Apep beamed at us after welcoming us to his realm. Not one of us replied to him. Haku and I just stared at him. The rest of our group, I think, is too afraid to speak at all right now.
I turned back to Haku.
"I want to see Cad, I'm mad at you." I stated as I crossed my arms.
Haku huffed out more smoke. I turned my face away from him, and stuck my nose in the air. A moment later, I felt Cad's hand grip my elbow. I looked at him, and beamed.
I threw my arms around Cad's neck, and kissed his cheek.
"Mo..." Cad groaned. "Haku is upset."
"He can stay upset," I replied.
"He was only protecting his mate's honor," Cad argued.
"And I am trying to protect yours." I whispered in his ear. "The last thing I want is for your people to lose faith in you because of me. I can handle anything they
