Chapter 37

Jessica pales.

She’s like a fawn. Her eyes dart around nervously, but there is nowhere to go.

“I asked you a question.”

She licks her lips to moisten them. It’s one of her nervous habits. “I, uh, just meant that they didn’t stand a chance against us.

I look at her as if seeing her for the first time. It’s true she’s always underfoot and I’m as familiar with her as I am with myself.

But I don’t know that I’ve really seen her.

Not in a very long time.

“Are you happy, Jess?”

If my first question made her nervous, this one has her even more unsettled. She bites her lip hard and lowers her gaze.

years old. And, as far as I know, she’s been alone for at least as long

think of the wolves. They attacked me that

to d ie

do something stu pid,

can’t look me in the eye. Her gaze skits around

slam my hand on the

over and shatter and the dishes

anything!” she insists.

think she played a part

through my fingertips and I feel my spine starting

nowhere she can go or hide where I

into the sideboard. The food and

lets out a low whistle. “Chef spent hours on that meal.”

body is partially shifted but I’m coherent enough to speak. “Was it you?”

rage out of my system so I can think and act rationally, because I’m not good

are.

don’t want to ki ll one of my own packmates, if

least not yet.

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