Cassi pov As I lay next to him on the ground that was wrapped up in layers of clothes I began to regret my decision to spend the night together but I decided that I was already far away to consider running again now and I will have to accept it that way. His eyes were closed and he looked quite peaceful but at the same time he was also very handsome and I wanted to hold myself back but I could not anymore and I swept my hands across his hair I wish he was as ugly as I had pictured him in my mind so I could find a way to hit him a little bit easier but he was so terribly attractive all the time that it broke my heart. Ever since I found out that this man was my mate that I was supposed to spend the rest of my life with you had made sure that I suffered even up to this point I was still suffering because of him I hope I was in a different way and the tables have turned around and things were no longer the same as it was before I was no longer the girl that could not shift and had no
Cassi pov "You can't keep him…" This is the meeting that I expected it would eventually happen, the members of the high Court were not placed with me and I was not surprised because they were not really the type of smile with me most of the time initially when they were informed that I had in won the war the hard the cheekiest of smiles as if they had been the one to encourage me in the first place when they have been nothing more than pillars and obstacles that I had to cross. All about the smiles in their faces are immediately evacuated when they found out that I had kept the alpha of the werewolves alive they are probably expecting me to immediately execute him on the spot and initially that was the thought that they were having that I had brought him over here to still have his execution done with their approval but surprisingly enough that was not my plan at all for him and I watched their faces go through different stages of denial until finally the head of the high Court po
Cassi pov As I was stepping out of the hall that the high Court usually summoned me to I was welcomed outside with a disapproving look from my former trainer. His lips were tight and his hands were crossed together as his eyes remained on me until I was finally down the steps and standing next to him. He had come along with me for what reason in particular I was not really sure but I guess it's satisfied a little bit of his anxiety he said that it was possible that they might decide to take my throne for me because of the decision I was making but I assured him that the word documents that were in my side that proves that if I won the war I will be able to keep my throne. Well I have kept my own part of the bargain and brought in a landslide victory, so I did not expect any questions on what else I was going to do. "Queen Cassandra," he called after me as I started heading over to my car, I looked back at him eating plans before returning my eyes back to the car that I was headin
Cassi pov I looked at him with incredulity running through my eyes trying to understand what he just said because it was not making any sense to me at all and I almost laughed if it wasn't for how serious his expression was on his face so I settled comfortably on the bed facing him completely with my entire body and asking him what he meant by that. "I know you are having an affair and I have evidence to back it up…" he said confidently looking back at me with a hurt expression on his face that was still balanced up with determination and stubbornness too I couldn't help but to be amused. I should have told him the truth from that moment but I had to admit to myself that seeing him jealous like this was a guilty pleasure of mine and I wasn't afraid to indulge in it just a little bit. I whipped my hair behind my ear and then asked him to show me the evidence that he was so badly hurt yourself and then he turned around shifting a little bit on the bed and picking up a boxer at the
Cassi pov An entire week had passed ever since the war, and honestly it felt like a dream before it was as if I was sinking into an abyss that will never end but somehow I have been able to dig out of it and find the light the high Court had been put in their Lane and they knew that they were not supposed to mess with me and I was able to get my husband back not only that but the people greatly approved of what I did. I mean they thought that the only reason why I was keeping him was just to embarrass him and to humiliate him as a war price, and if that was enough imagination to keep them sleeping well and waking up well and I was satisfied with that, the details of our relationship did not really matter that much to me and people who think whatever they wanted as long as it didn't change you how we felt about each other. I made sure that the warriors that have gone to war with me regularly war did for everything that they did and for the ones that have died I visited their familie
Cassi pov Since I could not build up the courage to ask him directly I decided that I was going to find an indirect way of getting the truth out of him at this point he would have no reason to lie to me right? I believe that we are past the stages of lies and packing and we could finally be ourselves around each other or at least that's what I was hoping for because if we couldn't even have that then I couldn't imagine us having a future at all. So while we were having breakfast together I decided to pop the question. "I want us to get married again are you in?" He nearly almost choked on his omelette when I said that and the reaction on his face was almost too entertaining to feel regret but I felt so bad and I stood up and patted him on his back so that he could relax a little bit and he looked at me blinking his eyes rapidly as if he was trying to wrap his head around what I just said but I couldn't blame him since it was a lot and I should have probably waited till he didn't h
Alder pov "Are you sure that you really want to go?" Cassi ask me for the millionth time and I told you to have with a smile on my face and assured her that I definitely wanted to come along with her, she seem to be very hesitant about bringing me along to this condolence trip even though she was the one that suggested it in the first place. I guess it was hard to figure out why maybe there was something that was discomforting how about this entire situation but I would have to find out later and that was if she told me if not I feel like I will be mostly left in the dark about everything we both got into the car that was going to take us to the bereaved families and I focused myself on her facial expressions she seem to glance to me from one time to another as if she was trying to catch me off-guard doing something that she did not expect and whenever she was unable to find anything she will look rather disappointed. I wasn't really sure how to really pin it down but it was str
Alder pov The first family did not even want to look at us at all and their doors were locked short we had to wait for sometime before one of them finally came to the front door to answer us and then we soon came in they told us that we had initially not heard the knocking before and generally the mood in the place was very bad. It was like as if I was walking through a cemetery and the mood was just depressing as well, but my wife handled it very well as she interacted with the family and even told a few light-hearted jokes with them this was something that I loved about her a lot despite the fact that she was literally the queen of the entire Kingdom that did not make her to have a big head she still knew her value and they don't allow anyone to trample on her and I'll be same time she didn't see anyone as trash this was something that I should have probably learnt a long time ago and it would have saved me a lot of problems. But then as I was sitting there trying to interact
Cassi pov I had let down my guard more than expected because the two of them soon spotted me and then shifted into the wolf forms and began to chase me. I turned around and ran, my breath becoming ragged with every step I took. Fighting with them was not going to be an easy task. I was already outnumbered and I already knew how capable my former trainer was, I didn't know how strong Danielle really was but I was not able to find out. Unfortunately this was not a choice that I would get to make as I kept turning around to check how close they were to me I wasn't able to focus on everything in front of me and I ended up bumping into a tree, this immediately threw me off guard and while I was struggling to regain myself it's all of them surrounded me and my former trainer pounced on me. "Now why am I not even surprised to see you here, you are always showing up when you are not wanted like a pest…" he said to me in mind link. "...maybe you would have been able to live longer if yo
Cassi pov I had to place my palm over my mouth so that the gasp that was coming out will not be heard by the two of them beyond the bushes standing there was Daniella and the person that was approaching her was someone that I had trusted for so long. My former personal trainer, Hanson by the time he got close enough to her he wrapped his hands around her waist and then he pulled her in for a passionate kiss that lasted for so long until he finally pulled away and both of them looked breathless and their faces flushed while I was struggling not to throw up in the bushes that I was hiding in. "What took you so long?"she asked him."...I have been waiting for you so patiently ,"he ran his fingers through her hair."And I appreciate you for that after all what would I do without you?"The more I looked at them the more I fell into deeper denial that what I was seeing in front of me was reality. I even pinched myself and when I glanced over it was still the same. I had literally expect
Cassi pov I had expected my visit to this place to turn out in many different ways, however I didn't think that I would be having dinner with my husband's ex-wife but I guess I have been in more awkward situations in my life. While the food was being made we sat at the table together and then she poured me a glass of wine quite generously as well. I was staring at the glass suspiciously for a long time without thinking and then she laughed covering her mouth and told me that it wasn't poisoned. I looked up at her with shock covering my facial features but I guess I shouldn't have been blown away that she was able to notice my obvious reaction. "If it makes you feel any better I can switch glasses with you," She said still wearing that smile on her face that appeared to be warm but was so very cold that it made me shiver a little bit. "That will not be necessary…"I said to her, as I took the wine glass from the table gently sniffing out the smell while I tipped the glass arou
Cassi pov I didn't think that I was going to be emotional when I saw my former home again it has been so long even though it had only been two years it felt like it had already been 20 since I last saw it I remember that's the reason I come here was to look for my mate and then I have seen him with another woman even then I decided that it was going to be a good idea to pursue him later on maybe I deserve to the suffering that came to me because I couldn't just open my eyes to see that that man was not meant for me even if it was something that was meant to be it will be at a great cost as well and yet I was not ready to sacrifice that. I was wearing a cloak so that I would not be easily recognised and I could blend into the crowd while I was sure that nobody recognised me I am very sure that I was also not blending into the crowd from how everybody was glancing at me every chance they got looking at me as if I was some kind of exotic attraction that they couldn't comprehend maybe
Alder pov Most of the passing nights, I was dreaming of my wife. I could barely remember where we would meet or what we would say to each other all of that was usually nothing more than a messy blur. All I knew was that she would be desperately trying to kill me and then I would try to stop her convincing her that I was not against her but I was on her side more than anybody else more than the fake friend that was pretending as if he cared about her when it was actually a facade to mask what his real plans were… Just thinking about it made me sick to my stomach that man was around my mate but through the spy that I had working as a double agent he told me that my wife had actually become very close to him and they were not behaving as friends anymore but rather casual enemies to each other. Now this both relieved me and made me even more worried because it meant that he was probably getting closer to his school and so he found a little reason to remain with his facade meaning
Cassi povAs the spice I was sending will not give me any results I decided that I was going to return to my former home and they look for my husband personally. I decided to avoid my family in order to avoid any unnecessary encounters. I still cared about them but maybe it was better than they thought I was dead for now because I was still not ready to meet them after the years that have passed. Despite how well they had treated him at the end of what could have been my life they were the ones that are mostly push me to my limit, if it wasn't by the slimmest of chances that I was actually a princess then I would have just rotted way at the bottom of that cliff and nobody would have been able to find me. My husband always used to tell me that everybody was always desperately looking for me for the longest time, especially my brother. He told me that sometimes he would go out to look for me throughout the years that passed. He told me in one of such occasion it was raining ca
Cassi pov there was a certain heaviness that settled in my heart when I was returning back to the palace knowing that my husband was not going to be there it was the same kind of pain I had every night sleeping in that bed in a long cold and lonely knowing that he was not going to show up. I have loved this man with so much passion that I didn't know how to live my life without loving him without showing him the same endearment but why should not treat me the same way? Why was it so difficult for him to treat me right? Why do he feel so physically drained to do it? Did he think that I enjoyed the suffering that he always put me through? My car was driving through the policy and anyway I felt like I was going back into a kind of prison that has been designed especially for me, I love my position as the Queen and being there for my people and serving them but social situations like this made it so dreadful for me. As I was heading up to my chamber anybody that saw me will s
Cassi povMy jaw fell to the floor when I realized that my parents had been deceived before I could even speak to them. "What did you tell my parents?" I demanded to know and the only thing he did was shrug lightly and said that he only told them the truth and nothing else. just that my parents called my name and they told me that they knew everything that has been happening from my husband's escape the crimes he was supposed to have committed and then my summoning by the high Court. I could hear the disappointment in both of their voices as they were speaking and I could feel it telling me apart just listening to it because this wasn't what I wanted my fingers fell on my lap and began to shake terribly knowing that they were probably disgusted by my actions. the two last people I could rely on you to stop seeing me as your daughter and just see a fool that they had mistakenly placed on the throne, there was a reason that I was intentionally holding back all of this from them
Alder pov "So this is it…" I said anything that both sounded like a question and a statement as I looked across the traitor that was not helping me and he nodded his head frantically."I could have not made any of this up…' he said leaning from his chair, almost standing up at this point."I'm telling the truth.. I'm on your side!" This was a sentence that he had repeated to me practically a hundred times since he supposedly helped me out of the prison."... I'm going to be frank with you,"I said to him, my fingers tapping on the table as I looked at the evidence that he had presented to me."... when all of this settles down he will still be punished for involving yourself with those murderers even if you didn't personally kill anyone," I could see his face immediately drag down to the floor when I said that and his eyes were not able to look towards me again then in a voice that was just a little above a whisper he asked me."... but my family will be safe right? they will not be