Elena’s POV I came so close to dying that day. Cassian was far stronger than any ordinary human, yet Luna Rowena stepped in and saved me. After the blood and chaos, life slowly settled again. The next afternoon we gathered in the dining hall to talk through everything that had happened. Most of the pack was still recovering, but nearly everyone had come to hear the truth. “Something felt off the moment I saw Cassian again,” Luna Rowena said, pacing slowly. “I knew he was dangerous, but I couldn’t place why. He was different from the man who used to stand beside us as Beta.” I frowned. I had met Cassian more than once, yet I still didn’t understand what he truly was. Luna Rowena kept walking until an older man spoke from the doorway. “Cassian was the cause of it all.” I turned. The

