"What was that?"
Mary points at me and leaves.
"I'm sorry. I use to promise stuff like that with my brother. It got me emotional. She pulled me out, so I didn't have a breakdown, or flash back, or anything else that I have now." I sit my shoes by the couch. "You can go back. I have issues... We all know that. But my issues are not yours to deal with. They are mine."
He looks hurt. "I can help you."
"I'm sure you can. With some things. Other things are going to be with me forever. Like my mates killed my baby brother. Can you honestly imagine that?" He shakes his head. "I know it had to be done. But I still lost a lot that day. It still hurts."
He sits on the couch and pulls me down with him. "Why did Thora attack Dipak?"
"No, I won't discuss an issue I have with a mate... But it's no
