Chapter 13
Tyler was angrier with Shadow than with the girl. The more he saw her confidence crumble, the angrier he got at Shadow.
How could the dog betray Tyler like that? Hadn’t he saved him as a puppy when it was clear that Shadow couldn’t fend off the other dogs at feeding time? Runts like him usually got used as training bait for the more aggressive pups.
In a moment of weakness, Tyler had saved him to be his personal pet. His father had been taken away by the king’s soldiers and had been missing for days, so the other hunters didn’t look down on Tyler for taking on a pet as a distraction. Still, showing that kind of softness would only be allowed so many times before the other men took notice.
Shadow just grinned at him with his tongue lolling. He didn’t have an ounce of remorse
