*CHLOE.*
I stared up at Adrian, eyes
narrowed, taken aback by the earnestness in his words, and the fact that he had even asked for forgiveness was a shock in its own. I suddenly found myself unable to hold on to the rest of my anger in the face of all that earnestness, slowly, I huffed out the rest of my anger in one breath, my shoulders slumping as all the tension and anger bled out from it.
“Look I understand,” I said, lifting my shoulders in a one shouldered shrug as I did, “You’re under a lot of pressure, what with the pack and all, and Tyler nosing around in places he’s not meant to, and of course issues with leadership unrest at Crescent Moon. They’re taking a toll on you, and I get it, it’s not as easy as it might seem. But, I refuse to let you use me as some sort of punching b
