Marrying a Warhound (Cassian) novel Chapter 95

Chapter 95

Chapter 95

ATASHA’S POV

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The only time I ever saw Cassian struggle was when his humanity slipped. This time, there was none of that.

When he landed in the snow, the ground seemed to quake under his weight. The beasts lunged at him first, thick jaws snapping, claws raking the air. He didn’t draw his sword. He didn’t even reach for the dagger strapped to his belt. Instead, he met them head–on with his bare hands.

The first creature charged. Cassian caught it by the throat, fingers digging deep into the hide. A crunch followed as he twisted hard, snapping its neck in a single violent motion. Before the body even dropped, another beast lunged from the side. Cassian swung the corpse like a shield, bones breaking under the impact, then hurled it into the snow with a wet crack.

Blood sprayed across his cloak and face. It only made him look more like what he truly was, something built to kill.

A third beast clawed at his back. He turned fast, faster than it could retreat, and drove his fist straight through its jaw. The sound of bone giving way echoed across the clearing, followed by a screech that cut short when Cassian ripped its head free from its shoulders. He tossed it aside as if it were nothing but trash.

The remaining beasts hesitated. Even they seemed to know what they were up against. But hesitation didn’t save them. Cassian was already moving. He tore into them with an efficiency that was sickening to watch. Soon enough, his bare hands started breaking bones, ripping limbs, smashing skulls against the frozen ground until the snow was more red than white.

It ended as quickly as it began.

Cassian stood in the middle of it all, chest rising and falling steadily. His cloak dripped blood, his hands stained past the wrist. Around him, the bodies of the beasts lay broken, piled in heaps that looked less like corpses and more like butchery.

The lean, tall figures he had stepped in to help had gone completely still. They stared at him, weapons still in hand, but none of them moved closer. Their strange faces showed a mix of awe and dread. Even though Cassian had just saved them, they kept their distance, like one wrong move might put them next on the ground.

Silence stretched. Then, one of them turned.

His eyes didn’t go back to Cassian. They went upward, straight to where I was.

I stiffened, my hand tightening around the bark of the branch. His gaze locked on me, and I immediately felt the prickle of unease run down my spine.

“Thank you for saving us, your excellency,” one of them spoke. Unlike the other one, he was looking at Cassian before he gave Cassian a shallow bow.

I frowned. Why could I hear the man’s voice so clearly? He was at least ten meters away. That wasn’t far, but for some reason, It almost felt like he was speaking right next to me. It felt as if he had leaned close and spoken directly into my ear.

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Chapter 95

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Cassian gave no reaction to their thanks. He only nodded, then turned his back on them. He crouched low over one of the broken beasts, drew his dagger, and began cutting into its side.

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