I roll my eyes and sit up, hugging knees to chest. "Landon," I begin, pinching the bridge of my nose in irritation. We're clearly going around in circles. He is absolutely infuriating.

No, he stops me short, lifting his eyes to meet mine. I am shocked at the hurt and the rage that I see boiling in his silver depths. "Don't apologize! What we have, what we should be, is not right. It's not right to me and it's not right to you. I realize that, but I'll be damned if I let you be with other males in this pack—especially males like Mave!

"He's just my friend!" I wail,...