"I think she never stopped," Darius said coldly. "She wanted me once. Didn't get it. Now she's chosen Evan. And this isn't the time for distractions, not with the council's summit around the corner and the borders growing restless."
Rowan's gaze sharpened. "Loose ends."
"Exactly." Darius straightened, his tone absolute. "The sooner I know her game plan, the better."
Rowan nodded. "I'll get on it immediately."
But then, after a brief hesitation, he cleared his throat. "Alpha... about Cassandra."
Darius's posture didn't shift, but the atmosphere in the room did. Subtly. Like the snap of frost in the air.
"What about her?"
"She seemed upset on the ride back," Rowan said cautiously. "Called her friend the moment she got in. I thought the agreement was for Sela to have a look at her. Not
