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.

been alone for at least as long as Leah

attacked me

to d ie to

do something stu pid,

me in the eye. Her gaze skits around the room.

hand on the

tip over and shatter and the dishes jump.

didn’t do anything!” she insists.

a part or she knows who did.

feel my spine

terrified. But there is nowhere she can go or hide where I won’t find her.

sending it flying into the sideboard. The food

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

coherent enough to speak.

system so I can think and act rationally, because I’m not good to anyone-myself included-with my emotions

are.

ll one of my own packmates, if I can help it.

least not yet.

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