CASSANDRA
As Asher’s eyes locked onto mine, I tried to read his emotions, but I failed at the task miserably. I didn’t know what was wrong. His voice was coarse and cold, and his expression was intense, to say the least.
Once again, I felt like cornered prey, and the feeling only heightened when he began to walk toward me. With every step he took forward, I took one back, until I accidentally found myself with my back against the far wall.
My heart beat faster in my chest and my stomach twisted in knots. The Alpha King looked angry, but I suspected there was more to it than that. Something had happened down in the dungeon; I just knew it.
But what did it have to do with me?
We stared at one another until finally, Asher spoke.
“Cora?”
My eyes widened before I could stop them and a sh
