Chapter 45. Crown My Luna Queen

Cassian POV

Her scent envelops me before she steps through the door, and hearing my name escape her lips soothes me even more. Now that we’re married, even a few hours of separation troubles my wolf.

“I don’t know,” I answer her honestly. “A messenger from the temple came for me, but she didn’t tell me what the High Priestess wanted.”

She closes the distance between us, and I take her into my arms. We linger for a moment, but we’re both too troubled with what may be wrong here to embrace for long.

She pulls back. “The same happened to me. Fayth said that—” Her words fade when she turns around to see no one else but her mother and sister, who have stayed outside the temple doors. “That’s odd. She’s gone.”

“My messenger disappeared, too,” I tell her. “She was behind me, then she was go