Chapter 16 Take Her And Do To Her As You Please

• Caspian's Point of View
• The tension in the room was thick enough to cut with a blade, and the silence stretched unbearably. My Alpha-Kaiden-stood with his back to me, his posture rigid, fists clenched at his sides. It wasn't the first time I'd seen him frustrated, but this? This felt different.
• I stole a glance at the girl sitting on the edge of his bed. Avery. She was eerily calm, her gaze flitting between Kaiden and me like an uninterested spectator at a dull show. She didn't look afraid, not even the slightest bit nervous. Her hands were folded neatly in her lap, her head slightly tilted, as if the entire situation were beneath her notice.