Chapter 34. Forbidden Desires

Elise’s POV

I gave Althea the controls so she could get to the forest quickly. I had to get as far away as possible from Caius. I was almost sure he would go to the dungeons, but I didn’t want to get caught if his big bad wolf decided to go after me instead.

I was 99% sure he wouldn’t kill me, but now that I was in trouble, I thought I only had a 70/30 chance of surviving one of Caius’s black-eyed rages.

I found the fields I needed after winding my way through the woods north of the river. Even though it was technically the territory of a neighboring pack, I hoped no one saw me steal some herbs. I planned to use earth magic to make the land more fertile and boost the growth of other crops. I hoped that would be enough to make up for what I took.

I would have asked, but I had never met them. I didn’t have time to find the Alpha and ask for permission. My people were dying, and they couldn’t get better without these herbs. I had three bags slung over my shoulde