The skies rumbled, clouds thickened with rain, there would be a downpour at any moment, but it was only the least of the worries clouding Zephyr’s mind. He stood firm as Aiden paced around him.
“You want leverage, something to hold on to if I ever betray you,” Aiden said. He stopped in front of Zephyr. “I am nothing like Jason.”
“Yes, well that was exactly what he said to me the day he proposed we become friends,” Zephyr cut in. He paused for a second, eyes firmly staring into Aiden’s. “He promised to stand by my side. To show me a friendship outside that which I shared with my mother and this was it. A stabbing betrayal to the back…”
“Then why didn’t you say anything?” Aden replied. His voice was calm, firm. “I was there Zephyr. You had the chance to tell his parents the truth, but yo
