Eve~
I instinctively leaned back, my heart pounding as he crossed a line, his smirk deepening at my discomfort. Before I could react further, Jules was suddenly between us, her stance defensive, her gaze fixed on him with a sharpness I hadn't seen before. It was as if she had morphed into another person entirely.
"Keep your hands to yourself," Jules said, her tone low and controlled.
My eyes widened. If she was a runt, speaking like that to the family of the king's second-in-command was brazen.
The young man laughed, his expression twisting in mock disbelief. "And who's going to make me? You, the wolfless runt?" He spat out the insult, eyes narrowing as he took a menacing step forward. "You think you can talk to me like that?"
