(Cassian)
I kept mother's note with me through the rest of the meeting. Father sat three seats away, speaking whenever the council discussion turned to northern pack matters. Nothing about him suggested he knew mother had contacted me. I intended to keep it that way.
The meeting ended before dinner.
Lysander caught up with me outside the hall and asked whether I wanted to go through the copied rogue reports. I told him to keep them until we returned to Blackridge. If father searched my room, I didn't want him finding anything connected to Kellan. Lysander understood without asking why I had changed the plan.
Mother found me near the guest rooms.
"Cassian, I need your help with something." She didn't look toward father's room. "Come with me for a minute. It won't take long."
I followe
