Chapter 43: Pack Bonds and Power
(Cassandra's POV)
The scent of faded ink and aged parchment filled the Ancient Runes classroom. I ignored it, just as I ignored the low hum of wolf energy in the room.
Lisa, the assigned Beta student, moved briskly between the rows. Her heels clicked with purpose as she collected the scrolls for submission. Her sharp movements betrayed an air of control. But I noticed the way her nose twitched, the slight clenching of her jaw.
She stopped at my desk, extending a hand toward me without even looking up, her Beta dominance radiating silently.
I slid the scroll toward her, my movements slow and deliberate. I knew what she would find. Aurora hummed quietly in amusement, restless beneath my skin as I continued flipping lazily through the forbidden grimo
