Avery’s POV
I could feel the thunderstorm approaching at my back as I watched Ryan disappear down the path. I didn’t even need to turn around to know that Gideon was standing behind me, with his icy stare and his cold disapproval.
“I told you to stay away from him.” His growl made the hair on the back of my neck stand up.
“Is that why you’re here?” I whirled to face him. “To police me? Aren’t you only here to hunt down your missing mate?”
The words flew out of my mouth before I could reel them back in.
I watched Gideon’s expression go flat, his mouth compressing into a thin line.
Admittedly, this probably was going to set back our trust-building exercises somewhat, but I was tired of tip-toeing around his inconvenient truths.
“I don’t understand you, Gideon.” I said, “You want
