#CHAPTER 14 Loyal Friends Cruel Enemies

His words shocked me, and I stared at him in surprise. A true marriage? With Caleb? I imagined all the times I had seen other women hanging off of him like ornaments, and all of his snide comments even now that we were allied together against Lucas. It made me want to laugh, but it also sobered me to the reality of our situation. Even if we were striking up something like a friendship, it didn’t change the fact that in the next few months, his fated mate was bound to appear. Regardless of the success of our union against Lucas, he would be separated from me sooner or later. I couldn’t agree to a marriage without any boundaries, like he was suggesting. It wouldn’t be fair to either of us. “I can’t,” I said, turning away from him. “I know you think you’re trying to be kind, but that’s not going to help us.” Caleb sighed, his face expressionless. “You know, as childish as you are, you never really deserved the shit Lucas put you through. I can’t promise to be a