Cassian’s POV
The meeting dragged on endlessly, bleeding from morning deep into the night a brutal, monotonous affair centered around yet another proposed northern conquest. I sat through it in silence, feigning interest, though my mind was miles away. The strategy debates, the land disputes, the thirst for expansion it all felt meaningless.
My Alphas argued relentlessly, insisting that with the East and South firmly secured under our influence, it was time to seize the North and complete the circle of dominance. To them, power was a game of territory and blood.
But I was done playing.
I’d fought enough battles to fill a lifetime, and this one? I had no desire to be a part of it. I tried more than once to excuse myself and return home, but they pushed back each time, binding me to the
