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 ...