Cynthia cut him off coldly, her expression hardening further with every word. "You have absolutely no claim over me, Caleb, and attacking my personal guest in the middle of my own kingdom is not something I'm particularly inclined to forgive easily."
Behind him, Jackey and the two other werewolves exchanged a quick, tense look between themselves, clearly weighing whether or not this was actually the right moment to act on their original intentions.
Whatever conclusion they eventually reached, it wasn't the one that favored acting, not here, not with Cynthia standing directly in the middle of her own territory with her full strength readily available to her.
Slowly and carefully, the three of them moved to pull Caleb back, murmuring low, urgent words meant to calm him down before he did something that would end up costing all of them far more than a simple bruised ego.
