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I couldn’t decide whether to be happy I’d got the girl to inadvertently admit her ability, or alarmed that she hadn’t tried to make a run for it. “Actually, Lauren, I’d take any opportunity I could to get out of here.”
“So, why didn’t you, then?” A quiet sniffle tacked onto the end of her words. “You got out your cage.” Snot bubbled from her nose. “You could have gone. But you didn’t.”
“Because I have more to consider than simply what’s best for me.” I shrugged. “No way on earth would I be able to walk away and leave my pack brothers behind. Just like I now won’t be able to walk out of here without taking you along, either. I’m overprotective—it’s just who I am.” I stared at her a few moments. “What’s your excuse?”
“So, you’re saying, they’re the reason you’re still here?” A couple
