CASSANDRA
I stared at Asher in surprise. Adalyn?
The Alpha King wasted absolutely no time. Without another word, he turned on his heels and rushed out of the room.
“Go to sleep, baby,” I called out to Finnick. “I’ll be back in a while.”
“Okay,” Finnick replied, but his sleepy tone dripped with confusion. “Mommy, what’s going on?”
“I don’t know, honey, but I have to go check,” I said as my hands began to shake at my sides. “I love you.”
As Finnick mumbled back a tired response, I followed Asher out the door. The Alpha King had managed to cover quite a bit of distance during my exchange with my son, but I was able to catch up to him on the staircase.
“It sounded like it came from the garden,” Asher blurted when I arrived. “I don’t know what she would be doing there at this hour…”
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