Cassian’s POV

“So, you reached out to your regional Alpha---me and offered her up like a bounty prize,” I said, my voice cutting through the silence like a blade. Cold. Unforgiving.

“All for a fee, wasn’t it? That way, you could wash your hands of it and claim no fault.”

Eulalia didn’t speak. She didn’t need to. Her silence screamed louder than words ever could. It was enough. It was confession.

The memory resurfaced, burning hot in my chest. They’d presented her to me as ...