By hunching his shoulders and ducking his head, he was clearly trying to make himself seem smaller and put me more at ease. He stopped a respectable distance away from me and put his hands in his pockets. It was a level of respect that I’d never seen from another man. Even Rhyson hadn’t tried to make me feel so at ease back when he thought I was just a poor heartbroken victim.
It was refreshing. Slowly, I stood. “I will go ask.”
“No need,” Juniper said as the door opened and she stepped out. On the other side, Rhyson and Duke exited his cabin. I watched Gideon closely. Rhyson might be hiding the extent of his power, but there was no hiding that he was powerful. It was the same with Duke and Juniper. Every wolf nearby would know that they were not to be messed with.
Gideon didn’t even pu
