(Cassie’s POV)
I thought back to the last six weeks or so, and now with Dia’s help I could see when the spell started to penetrate my system, way back when I was kidnapped. Jackson’s sorcerer, who I have no doubt now was the same one my mum had mentioned, had been weaving in the spell from when Jackson knew who I was. But he had really stepped up the power when I had become a member of his pack. Being my Alpha, whether I liked it or not, gave him certain command over me. Although not much, my own Alpha is too strong for that. But the spell, that Jackson had used the pain of the rejection to gain access had been clouding my mind almost completely for at least the last month.
After my initial excitement of hearing Dia again she had told me that I had to play along, and to trust her. To n
