Clara frowned, like she had expected me to argue with her.
"Is that it then?" she asked. "You're just going to leave?"
"Not exactly," I replied, letting my smile return. "I'll be staying in the neighboring pack for a few days. Close enough to... visit if the mood strikes me."
"Visit?" Clara's voice rose slightly. "You're not visiting anyone. You're going home to your own territory."
"Eventually," I agreed. "But not right away. I have some business to take care of first."
"What kind of business?"
"The kind that involves a beautiful woman who's been driving me crazy since the moment I met her."
Clara's flush deepened. "Stop talking like that."
"Like what?" I asked innocently. "Like a man who knows what he wants?"
"Like a man who can't take a hint," Clara shot back. "I'm not interest
