Jace looked up at me with confusion. “Seriously? Cayden, you know she is my charge and nothing more. Why would you even think that?”
He called me by my name. Now he was speaking as my friend, not my beta. I knew without a doubt that my words had taken him by surprise because he stood there staring at me with his mouth partially open.
I sat back and relaxed my body a bit, waiting for his reply. Granted, I had known Jace since we were boys, but I was still the Alpha, and I didn’t tolerate being questioned.
Jace stared at me for a moment before letting out a chuckle. “No, Cayden. I only said that because it might help with the situation.” With a grin on his face, he shook his head and fixed his eyes on me. "Are you feeling jealous now just because she gave me a pair of gloves?"
“Jace, I was the one who asked the question.” The look on my face told him that I didn’t find his comment amusing.