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rivalry between males.”
    She raised her
eyebrows, briefly, as she took in that information, and then
dropped them again, frowning in concern. “That's a shitty thing to
happen, and I'm sorry she had to go through it … but I don't trust
her, Lawrence. I don't like her around Taylor – he's good natured,
kind; maybe more easily taken advantage of because of it, and
there's no bloody way she's not thought about having him. I can
tell – women know these things about each other. I don't want her
around him.”
    Hell, she was
suited to the Alpha female role, because that was stated bluntly,
possessively, and, quite simply, as if she expected all to comply.
He hid a smile. “He's only dropping her off; offering visible
protection from the other males on the walk back through the woods.
She didn't want to go back – was hoping to stay here I think, which
is simply not an option with your first change due. I've asked
Taylor to get back ASAP for the police, and also for you. You
should have a male around you at all times at the moment. Ryan will
handle the situation and join us as soon as he's done.”
    She didn't
look convinced, and he didn't miss her bristle at the mention of
needing a male around, but thank fuck, she let that aspect go for
now. He didn't want to go chasing after a rebelling Lydia every
half an hour to make sure she was in a physiologically balanced
state. The moon took no prisoners, and he had too much else to
organise.
    “There's a
desperation about her, Lawrence – I know it because I felt it last
month myself. I don't trust her.”
    “That
desperation is the burden of being an unmated female in her
twenties. I wish it were different for her – for all of you – but
there's nothing she can do, and you have nothing to worry about.
Taylor's mated to you and bonded to you, as am I, and Ryan.
Nothing's taking that away – it isn't possible.” That sense of
panic he always felt when thinking of her as his mate rose sharply
within him, but almost as quickly, her visible calming over his
words, dulled the anxiety. He wanted to make her happy. That
realisation was a mix of freeing and … bat-shit scary. He wanted to be her mate – a good one that didn't fuck up at it
every two seconds.
    Better let
her in then, hadn't you , voiced his wolf, still pissed off that
he'd rejected her earlier affections.
    Instead, he
stood there awkwardly. Let her in, how? He was pretty damn sure
there was nothing about him she'd want to know, and it was obvious
his … affliction … bothered her. Of course it fucking did – her
friend had just been mutilated in the same way because of
it. Because of him. It was a wonder she could stand to be in the
same room as him. The way she'd been staring at his legs
earlier…
    She stared at
him now, at his face, with eyes that still held him at arm's
length. It made him feel crappier than crap. Let her in – right: Welcome, madam, to the guest house of pain. Once you enter, you
can't leave – you'll be here for the rest of your life. We hope you
enjoy your stay … add smiley face.
    She broke
through both the silence and his festering thoughts. “I'm gonna go
freshen up.”
    “All
right.”
    “When will the
police be here?”
    “In an hour.
We're all meeting in the front reception room.”
    “Right. I'll
see you then.” She walked around him, opened the door and walked
out.
    And still he
didn't move. Just stood there like an idiot when the door swung
back shut; the sharp click of it – for the first time in twenty
years – the last thing he wanted to hear.
     

Chapter Four
     
    Maybe the full
moon influenced her anger, the way it had influenced Stephen
forcing himself on her. That, and all the mess they now found
themselves in because of Lydia.
    Because of
you , betrayed her inner-voice, which she had no doubt belonged
to her wolf. It wasn't like they could shut the animal in them out,
even when the moon was absent from the sky. Why didn't her wolf get
it? That female was