She thought that movement was about her, her actions. She made a soft sound, giving him a look that on another might have been puppy dog eyes. On her it was almost judgmental, as if saddened he couldn't see her truth.

"She didn't want most of our family to die in a fire either," she said, voice hardening. "She didn't want your alpha in a coma for six years, and our sister gone, and the life we knew destroyed because we let our guard down," she added, taking two more steps towards him.

"I had to start over for us, Derek. I couldn't count on Peter. He didn't even return with you," she noted, making a face. "Not surprising, but I knew you would come back for me one day. So I made sure you didn't come back to be alone."