CandiAnn POV I was quiet on the ride back to the packhouse. What had I just done? The guy sitting next to me had never been anything but cruel to me, and I had just agreed to be his friend? For what? Just because of the mate bond that he'd already tried to reject? He'd only stopped the rejection because his dad - the alpha - had ordered him not to reject me. His dad wouldn't keep that order in effect forever. What happened when his dad lifted the order? Would he reject me then. I had so many questions, so many doubts. Cody glanced over at me from the driver's seat. "You sure are quiet." I shrugged. "I'm always quiet." He laughed. "I've noticed that. That's going to take some getting used to. Your sister is a chatterbox." I snorted derisively. "Sister? I don't have a sister.