Chapter 46: Bet
(Cassandra’s POV)
The courtyard was alive with whispers, the scent of nerves and excitement rolling off the gathered wolves. Challenge laced every glance sent my way, doubt etched onto their faces as they watched me with a blend of curiosity and poorly concealed contempt.
Jane stood across from me, her honey-blonde hair gleaming under the pale sunlight. She radiated confidence, smug satisfaction etched into every graceful move.
“To make the sacred ceremony accessible to Omegas like, say, Emma?” Jane’s voice carried a theatrical sweetness that sent a ripple of snickers through her followers. “How noble of you, Cassandra. Truly sacrificing your pride for... the weak.”
Her words cut through the air, barbed and meant to wound, but I let them roll off me. My gaze remai
