s Rowan?”“They’re treating him down the passage.”Cassian tried to look toward the door. Miri poured more water over the part of the cloth that was still stuck, and his head pressed back into the pillow. I felt his grip tighten before he made a sound.“That fucking hurts.”“I’m nearly finished,” she told him. “Keep breathing.”Kael shifted his hand behind Cassian’s shoulder so he could lean against it. There was dried blood between Kael’s fingers. I’d watched him

Lyra’s POVCassian stopped eating when he saw the knife belt in my hand.“Where?”It was the third morning since Kael had met Hale at the watch. Cassian had kept some food down the night before, and Miri hadn’t found fresh blood when she checked his dressing. She still had to help him change position. The bowl rested on a folded cloth against his stomach because holding it had started to make his hand shake.“Rourke thinks he can get someone to speak to us.”“Who?”“An officer he knows. Captain Alden.”Cassian put the spoon down. I took the bowl before he could try to move it himself and set it on the table beside the bed.“At Aurelia?”“Near the border. We’re going to one of the posts first.”“Kael?”“Coming with us.”He looked at the belt as I fastened it. I pulled the end through the buckle, then had to do it again because I’d missed the hole.“When should we expect you?”“Tomorrow evening. We’ll send word from the post.”“Rowan knows?”“He spent half an hour arguing with Rourke ab

Lyra’s POVMiri made Cassian sit forward without using Kael’s arm.He managed it until she asked him to stay there. Then his hand went to the mattress, his shoulders tightened, and I moved before she had to tell me.“Behind him,” she said.Kael supported his back while I moved the pillow. Cassian let out a breath through his teeth as we eased him down.“Again,” he said.“No.”“I can do it.”“I saw what you could do.” Miri pulled the sheet clear of his dressing. “That was enough.”Cassian turned his head away while she checked him. I watched her hands, waiting for her to reach for clean cloth.She didn’t.“Can he travel?” I asked.“Not now.”“In a cart?”“A cart still moves. Someone still has to get him into it and out again. He can’t hold himself upright without pulling against the injury.”Cassian looked back at her.“How long?”“I’ll examine you again tomorrow. I’m not giving you a date so you can spend the night trying to reach it.”She went to Rowan next. He’d been quiet through t