"It's still been six years, and everyone was willing to ignore it. Forever. Even you," she said, hating how much that left her feeling hurt and broken a little bit more. Anyone she might have thought would be there in the end, and he hadn't been. She didn't even blame him, but that didn't make it hurt less.

"They all knew, Chris. They knew and they know. Now they know the result of murder. It comes back to you,' she said. "And I won't leave my town and my pack weak again. I was blind before. My mother was blind. We thought we could actually live in peace and be left alone. I know better now."

She suddenly smiled. "But hey, you said you didn't want to deal with the reality of it all, right? You came back here to kill an alpha and now you're unsure so, what should we talk about? How's Allison? She's doing well?"