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?”

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

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

the wolves. They attacked me that fateful day,

to d ie to

you do something stu pid, Jess?”

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

I slam my hand on

glasses tip over and shatter

anything!”

think she played a part or she

claws extend through my fingertips and I feel my spine starting

runs from the dining room, terrified. But there is nowhere she can go or

giant table, sending it flying into the sideboard. The food and glass and porcelain

into the room. He lets out a low whistle. “Chef spent hours

is partially shifted but I’m coherent enough

so I can think and act rationally, because I’m not good

are.

don’t want to ki ll one of my own

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