My heart pounded as Eli stood right in front of me. His voice was low enough that only the three of us could hear. “Give me the artifact.”
For a second, I just stared at him. “What?”
“The artifact, my pack is coming. They know you have it. If they find it on you, they won’t ask questions. They’ll take it by force. ” he repeated. “Give it to me. Right now!”
I tightened my jaw. “No.”
His expression darkened. “Jax, this isn’t the time to be stubborn.”
“I said no.” I repeated.
The hallway suddenly felt smaller. Students walked past us, laughing and talking about homework.
Eli took one step closer. “You don’t understand what’s happening.”
“I understand enough not to trust you.”
“No, you don’t.”
I folded my arms. “That artifact belongs to my family, the shadowfang took it from us when
