There was this intense silence as both of them stared at each other in a hostile way. They had never been buddies or gotten along, but I could tell their beef was severe just by looking at them. I hadn’t been close to either of them, so I didn’t know what they were capable of doing. But I have heard about how they ruled their packs, thanks to my maiden, who mostly brought me gossip.

Adrian looked away and then back at me. He stared at me momentarily before turning on his heels, ignoring ...