**Pov Cassandra**The doctor had just examined me and said that I would be fine as long as I rested for a few more days. Johanna and Jennie were visibly relieved; they had cared for me tirelessly over the past three days. Although there were still purplish bruises on my body, the pain was no longer unbearable. My wolf, Roxy, was exhausted, constantly sleeping, and I could barely communicate with her. I knew she was using all her energy to heal me from the injuries and the pain, but I also knew her power was limited by the choice I had made in the past."I’m so happy you’re recovering," Jennie said, her voice full of excitement, as she handed me a bowl of hot soup."Don’t bother her, Jennie. Let the girl rest!" Johanna scolded her, casting an irritated look at Jennie, who, as always, insisted on visiting and helping me at every moment. Johanna believed Jennie was being inconvenient, infringing on my privacy."Don’t worry, Johanna, I love Jennie’s company. It’s good to have a friend in
**Alpha Xavier’s POV**I was focused in my office, working on defense and attack strategies with my beta, Josh, when the door abruptly opened, and Jade walked in unannounced. She wore her usual low-cut red dress and high heels, always exaggerating the drama."I missed you last night," she murmured in my ear, sliding her tongue over my earlobe. Her sweet perfume filled my nostrils, mixing with the scent of leather and wood that permeated the office. Her breasts, nearly spilling out of that tight dress, didn’t go unnoticed. My beta, sitting beside me, let out a mischievous smile and shot me a mocking look. He knew very well how Jade constantly tried to seduce me. There were nights when I gave in, giving her what she wanted—nights of intense sex. Jade, in her naivety, believed that this would make me fall hopelessly in love with her. To me, however, it was just temporary fun, something meaningless."I'm busy," I replied sharply, removing her hands from my neck and turning my attention ba
**Cassandra's POV** I was still standing in the hallway, in a state of shock, the words I had heard in the Alpha's office echoing in my mind like a recurring nightmare. It was as if my muscles were frozen, unable to move or fully process what had just happened. My heart was racing, and my mind was flooded with questions. Then something, or rather someone, caught my attention."Watch where you’re going, you idiot!" I heard Jade yell, her voice cutting through the silence of the hallway. I looked up and saw the scene unfolding before me. She had bumped into one of the maids, a young girl holding a trembling feather duster in her hands, probably just finished cleaning the Alpha’s office."I’m sorry, miss... please, forgive me..." The girl stammered, her head bowed and her body visibly shaking with fear."Miss?" Jade repeated, her voice dripping with contempt. Her eyes narrowed in fury and arrogance. "How many times do I have to correct this insolence? My name is Luna Jade! Got it? Luna!
**Cassandra's POV**"Cassandra, what happened?" Jennie asked, her voice full of concern as she opened my bedroom door. She found me pale, trembling uncontrollably. Her eyes widened when she saw me packing clothes into a small bag with shaking hands.I tried to speak, to open my mouth and explain, but the words wouldn’t come out. It was as if something invisible was choking me, blocking my voice. Fear and uncertainty wrapped around me, and all I could do was keep throwing clothes hastily into the bag, trying to suppress the panic.Jennie realized the seriousness of the situation the moment her eyes landed on the bag. She immediately slammed the door shut and locked it, her face contorted with shock. I saw her lips moving, forming the words that hit me like a slap:"Are you crazy? This is too dangerous!"“I… I’m sorry, Jennie, but I can’t stay here!” I finally replied, my voice tense and broken, as I tried to take a deep breath. The truth burned inside me, but I knew I couldn’t tell Jen
POV CASSANDRAThe sound of dry leaves crunching under my feet seemed to echo through the forest. My heart was pounding so hard I could feel the blood pulsing in my ears. My lungs burned, my breathing was erratic, but I couldn’t stop. Not now. The guards were too close.Suddenly, an arrow sliced through the air, passing so close that the wind from it stirred my hair. It violently lodged itself into the trunk of a tree to my left, making me shudder in fear."Get her! She can’t be far! She’s the prisoner of the cursed Alpha!"The voice of the chief guard thundered through the forest, filled with fury.My legs were trembling, soaked by the damp ground. They had chased me all night, tracking my every move. I didn’t think they would find me so quickly, but the trackers had been relentless. Now, they were closer than I could bear."Cassandra Baker, where are you?"One of the guards mocked, his voice dripping with scorn. "Do you really think you can escape us? I doubt the Alpha will treat you k
**Alpha Xavier’s POV**I was near the border with my men, mapping out the best route to avoid attracting the guards' attention, when I noticed one of my men running toward us. He wasn't part of the team assigned to the mission, which immediately alerted me that something was wrong. It was a messenger."Alpha!" I heard the muffled shout as he crossed the river in his wolf form, the water splashing under his strong paws as he raced toward our camp. The emblem of our pack gleamed on his chest, making him easily identifiable, but the bloodstains scattered across his body indicated that he'd faced some sort of fight before reaching us."What the hell is he doing here?" My beta, Josh, muttered beside me, frowning as he watched the spy approach."He's one of the ones I left guarding the pack," I responded darkly, my eyes fixed on the wolf as he shifted back into his human form. "His job was to inform me if anything went wrong while we were away."The spy finally reached us, his body exhauste
POV CassandraThe throbbing pain in my head slowly brought me back to reality, in a slow and confused haze. My vision was still blurry, and a lingering dizziness persisted as I tried to make sense of where I was. The metallic taste of blood in my mouth and the smell of roasted meat in the air gave me a vague idea of what might be happening.“Well, well, our princess is finally awake!” A voice dripping with sarcasm sounded behind me, and the sound sent a cold shiver down my spine.My eyes opened, squinting against the firelight. I instinctively turned away, trying to escape the brightness that burned my retinas, and that’s when I saw them. Five men, sitting around a fire, tearing chunks of meat with their teeth, as if there was nothing unusual about keeping me prisoner.I tried to move, desperate to assess the extent of my situation, but a sharp pain shot through my body. I looked down and realized I was tied up with thick, tightly wound ropes. My attempts to loosen the knots only made
Pov cassandra"Take her to Room 37!" Beta Caleb's deep voice echoed in my ears, making my head throb even more after the long and exhausting journey. My legs no longer responded, and at times, exhaustion overtook me so completely that I lost consciousness, being mercilessly dragged by the horse that pulled me. There wasn’t a shred of compassion from any of them.The five men surrounding me were a horrendous spectacle of cruelty and filth. Each of them carried their own misery, but there was one, in particular, who terrified me more than the others. He never took his eyes off me, a dirty and hungry gaze, as if he were waiting for the slightest opportunity to take advantage of my vulnerability. My heart clenched every time our eyes met, but Beta Caleb seemed to ignore it all, completely focused on getting me to the hearing. If there was one thing keeping me relatively safe at that moment, it was the Beta's fixation on completing his mission. His eyes never left me, and as strange as it
**POV Alpha Xavier** --- Dr. Afonso left my office so abruptly that, for a moment, I was paralyzed. When I came to my senses, I realized I was alone with Cassandra. The silence in the room was so heavy it seemed to press down on every corner. Outside, my staff kept their distance, likely too afraid to cross my path in this state. She approached me slowly, her steps measured, her face still pale, but a faint smile graced her lips. Her eyes were gentle, though tired. When she raised her hands to caress my face, the touch was so light and delicate that I almost couldn’t hold myself together. A moment later, she rested her head against my chest, pulling me into a tight embrace. For an instant, it felt like the weight of the world had been lifted. “I love you, you know?” Her voice was a soft whisper, but it carried immense meaning. She seemed so fragile, so small in my arms. “I’m sorry... I’m sorry I couldn’t keep my promise.” Her words cut deep, striking a part of me I didn’t re
**Alpha Xavier's POV** "You bastard! Incompetent!" My voice thundered down the hallway. "I’m going to kill you!"My hands were firmly wrapped around Dr. Afonsos’s neck as he stared at me with wide eyes full of sheer terror. My wolf roared within me, thirsty for blood, demanding vengeance as the only possible justice for the death of my child."I trusted you..." My voice came out low and dark before rising again like a roar. "You told me the herb was harmless! That it wouldn’t harm the baby! And look what happened!"I pressed his back hard against the wall, tightening my grip on his neck. He struggled to breathe, his face turning a deeper shade of red as his eyes pleaded for mercy—mercy I had no intention of granting."Alpha... please..." he managed to croak, his voice hoarse and faint. "I... I don’t know what happened. The herb... it’s never had abortive effects before... I swear, this has never happened!"His desperate, hesitant tone only fueled my rage further. His excuse was a da
**Cassandra’s POV****Five Days Later**"Yes, perfect. Deliver everything to Dr. Afonsos. He won’t suspect a thing." My voice sounded firmer than I actually felt as I carefully placed the collection containers in Maria’s hands. She looked at me with wide eyes, hesitating to take them."Luna, what we’re doing is very dangerous," Maria murmured, her voice filled with concern. "Without Dr. Afonsos, you won’t have any monitoring during your pregnancy—no exams, no prenatal care. This could harm the baby."She paused for a moment, taking a deep breath, as if trying to gather the courage to say what was on her mind."Besides," she continued, her voice breaking, "I think the Alpha has suffered enough. He comes to visit you every day, Luna, and at night the staff hears him crying softly in his office, asking the Moon Goddess why it had to be this way. I’ve never seen a man like him so broken."Tears streamed down Maria’s face. She believed what we were doing was wrong, yet she kept helping me.
**POV Cassandra**I was lying in bed, still pretending the extreme exhaustion that the "miscarriage" should have caused, but my mind was alert. Every sound in the hallway, every distant whisper made me anxious. Suddenly, I heard the soft creak of the bedroom door opening.I opened my eyes slowly, feigning surprise, and saw Maria entering hurriedly. Her expression was filled with nervousness, her trembling hands holding a tray of medical instruments."Maria?" I murmured, my voice deliberately hoarse and weak.She closed the door behind her and looked at me with a mix of fear and concern."Cassandra, we can’t keep this charade going much longer," she said in almost a whisper. "You went overboard with the amount of blood. Dr. Afonsos thinks you’re on the verge of severe anemia or worse. He’s already arranging blood bags to give you a transfusion!"I couldn’t help but laugh, a short and raspy sound that made Maria frown indignantly."I figured that might happen," I said, adjusting my pill
**POV Alpha Xavier** As I entered the room, my heart nearly stopped. Cassandra lay unconscious on the bed, her skin pale as snow, and the sheets were stained with ominous red blotches that screamed danger. "Cassandra!" My roar echoed through the room, but she didn’t move. Dr. Afonsos and the nurses surrounded her, rushing back and forth, trying to stabilize her. My chest burned, and Ragnar, my wolf, growled furiously within me. "Afonsos, do something!" I shouted, moving closer to the bed. "Alpha, with all due respect, we need space. I’ll call for additional doctors to assist, but it’s crucial that you leave now so we can work!" Afonsos replied, attempting to stay calm. "I’m not leaving this room while she’s like this!" My voice was low but laced with menace. He hesitated for a moment before signaling to the nurses. "Escort the Alpha outside, and make sure he stays out of the room." Two guards appeared, hesitant, and ushered me away. I roared in protest, but as much a
**POV Cassandra**As soon as Xavier left the room with that smile on his face, a smile that filled me with guilt, I ran to the bathroom. Despair grew in my chest like an uncontrollable blaze. Without thinking twice, I put my fingers down my throat, forcing myself to vomit. Within seconds, I expelled the moss-green liquid I had ingested, its smell so strong and foul that it made my stomach churn again. I could barely breathe, holding onto the bathroom sink to avoid collapsing. At that moment, I heard the sound of the door opening and Maria entering the room, carrying a basin of water. "Are you all right, Cassandra?" The worry was etched on her face as she noticed my pale complexion and the dark circles under my eyes that betrayed my sleepless night. I forced a weak smile, trying to mask my distress. "I'm fine. Just a little unwell." She didn’t seem convinced, but she didn’t press further. Silently, she helped me back to the bed. I sat down, propping a pillow behind me to adju
Alpha Xavier’s POVMy hands trembled as I held the small vial of powder. Even after discussing all the details with Dr. Afonso, a suffocating weight pressed on my chest. Every fiber of my being screamed against what I was about to do, but Alpha Damom had left me no choice. I stared at the powder again and took a deep breath, forcing my mind to calm.“This is to protect them,” I told myself repeatedly, like a prayer.I added a small dose of the powder into the hot tea on the tray, watching it mix slowly until it disappeared completely. I picked up the tray and walked toward Cassandra’s room, each step echoing in the empty hallway. The wooden floors creaked under my weight, and my wolf, Ragnar, restless in my mind, growled in frustration. He knew something was wrong, but I blocked our connection, unwilling to hear his condemnation.When I reached the door, I inhaled deeply, trying to steady myself. I pushed the door open slowly and stepped inside.Cassandra was sitting on the bed, with
POV Cassandra"THINK, CASSANDRA, THINK! HE WOULDN'T DO THIS TO US!" My wolf, Roxy, growled in my mind, indignant that I was doubting our mate."This is ridiculous. You saw it, we saw it," I retorted angrily. "He promised Alpha Damom he would do it. Wondering if he’ll keep his promise to us or to him won’t get us anywhere. We need to think of a way to protect ourselves and our pup!" My inner voice was almost a scream, and Roxy fell silent, resentful, for a few moments.The pain was suffocating, something I had never felt before. My heart was broken, yet there was a small glimmer of hope that Xavier wouldn’t go through with it. However, all the evidence coldly pointed to the death of my baby. I could barely breathe between the tears and the weight of uncertainty."Damn it!" I screamed, throwing one of my personal belongings against the wall, feeling the shattering of porcelain echo my own rage and despair.For a moment, I bitterly regretted venturing into the forest that night to find t
POV ALPHA DAMOMDamom had barely left through the pack’s gates, and an uncontrollable wave of fury hit me like a storm. My hands were shaking, my wolf roaring, hungry for revenge, wanting to explode out of me. In an instant, I found myself breaking everything around me—chairs, tables, bottles. The room quickly turned into a field of wreckage, shards of glass and broken furniture scattered everywhere. The sound of things shattering was a relief to the crushing weight of anger in my chest, but it wasn’t enough. Nothing seemed to be.Josh appeared at the doorway, watching the scene in silence. Some guards looked at him, unsure whether to intervene, but he just shook his head slowly, signaling them to let me vent my anger. When I finally stopped, panting with my chest on fire, I walked toward the office and slammed the door so hard I heard the echo reverberate through the hallways.I opened a bottle of whiskey on my desk and drank straight from it, feeling the liquid burn my throat, as if