Tessa/Jessica’s pov;
He looked even more scared than confused and that was when I realized that he might have meant something else when he said that I didn’t know what I’d done for him.
The hug. He was talking about the hug!
I lowered my blade and let out a deep sigh.
“Listen carefully,” I said, keeping my voice calm. “You don’t get forgiveness just because you regret your choices. You don’t get trust because you’ve decided you want to change. That’s not how this works.”
He nodded slowly. “I know, Tess.”
“Don’t call me that!”
He flinched but obeyed, muttering something that sounded like an apology.
“If you want to help the clan, fine. Help. But I’ll be watching everything you do.”
He dipped his head, almost bowing. “I expect nothing less.”
“And if anything you give us turns out
