**RILEY**The fork scraped against the plate, loud in the quiet. The sharp sound prickled the hair on the back of my neck, but I ignored it. My focus stayed on the food—every last bite—because it was easier than focusing on him.Silas.I knew he was watching me. He didn’t try to hide it. I could feel his gaze on my skin, I could feel his curiosity and something I couldn’t quite name.I finished the last bite, but the tension between us didn’t ease. If anything, it thickened.There was no fucking way I was staying here. No matter how much my wolf wanted to. No way I’d forgive him for chaining me like some rabid animal, nearly leaving me to die in the process, and dragging me into whatever his twisted reason was for all this.And yet, I could feel him. He wasn’t the first man to look at me like that, but he was the first who made me want to look back.I hated that.I hated the way my wolf stirred, whispering things I didn’t want to hear.He saved you. He’s strong. He’s… ours."Jade—the
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