Zephyr's heartbeat dulled in his ears as he watched Aiden's blue eyes. He couldn’t tell what the man was thinking. But his guts told him this was a tarp. The instinct curled in his stomach, strongly.
“Don't keep me waiting, Zephyr,” Aiden said, his voice steady, eyes fixed on Zephyr’s face. “Do you accept the deal?”
“No.” The words escaped Zephyr's lips before he could stop it. His stomach churned, fingers tightening at his sides. This was his chance to learn something new, something that he'd been denied by the pack, but he'd thrown it away. But it was for a good cause.
A shiver crawled through spine, fear clinging onto him like a vice. He'd not paid attention to his wolf, and all the times he didn't, there was a consequence. And right now, he was getting another warning. Another warn
