“I want the bond broken just as much as you do, trust me,” Jordan growled. “But the Sun Witches are too powerful. They—" He stopped and grimaced again, and when he looked back at me his eyes hardened once more. “A pack war is inevitable, and you and I? We're not friends. We're not siblings. We're not mates. We're enemies. Nothing more, nothing less. No matter how much you try to convince yourself otherwise every time you come here and play cards with me. Now get out."
His words stung, even though I didn't really believe that he meant them. He was trying to push me away as a defensive tactic, to prevent me from learning anything. I couldn't let him get to me, even when I was already feeling bruised to my core.
“Say whatever you want,” I said. “But I know there's something you're hiding, s
