Marcie chewed the edge of her lip, trying to work out where the aggression was coming from. Had somebody said something wrong?
"Well, okay," she said carefully. "You don't have to. Nobody is gonna make you." She shifted so she was leaning her back against the end of the bed. "But can I ask why? Did something happen?" Oh, maybe he felt like Adrian didn't want him around, and was nervous about meeting new people? But Kaden had mostly been pretty outgoing as long as she'd known him. Until recently, anyway.