Chapter 22: Too Bold a Move
{Cassius ’s P.O.V.}
Lydia. Lydia. I found myself silently mouthing the name, trying to remember what exactly she had done to make Serena take such a significant step in promoting her. Hard work alone would never be enough to rise through the ranks of our pack, especially not to the council. There had to be something more, something that had caught Serena’s eye, something that had set Lydia apart from the others.
The name was familiar, though it took me a moment to place it. Yes, I had heard of her before, but it had been in passing, one of those small reports that crossed my desk but didn’t linger in my mind. Perhaps Serena saw something I hadn't, and I tried hard to think of what it might be, hoping to find some sense in Serena’s sudden and unexpected decis
