Chapter 60: Pride and Punishment
(Cassandra's POV)
The morning air clung to the school grounds like a heavy blanket, suffocating and thick. Every step I took carried the weight of consequence, each moment a pivot where rumors and reality collided.
Ahead of me, the Stone Pack guards flanked Marina Blake and Rose Carter, escorting them from the training grounds.
They stumbled more than walked, their heads low, their wolves trembling in defeat. The lingering effects of my ancient magic coiled around them like invisible shackles.
Their inability to shift without my permission was permanent—an eternal reminder of their cruelty.
I rolled the silver needles between my fingers, their faint warmth a quiet hum against my skin. I had rooted power and finality in their forms, driven by jus
