Chapter 32: I Choose This Sacrifice
(Cassandra's POV)
I paced my chambers, the weight of the Winter Pack auction pressing on my thoughts. Nathan's heart.
The artifact linked to my mate's death and Alexander's cursed existence. Every choice I had made, every step, had led to this moment.
The shadow crystal in my hand pulsed faintly with urgency, its rhythmic hum pulling me back to the encrypted message from my secret pack.
The auction. A gathering of power-hungry wolves ready to trade away my past like currency.
I clenched my fists as the crystal dimmed, its message fading. No time to waste. Answers didn’t exist within the cracked walls of this castle; they were hidden within the enemy's territory.
If Alexander knew anything, if his smug arrogance was a mask hiding the truth,
