Chapter 272

CASSANDRA

The moment I’d noticed Rayden, it seemed like the guards had done the same. As the tall, dark-haired man from Wild Crawler approached me with long strides, I noticed the guards all tense up in unison.

I began to panic. What was about to happen? And what was Rayden doing here in Vlokwell?

Before Rayden was about to greet me, one of the guards stopped him from getting any closer to me. I flashed Rayden a firm expression and silently let him know that it wasn’t wise to show that he knew me.

I half-expected confusion, but Rayden understood immediately. Instead of acting like he was coming to speak with me, he turned his attention to the guards and wore an expression of confusion.

“I’m so sorry,” he apologized to them with a convincing frown on his tanned face. “I think I’m lost. I had been led to my room by a nice maid before, but I came out here to tell my serv ants that they needed to be careful with our boxes. I know it might sound silly, but when I decided to go back to my chamber, I found myself lost in the crowd. There are so many people here and this is my first time at Vlokwell, after all.”

One of the guards, an older one with gray hair, looked suspicious of Rayden’s

story.

“Where are you staying?” he demanded. “What room and building?”

Rayden answered him quickly, and then the guard’s expression softened, as if he believed him.

“It’s that way,” he said gruffly, and then he pointed beyond us.

Rayden nodded and then gave him a sigh of relief. “Thank you so much for your help, sir. It’s greatly appreciated.”

He left hastily, and as I dedicated the room number he’d provided to memory, I realized that he was staying in the same building Asher and I were in. His room number indicated that he was on the same floor as Asher and I forced myself to keep a straight face even though I wanted to squeal with happiness.

What a lucky coincidence!

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this all had worked out. I hadn’t expected to see my old friend Rayden here

the guards that I was going inside, and after they nodded, I decided to visit

I climbed up the stairs and went directly to the fourth floor. Since it was Ronald and Helene’s wedding day, there were no maids or serv ants in the entire side building, and

but kept myself calm. I didn’t want to overwhelm Rayden straight away, but I

the guards and then knocked on the door. After the first knock, the

young man I didn’t recognize with him in the room, but

moment?” Rayden asked him kindly. “This is my old friend, Melissa, from a Pack on the other side of the country. We haven’t spoken in quite some time and I’d like to catch

and surprise, his companion didn’t question his

closed the door behind him and then stared at me in disbelief. His eyes trailed over me nervously, and he

Cassandra,” he greeted

and made me some tea. The room was silent for a while, and once it was done, he sat down at the small table with me and fidgeted with his

I realized it was blunt, but I couldn’t think of another way to ask

about to marry the Northern king,” he explained. “I thought you must have

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small chuckle escaped my lips. It seemed that everyone had heard the news of my

proposal, but it’s not what you think,” I assured him vaguely. “That

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