Cassius’ POVI felt like my heart was being squeezed by a cold metal fist and shattering into a million pieces, watching my mate and my beta together in bed. If the sting from a bee was painful, I could say that betrayal from both of them stung sharper than a thousand bees. I wouldn’t say I was expecting this or wasn't. I don’t really know how I am feeling right now. Betrayed and broken. These were people that had an argument before I left for the conference, and Selene said Garret was annoying and she didn't want to get stuck with him. Was all that a facade? Why wasn’t I aware that something like this was going on under my nose?Garret wore his clothes and was about to run out when his movement caught my attention. “Don’t you dare!” I scowled defiantly in my Alpha voice, almost half shifting into my wolf, but I controlled it because that was the least I would want right now. I can’t let Chase break loose. He suddenly stopped in his tracks because he knew what might happen if he

Selene’s POV~~ _FLASHBACK_Tonight I will be getting my wolf and will probably meet my mate if the moon goddess has given me one, but if she hasn't, that means I will be mateless. It was midnight, and I was staring at the full moon. I walked slowly to the secluded clearing where the other pack members had their first shift. I started perceiving a sweet scent. It was coffee and cocoa. The scent was getting nearer, and it was making my wolf prance around in my head, happy that our mate was somewhere around. I turned to follow the sweet scent of coffee and cocoa that was making my wolf go crazy, but stopped in my tracks as soon as I saw who was coming towards my wolf and me. Cassius Ironclaw, the soon-to-be alpha of our pack, was my mate, and he was coming in my direction. As he got to where I was standing, he scoffed and spoke. “I, Cassius Ironclaw, the soon-to-be Alpha of the Wolfsong dominion pack, reject you, Selene Orion, as my mate and future Luna of this pack,” he finished a

Cassius’ POV“An accomplice? Are you crazy? Who is it? Tell me?” My tone was menacing and commanding. I didn’t know when the beast in me came on. I hurled her against the steel bars, which bent on impact, making her shriek in pain. I growled loudly. Chase was fighting to come out again, but I tried hard to keep him in check. I don’t want him to break loose because he would kill her on the spot. “You fucking killed my sister!. How dare you!?” I stomped my feet on the ground, tearing the steel bars like paper. A mixture of anger, betrayal, pain, and guilt was coursing through my veins. Why was I being so stupid and never noticing Selene and Garret were evil? They poisoned my sister and framed Callista for it. Oh, moon goddess! I have shed the blood of an innocent person; how am I supposed to live with it? If the dead do have a ghost, I know her ghost would haunt me for the rest of my life. My attention was diverted to Selene on the cold floor. She looked motionless. Her body arcs i

Back at the hut in the woods. Callista’s POV~~It’s been three days since I have been all alone here in the woods. I have been expecting and waiting for the wolf who resides in this hut, but since the night I got here, I haven’t seen or heard anyone enter this hut. Maya and the little fox have been keeping me company here, and it feels safe being with them. There were enough fruits and nuts in the basket here inside the hut, and I have been feasting on them with the fox. The fox is such a lovely animal. I wondered where its owner might have gone for the past few days without coming back to meet it. “Did you perceive that scent?” Maya’s voice breezed into my head, jolting me awake from my train of thought. I jumped up from the woven vine that had served as a bed for me and the fox. The surface is quite large, so it was enough for us, plus the fox isn’t that huge. "No, I didn’t,” I answered, taking a deep, quick breath to see if I would be able to perceive any scent, but I didn’t.

Cassius’ POV “I need to see Maximus. Tell him to come to the palace.” I ordered Landon, who bowed slightly in submission and walked out of the palace. It’s been two days since Selene and Garret were hanged at the center of the pack house. I am now left alone without a Luna and a beta. I have ordered Maximus to be released from the dungeon since I found out that he didn’t commit the crime he was accused of. I just need to make amends and plead with him about not trusting him enough, even though we were somewhat close back then. “My Alpha,” he bowed his head with his hands clasped behind his back. “Sit,” I said softly, pointing to a couch across from me. And he sat without hesitation. “Max” is the short form of his name and what my father and I always call him. He raised his head as he heard me call him. “My alpha,” he responded.“I am sorry for everything. I meant everything that happened. For not hearing your side of the story and all.” It wasn’t normal for an Alpha to ask for