Chapter 33 The Visit

(Iris)

The first visit from Caden was really confusing. I hadn’t expected to see anyone after Jasper and Lucas left, so I was staring at the cracked ceiling and trying to keep my mind from sinking into the bleakness of my surroundings, when I heard the door creak open. Footsteps echoed off the stone walls, growing louder as they approached my cell.

“You are a busy little wolf, aren’t you?” He asked, his voice filled with amusement.

I sat up, squinting through the dim light to see a tall figure standing just outside the bars.

“Caden,” he reminded me, “I’m a good friend of the Lycan King.”

My heart skipped a beat. Maybe Lucas had sent him as a messenger, to tell me things he couldn’t when he was here with Jasper. But why send Caden?

“He has a special interest in you,” Caden continued, his gaze never leaving mine. “You are his mate, aren’t you?”

“Keep your mouth shut,” Molly advised in my mind, but it was too late. Maybe he could see how tense I was, maybe he already knew to