Caden’s face darkened, his eyes flashing with a sudden fire. He took a step forward, his massive frame towering over me until I was backed against the center pole of the tent.
"Shut up," he snapped, the words tearing painfully out of him. "Don't think for one second that this is about some lingering feeling or a soft spot for the girl I touched at my pack. That was a mistake!"
He leaned down, his face inches from mine, his voice dropping to a furious whisper.
"I brought you in here because I know exactly what those wolves out there would do to you. They would tear you apart slowly, piece by piece, to settle the debt your father owes them. You’re in this tent because you’re important to your father, that is all there is to it.”
I tried to speak, but he cut me off, his hand slamming aga
