Cassian POV
Watching the child go from home to school, I could see it clearly—she was the same Celeste. If only she were of age. I don’t deal with children; that’s beneath me. I only need her to grow older, and once that happens, she’s mine. She’s exactly where she should have been all those years ago.
“Capture the girl,” I ordered the witch of a mate who had been working on the coast with that damned Alpha for years. Both had been ignoring most of their responsibilities, likely trying to kill each other. Mario hasn’t been heard from since his last visit to my castle; the boy vanished after his final encounter here. Maybe she’ll die, and I’ll finally achieve my goal. After all these years, she finally gave me my son, and now he’s placed in the area Bennu identified as the residence of th
