He left me in the clearing! I snapped back.
Because you were cold and distant to him. And now you're making no attempt to seek him out.
He has a history of oppressing our pack, remember? I can't just forget that in a couple of days, it would be disloyal!
And you're being disloyal to our Mate by seeking out a human settlement to waste your time, she replied. Her words stung even though I knew she didn't truly mean them; she was on edge as much as I was.
"Excuse me, would you mind if I join you?" came a voice from above me. I quickly snapped to attention and focused on the human standing next to me. He was about average height and handsome with curly dark hair and warm brown eyes.
"Erm..." I began, caught off guard.
This seemed to happen a lot to werewolves when we were in the human to
