Chapter 126. Stillness

There’s a moment of silence as we stare at one another in a battle of wills. Tension sparks between us, and that good old Whyte stubbornness shines through. Leyanne drops behind me and moves back to the still hugging pair of wolves lost in their own world. The mate bond pulls them out of reality.

“Fine… if he calls a temporary halt, then you come with me. I won’t let anyone touch you.” Jasper relents, exasperation evident as he tenses, yet it doesn’t fill me with any sense of trust.

“He can come here. I’m not his dog. I have what he wants right here, the person responsible. He can come if he wants to talk to the child he claims to care for. Otherwise, I’ll happily fight to the end against him.” I shrug, showing my petty side, but I don’t care.

“Why are you so stubborn and headstrong?” Jasper yells at me, a flash of his temper breaking through, like the brother who would lose his cool with me when I was being willful. It only riles me more.

“Same reason you ar