Diane dropped her face into her hand. "I'm sorry, that was thoughtless of me."
"No, no, it's fine," the woman said in a pinched voice. "You are both here now. I will need to become accustomed to that."
"Except we aren't," Diane replied. "Tryson is cast out. I don't understand how this works, but Levi said it would normally take him months to work his way back up the pack. But I've got maybe ten days, tops?" Diane looked at the woman, pleading. "I'm sorry to ask this of you, but—"
"We have no control over what Tryson does, or how quickly. But you must understand how you will relate to the males until he is strong enough to fight for you. If you do the wrong thing you will make it harder for him."
Diane blew out a breath. "Can you teach me?"
Kyelle stared at the ripple window, her mou
