Cassian's pov

The bite of silver should have burned. Should have turned my skin raw, made every breath agony, made my muscles seize and lock like rusted gears. That was what silver did to wolves. It was a natural, well known fact.

That's why silver was banned expect it's absolutely necessary… like right now.

It should have hurt.

But not for me.

For me, silver was… a tickle. A small weight. A hum beneath my skin that grounded me rather than harmed. A leash made of calm, not ...