Caine

Chapter 13

Chapter 13

 

“Let me explain.”

Liam didn’t say anything to my words. He was standing up, looking slowly between Caine and me.

“Let you explain what exactly?” He asked, his eyes zeroing in on me.

“They trespassed,” Caine interjected.

“You’re not helping, Caine,” I scolded him.

“Where is Shane?” Liam asked. The shake in his body was growing and I could feel his Wolf at bay.

“Let me talk to him alone,” I told Caine.

“I’m not leaving you alone if he’s like this,” Caine told me. To Liam, he said, “You need to calm down.”

Liam ignored Caine completely. His dark eyes were on me, and it seemed like it was taking a lot in him to control his Wolf.

“Charlotte?” Liam prompted.

“Shane and Estella are dead,” I quietly answered.

I expected Liam to lash out at me in some way.

The silence in the room dragged on. I hadn’t removed my eyes from Liam, but I could tell Caine was ready for anything.

“Why didn’t you tell me?” Liam asked.

His voice wavered. For the first time, I noticed that other than how dark his eyes had gotten, there was also a glassy look in them.

“I knew you would be angry. They’re dead because of me,” I replied.

I couldn’t hold his gaze. Having Liam in front of me brought all the memories from the day of the attack. Seeing Estella lying on the ground, her battered body, unmoving and bloodied. Shane had not stood a chance against Caine’s pack. They were more and they were stronger.

I had been trying hard to suppress the memories of that day, but with Liam present, it was something I had to face.

“Angry?” Liam asked. “You thought I would be angry?” He closed the distance between us, and grabbed my shoulders roughly.

“I have known Shane and Estella since the first time I shifted, and you thought I would be angry?” Liam asked. His voice was a mixture of growls and emotion.

“Let her go,” Caine ordered Liam.

“No, it’s okay,” I told him, hoping he wouldn’t try to intervene.

Whatever Liam wanted to do, I deserved it.

“It’s not okay,” Caine said, making his way towards us.

“I’m not going to say it again, let her go.”

He placed his hand on Liam’s shoulder. As soon as Caine’s hand touched Liam, he growled. He released me and turned to face Caine, who was now looking more guarded than before.

“Was it you?” Liam asked Caine.

“It wasn’t like that,” I said, wanting for Liam to turn back to me. I didn’t want him to fight with Caine. I knew Liam would go a lot easier on me, than on Caine.

“Did you kill them?” Liam asked again.

His shoulders felt so tense and stiff when I touched them. He didn’t shrug my hand off when I touched him, but he didn’t look at me. His eyes were focused on Caine.