I stood there, frozen, my entire body shaking. Something had shifted in the air, something big. A tinge of worry pinched at my chest, but that was stupid. I was their beta. This was the natural progression. Just not yet. I walked back to my spot on the couch. Neither Nox nor Killian touched me, no more hand holding or slow circles on my arm. Rafe kept his eyes on his shoes, while Ares studied me, his brows pinched together and his mouth tight. What the hell did we just do?
