"Apparently not," she said, staring at him seriously suddenly, all humor gone from her face. "Not if you plan to desert me and your pack family just like that," she said with a snap of her fingers. "Which apparently pack means nothing compared to what? College? Some cute coed? Is that it?"

She sounded hurt, pained as she snorted. "Guess I shouldn't have expected much more, huh? I'm only your sister and your alpha and what remains of your family. What is that compared to college girls in shorts on birth control," she snarled, rolling her eyes. "Family's nothing, right?"

Again that stare. "Your actions, in inaction, will mean that more families die. That doesn't matter though, right?"