Gavin dropped his hand. “Because I had to stop you from making a mistake that would just hurt both of us. Let it go, Matthew. I don’t want to hear you say any more about how you think you’re feeling right now.”
“What—”
“Don’t,” Gavin repeated. He pulled back, drawing out of Matthew’s grip at the same time. “Don’t wreck this. Don’t tell me you have feelings for me just because you think I saved your life. I didn’t. The wolves did. The best I could have done was buy you some time. You were still bound; they could have done something to work their way around the sunlight just as easily as I did, and—”
“Gavin, wait—”
“And even if I had saved your life, I would have done it because I care for you, not because I’d been trying to rope you into something because you felt guilty or appreciative
