Caesar sheepishly smiled at her. "I am already aware that Vera is a traitor."
"Wait, what?"
"Yes."
"Really?"
"Yes."
"Then… what was I so worried about? I was thinking you'd be hurt, but…" She gave him a thorough one over.
Caesar's brows cocked before he chuckled. "Hurt? Me?"
"Yes, you." Adeline was taken aback. "I know she's like a sister to you."
"So what?"
Caesar shrugged.
"She betrayed me. She may have been something of that sort but betrayed me and our pack. Yes, I felt disappointment, but hurt? Adeline, if she ever hurts you in any way, I will kill her. No one… hurts my family and especially you. I couldn't care less who she is."
Adeline was genuinely taken aback. This was not what she had expected. She had even been worried about how to tell him. To think…
