Never again.
“If you have substantial proof, I will hear it,” I said. “Anything short of that, I simply will not listen to.”
“But, Claire –”
“No,” I said firmly. “Goodbye, Gideon.”
He tried to say something more, but I was done listening and hung up. I tossed my phone at the bed, annoyed by it. Then, with a huff, I plopped myself down on the edge of the bed.
I allowed my anger to fester a moment, grumbling about how Gideon was trying to stick his nose where it didn’t belong. This self-venting was very calming, and after a few moments, I had calmed down a substantial amount.
I pushed most of what Gideon had said straight out of my mind, one hundred percent believing that he was just trying to stir up trouble between Ivan and me.
Except…
The Alpha King had also mentioned to me that I
