CASSIE’S POV
His words made my breath hitch.
Something in my chest ached. I looked at him in shock. There were so many emotions in his eyes.
He actually looked genuine. I could tell from the expression on his face.
Why did those simple words affect me so much?
Maybe because I believed him. Maybe because Castien looked like a man who kept promises.
We kept talking after that. The conversations got easier. I learned a whole lot about Lycans from him.
He told me old Lycan traditions that were never written in books. About wolves singing before battle, about ancient queens who ruled beside their Alphas, never behind them. He talked about how some packs still marked the changing seasons with moon feasts and ceremonial hunts.
I listened to every word…and I told him things too.
I told
