Chapter 40
CASSANDRA'S POV
I was standing by the balcony, watching the entrance to the pack house and waiting. Desperation tugged at my heart as the minutes passed.
Just when I decided to give up waiting and return to my room, Beta Julian walked through the gates with Alpha Gideon closely behind him.
"It's about time," I rolled my eyes and made my way down to the waiting lounge to meet them.
He had gone to her cabin that morning for his second healing session and knowing that he was with her for hours stirred up something bitter inside of me.
I put on my usual smile like I did when I had pack members around me. After all, I had to appear to be the kind of mate that would be perfect for Gideon and I could not risk any of the council members catching me off guard.
My position was sti
