Poisoned Cake

POV: First Person (Cassia)

My chest pounded a bruised, relentless rhythm against my ribs. I scrambled backward from the shattered porcelain and the icing smeared across the kitchen tiles, gasping for air that refused to fill my lungs. I spun on my heel and threw myself toward the staircase, my legs moving faster than my brain could process.

I tore through the pack house hallways, my boots skidd