Cassian's POV
Moonless Court - Training Grounds
The sound of breaking bones is music to my ears.
I stand at the edge of the training grounds, watching Varek tear through my warriors like they're made of paper. Twenty against one, and he's winning. Blood sprays across the stone floor, and the metallic scent fills the air.
Beautiful.
But my attention is on the report in my hands.
The Vale woman is pregnant. Approximately three months along. Hiding in the eastern forest settlement.
I read the words again, letting them sink in. Pregnant. The girl who was supposed to be broken, defeated, alone.
She's carrying a child.
This is better than I hoped.
"The child will inherit both bloodlines," I say aloud, though no one is listening. "The Alpha's strength and the Moon's power. Combined."
