Marrying a Warhound (Cassian) novel Chapter 103

Chapter 103

ATASHA’S POV

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His words made my stomach turn. “A Fae stone? You mean… like the one Eron used just now?”

“No.” Agape shook his head sharply. “That one shields. It silences. This other one does the opposite. It calls. It hums into the ground, into the air, into every living thing nearby. The beasts hear it, feel it, and it drives them mad. Stronger. Faster. They should fear your walls, but instead, they crash against them without hesitation.”

The words sank deep. I thought of the last two nights, of claws raking stone, of men being dragged into the air, of the frenzy that never seemed to break even when dawn came.

“You’re telling me something inside this outpost is making them fearless?”

“Yes.” His eyes locked on mine. “And if it is not destroyed, every wave will be worse than the last. Until nothing you build here stands.”

The faint glow from the small stone on the wall dimmed, leaving only the firelight between us. For the first time. I realized my hands had curled into fists against my lap.

A lure. Hidden inside the outpost. Drawing death closer every hour.

I swallowed, my throat dry. “Where is it?”

Agape didn’t answer immediately. His silence stretched, heavy. Then his gaze flicked toward the stone walls of the cabin itself, as though he already suspected.

“It is here,” he said at last. “Somewhere on these grounds. And whoever placed it did not want you to survive

the tide.”

“Can you point out the exact location?” I asked.

Agape shook his head. “If the soldiers saw us wandering the outpost, the strangers rescued by the Lord himself, they would start asking questions. Suspicion would follow, and that would only make matters worse.”

The meaning hit me quickly. “That’s why you told me instead.”

He shook his head again. “No. I could have just reported this to the Lord himself but that would be useless. The reason I chose to speak with you is because… you should be able to sense where it is. And you should be able to destroy it. This is something that only you can do.”

I stepped out of the cabin still trying to make sense of what Agape had said. According to him, I should be able to sense the stone’s presence myself. He described it as something heavy, suffocating, pressing down like a weight in the air.

He believed that if I focused, I would feel it drawing me toward its location. What unsettled me more was his certainty about where it was. He claimed the source was somewhere on the western side of the outpost.

Grace’s voice pulled me out of my thoughts. “I’m glad to see you doing well, my lady.”

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Chapter 103

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I nodded, then my eyes caught the heavy bandage wrapped around her arm. The cloth was darkened, spots of wetness showing through. Without saying a word, I turned and gestured for her to follow. “Come with me to the infirmary.”

She didn’t argue. Grace knew about my ability, so she must have already guessed what I intended to do. Quietly, she fell in step behind me.

The infirmary was small compared to the one in the northern territory, but busy. Two assistants moved between beds, tending to wounds, while Mendez worked over a soldier with a blood–soaked shoulder. When he saw me, he immediately stopped and bowed.

“It’s going to hurt,” I told her firmly. “Your body is pushing the poison out. Bear with it.”

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