Damon's POV
Time stretched between us. Cassian sat there in silence. I finally spike, breaking the unbreathable silence.
"Are you done?" I asked.
"So eager to get rid of me." Cassian sighed dramatically.
"I'm on a hunt. Shouldn't you be too? Or are you worried catching this rogue Lycan will earn me more favor?" I questioned, arching my eyebrows.
"You will really hand her over?" Genuine shock flashed across his face as he spoke.
"If it gets me the throne? Why not? It might as well get me father's support too," I shrugged. Let him chew on that. I knew his weakness too well.
Cassian stood abruptly. "Think carefully, Damon. She's our mother."
"No. She's just the woman who birthed me." I replied coldly. “I have no attachment to her.”
"You're making a mistake." His voice droppe
