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Chapter Thirty

CASSIAN’S POVWinter-hill pack wasn’t exactly impenetrable. Their security was good, but just like any other pack, there were loopholes. Getting in and out of the pack wasn’t going to be the issue. The real issue was capturing the Alpha.The Alpha’s chamber was located on the top floor in the pack house. It wasn’t just protected by soldiers, there was a built-in defense system that made going in undetected very close to being impossible.There was another way though. If we could manage to lure him away from the pack, then this all would be much easier. The downside was that Scott was well aware he was being watched, and that meant tricking him wouldn’t be as easy—My thoughts were cut off when I spotted her. Even in the crowd, she stood out. She was dressed in a bold, olive-green gown that highlighted every curve of her body. Her full breast, which was barely covered, was on full display. And I wasn’t the only one who’d noticed her. Many others had their gaze pinned on her, and while

Chapter Thirty One

I was fucked.I imagined all the possible ends to the conversations I was about to have with Eloise, and none of them ended well.What was I supposed to say? ‘I’m sorry your mom died—and oh, I knew about it earlier on, but was too much of a coward to tell you.’If only I could have Gideon handle this, but I couldn’t. This was my mess and I had to fix it.I tried the handle of her door, only to find it locked. She never locks her door.Something was wrong.I rammed into the door, destroying the locks, before stepping into her apartment.It was a complete mess inside. The chairs and tables were overturned, broken vases littered the floor, the living room decors were all in ruins and there was a gaping hole in the balcony door. The muffled sobs coming from the inner room directed me to her. The first thing I noticed there was the makeshift rope hanging from the chandelier. The second thing I noticed was the chunk of hair littering the floor.There she was, seated beside her bed, sobb

Chapter Thirty Two

ELOISE (RUBY)The Mating Ball had ended and the guests were all gone too.No one stopped me as I ran through the main doors and further away from the pack house.Of course, Cassian had known. ‘The Netherlands Alpha knew everything,’ The Bishopp had once told me and he was right.Cassian had known the truth about my mother’s death and he’d kept it away from me.How long had she been dead? How long had I gone through each day believing she was well and alive, when in truth, she was gone? Thunder rippled through the sky, and only then did I come to a halt.I was in the woods, with no idea how I’d gotten here. How far deep was I? I couldn’t tell.I looked around, trying to find what route I’d come in through, but every path looked identical to the next, I’d never be able to tell.The rain began with a drizzle, and soon enough it poured down in sheets. It was almost like the skies too were in mourning.I dropped to the muddy floor, completely drenched and yet I didn’t care. “Mom, I’m so

Chapter Thirty Three

“How did you find me?” I questioned out of curiosity. “I followed your scent.”I cocked my brow, “It was raining.” How had he managed to pick out my scent despite that.“I have good senses.” He admitted“Then your good senses just saved my life.”“Does the concoction have a name?” I questioned, motioning to the bowl.“Yes. White soup—that’s what my mother calls it. Apparently, it’s a recipe my grandmother had passed down to her. It works wonders.”“I agree.” I didn’t miss the fact that this was the first time he’s said anything about his mother. “I shouldn’t be here.” I said, my gaze studying the apartment. It was beautiful, and yet at the same time… empty. The furniture available was only the necessary ones. There were no pictures on the walls, or anything else that’ll hint that this place had actually been lived in. “I think I should head back to my chamber.”“What you need to do is rest. There’s a bed over there, you could spend the night.”“What about Rosalia?” I questioned.

Chapter Thirty Four

“Hello Father.I don’t expect you to believe anything I’m about to say, and yet all I’ll say is nothing but the truth—the truth you should have known long before now.I’m not dead, and as much as I wish I could tell you this face to face, I can’t. But I need you to know that I am alive and I’m well. I heard about mother. I heard what happened and I’m so sorry. I’m sorry that you had to face it all on your own, I’m sorry that I couldn’t be there when you needed me the most. But I need you to know you haven’t lost it all. I’m still here—still alive, and so you have to hold on and be strong—this is exactly what she’d have wanted and you know it.There’s a lot of things I wish to tell you, but I can’t tell you more than this right now.We’ll be together soon dad, I promise. But for now, no one can know about this letter—not a single soul.I love you, dad.~From your ‘Little Warrior’. Eloise” ***CASSIAN’S POV“The Winter-Hill Alpha would be concluding a multi-million deal with Raven P

Chapter Thirty Five

ELOISE (RUBY)There was a knock on the door, before I had the chance to answer, Cassian let himself in.I waited for the unease I always felt when I was around him, but the feeling never came. Something had shifted between us, I couldn’t pinpoint what it was, but I could feel it.“They fixed up the place quite nice, didn’t they?” he questioned.“They did an excellent job,” I agreed. Somehow, the workers had managed to make this place look even more beautiful than it once was.“He got your message,” he said, cutting off my trail of thoughts.“He did?” I questioned, eyes wide with hope. “Do you think he actually believe that I’m alive?”My father believed I died two years ago, and I was left wondering if a single letter was enough to convince him otherwise. “I guess the answer to that would be in here,” he answered, passing me a brown envelope.“What is it?” I asked as I accepted it.“A response from your father.”Wasting no time, I tore the envelope open, and took out the paper.From

Chapter Thirty Six

The door slid shut behind us. I stood there trying to process everything I’d just witnessed.Cassian lit up a cigarette and took a long drag, before slowly letting out the smoke.“I’m sure you have a lot of questions,” he said, “Go ahead, ask.”I stared back at the door we’d just walked out from.“What happened to her?”“Love happened,” he answered, but I didn’t miss the anger burning in his eyes. “She fell in love with the wrong man, and he left her a shell of the woman she once was.”“I’m sorry.”“Why?”“I’m sorry that you had to go through all of this.”He chuckled, like he’d found what I just said genuinely funny. “See that’s the problem, Eloise. Life isn’t always fair, and yet it is what it is, it’s life and we just have to scale through, one way or other.”“How did he die—your father?”Cassian gave me a long look, and for a moment I wondered if I’d crossed a line.“I killed him. That’s how he died.” He admitted, his words cold and unapologetic. He waited. It was almost like he

Chapter Thirty Seven

ROSALIA“You want the truth?” Cassian snapped, “Well then here it is. You are right, she isn’t just a random girl I’d picked at a pleasure house. She is my mate.”I shouldn’t have been there. I should have been back in my chambers, but I’d felt the need to visit my mate who spends most of his time working. The door to his office shouldn’t have been opened, and yet for this cruel game fate was about to play, it was.The mistress, Ruby, had been the subject of their disagreement, and curiosity was the only reason I’d lingered. Then I overheard him—I overheard him confess the truth; The girl who was to be his mistress was much more than just that. She was his mate.More had been said, but I couldn’t make sense of anything else. It was like my heart had frozen mid-beat. I stood there, in utter shock.I should have suspected something. I should have known. Ruby was nothing like his other mistresses—there was just something about her, something… off-putting and yet I’d ignored the signs, b

Chapter Thirty Eight

There were rules to our agreement. The first. ‘Never, ever, engage in sexual relationships with the partner’s close relations or friends.’I’d just broken that rule.Guilt ate at me as I sat on the bed wondering what would happen next.I’d feared change—I’d feared the change that'd finally have us cascading down that pinnacle we’d climbed up to. But little did I know that it’ll be the pioneer behind the changeHow could I be so stupid?If Gideon had told Cassian the truth, then I was done for.Cassian might have hidden the truth about his second mate from me, but never had he crossed the lines I’d set for him. He never once broke the rules.I wasn’t ready to lose him, I wasn’t ready to lose my title and everything else that made me… me.More than once, I’d been tempted to return to the Beta’s chambers. If not for anything then to beg him to keep what happened between us a secret. I was ready to give anything in return for that secret to remain forever hidden.But going to the Beta wo

Chapter Thirty Nine

ELOISE (RUBY)The chaos outside drew my attention. Throwing on a robe over my dress, I stepped out of my room to find the source of it. Pack members and soldiers alike rushed past me; they all seemed to be heading in the same direction.“What's going on?” I questioned to no one in particular.“A traitor had been discovered,” answered a teenage boy. I didn’t miss the slight excitement in his voice, “Everyone wants to witness the Alpha’s judgement,” he explained.“So that’s where everyone is going to?”“Yes, the judgement room—you should come,” he screamed over the noise. Curiosity had gotten the best of me and I found myself following after them.The judgement room was crowded by the time I got there, but following the teenage boy’s lead, I shoved through the crowd, until I was at the front lines.I watched soldiers pull in a man who couldn’t have been more than thirty years old, his dark-green eyes darted through the room, wide with fear.He was shoved to the ground, before the crow

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