ASHER
Why did I trust Cassandra Keller?
That was a great question. But I was completely surprised when the healer asked it, and even more surprised when I realized her question had a point.
I hadn’t told anyone about my ailment apart from Lancel. My most trusted guard had been attempting to investigate the mark for me, but it hadn’t been going well. Besides him, no one else knew I had the disease. Not the royal healers or even Adalyn.
So, why was I willing to entrust this secret to a healer from a mostly forgotten Pack on the border?
In all honesty, I didn’t know why, but something in my gut told me she could be trusted. When I’d shown her my mark back in Alpha Gareth’s meeting room, I hadn’t thought about it twice. Trusting her felt natural as if she were someone I’d known for years.
