"It matters plenty." Lisa's hands were gentle even as her voice shook with anger, wringing out the cloth in the basin until the water ran pink. "Sit still. Let me clean this properly before it scars. I should march down there myself and give that girl a piece of my mind, wolf or no wolf."
"Don't." I caught her wrist before she could stand. "She's not worth it, and I don't want you anywhere near her after what she just tried to do to me."
Lisa's jaw set hard, but she sat back down, resuming her careful work along the cuts on my forearm instead.
“What happened to those body guards of yours? They were supposed to protect you.”
“I told them to stay and protect you, I didn’t think Edith would try something like this.”
“My sweet girl…” she started to tear up.
"Lisa." I caught her wrist bef
