I had been standing there with tears in my eyes, waiting for him to defend me, and he had done nothing.
I wiped at my cheek angrily.
I didn't want his pity. I wanted his respect. I wanted to know that when I stood beside him, I wasn't merely someone he happened to enjoy having around.
I wanted the life I had imagined for myself.
I wanted to remain beside Jason as he strengthened his position as Alpha. I wanted people to look at me and understand that I belonged there. I wanted to be more than a servant who had managed to catch the attention of the Alpha.
I wasn't going to destroy that because of one stupid confrontation.
Jason could stay out of it.
In fact, I needed him to stay out of it.
Whatever disappointment I felt toward him, I wasn't going to turn it into something that could
