CASSANDRA
My voice caught in my throat as the Alpha King’s words set in. He was absolutely correct and I understood the potential consequences of my actions completely.
Things in Anemond were different than they were here. In Anemond, going against the Alpha’s wish or running from the Pack was considered treason, and furthermore, a felony. They were strict in their laws and highly set in their ways in the capital, something I knew all too well. I’d lived in that terrible city for eighteen years.
Asher Collins’ cold gray eyes bore into mine with horrible intensity as he waited for me to respond to his accusation, but I didn’t know how to answer. If I owned up to and admitted that I was trying to run away, I would be arrested and tried for treason. But I didn’t have another reason to just
