Chapter 12: Adelaide.

Leah glares at me.

"Did you not understand me when I said not to annoy the Lycan king or did you just choose to ignore me?"

I hang my head low and open my mouth to speak. Nothing comes out so I close it back and open it again, but no words are coming out.

I don't have anything to say. I don't even fully understand what happened.

I turn my head and look at the body of the sleeping man on the bed. Cain's hands are bandaged and his face is not in good shape either. He's asleep now but when I came in here, tears were streaming down the side of his face and he was in obvious pain.

I can't get that sight out of my mind no matter how much I want to.

Leah is still directing a glare at me and I can tell she's angry. More than angry actually, I can tell she's annoyed. She's waiting for me to speak and tell her what happened, but I can't. What will I say?

"At least say something, I don't have all day here y'know."

Her words hold a bite to them and I feel the pit in my stomach deepen ev