Caedmon pushed Alyna behind him. “Did you see that?” he asked. C“I saw the shadow of something…something with wings. But I can’t see anything now, and I can’t be of any use while standing behind you with you casting your shadow on me.” He turned around and saw Alyna with her hands on her hips. “Casting a shadow on you? Do you think this is all about my male ego, risking my adrenaline surging and turning me into an animal?” “I don’t care what percentage of you is human—as long as you have a fraction of human male in you, it means you can’t handle the idea of working with an alpha female.” “You’re being unreasonable, Alyna. I’m here to help…” “I don’t need your help! Go back to where you came from.” “Fine. And thanks for turning me into an animal for nothing.” “You consider your life

