Chapter 81
"I didn't even know we could disguise our scent. Someone needs to teach me that trick."
The whole table laughed along with that, easing the tension of Kyle's confession, which raised a few
eyebrows, but not one commented on it.
"It's not.easy, but it is possible with practice, restraint, and determination." Dan clued me in.
"Oh, she's up to the challenge for sure." Cole sounded proud in his assessment. "I've never met a
female quite so assertive, especially when she sets her mind to something."
Kyle softly growled at him and I elbowed him. "He's just trying to goad you. Stop letting him." Then I
turned to Cole, "And you, behave." I shook my head at the two of them causing Leslie and Sandy to start giggling.
"So, I take it you know Cole pretty well then? I mean I know you work at Westin Foundation with
Kyle, but even their word is you tend to keep to yourself and haven't made many friends. Why is
that?" Leo asked, but didn't sound judgmental when he did.
knew it was my time to step up. This was going to be my pack. These people were
like I was up
can imagine it's difficult to understand, and in hindsight I know how stupid it
like us, out there. Or I guess that's not entirely true, I did know werewolves, or wolf shifters as I know now you prefer to be called, existed, I just feared them my entire life. I watched two
thought," I couldn't stop my cheeks from changing colors
I was a monster, that those wolves had turned me into this monster. I didn't know anything about our
secret to grow up
possible. I didn't mean to come off as nervous or weak up on stage tonight. You just have to understand that my entire life I've worked so hard to be invisible that
and Leslie both had tears in
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understanding.
handle such a life? You must be the strongest shifter I've ever had the privilege of meeting to withstand such trauma so graciously." Sandy
I said trying not to
cleared his throat, "Life will be very different for you
You have no idea. It's a bit
at that. “So, I'm curious. How
Council, of course she's met all the
actually, aside from Elise and Lily, Cole was my first friend here. It was
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