Sam
I"m not surprised to see Peter arrive in the late afternoon. This is the first visit I"ve had today. Everyone has stayed away from me. They are afraid of me now, just as the Treat members are afraid of me. I have been sitting on the steps of my terrace for hours, as I have so often done with Nate, turning events over and over in my head. I almost killed Nate. He would never have hurt me, I"m convinced. I hurt him for the simple reason that he is a bear shifter. I took him for an enemy because of his beast. Only he could have attacked me a long time ago, during one of our one—on—ones, and he never did because he is a good man, unlike me who is a crazy ally.
— What"s on your mind, Sam?
— Nothing special.
— You"ve never been a good liar.
Normally I would have smiled at this comment,
