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“You still haven’t answered my previous question,” I told Blake.
“Werewolves that don’t belong to a pack are always more susceptible to attacks by rogues because there isn’t a pack to protect them. It makes them easier targets.”
“Why would a rogue want to attack me?”
It made no sense.
“It’s what they do. Some have a reason, others do it for fun. It is easier to attack a lone werewolf that doesn’t have protection from a pack, especially a female werewolf.”
The picture they were beginning to paint for me started to scare me a little.
“It’s worse for a female werewolf—they’d probably keep you to use your body.” Cade dropped that bit of information into the conversation.
“Are you saying what I think you’re saying?” I asked him, feeling the shiver of fear up my spine.
“Yes,” he confirmed, watching me for my reaction.
Oh, crap!
“So the person I hit tonight…” I took a moment to get myself together, “was a rogue that wanted to…”
I couldn’t finish the sentence.
“Yes.”
The confirmation scared me because I knew no matter how much training I had, there was no way I would be able to fight off a werewolf. I simply wasn’t strong enough.
“When you first got here we knew you were a werewolf. We knew you didn’t belong to a pack so we’ve been keeping an eye on you to keep you safe,” Blake explained further.
So they’d been trying to protect me, not stalk me. I felt a little bad for going off at them.
CHAPTER SEVEN
Scarlett
“Do you think the rogue will come after me again?” I asked as I bit down on my bottom lip to keep it from trembling.
Everything that they had told me was a lot to take in and I was still trying to process it along with the shocking events of my earlier run-in with my first rogue.
“Yes.” The answer came from a stern-looking Cade.
I tried to regain whatever composure I still had left under the watchful eyes of the two alphas.
“So, what happens now?” I asked.
“Ideally, it would be easier for us to guard you if you joined one of our packs,” suggested Cade.
“Not going to happen,” I replied, shaking my head without even considering it.
“You’d be stronger and more able to defend yourself if you could shift,” said Blake.
“But I’d only be able to shift if I found my…mate.” I could barely say the word.
“Look, let me explain something to you guys,” I started as I stood up and faced both of them.
“All this werewolf stuff is normal for you but up until about half an hour ago, I didn’t even know werewolves existed. This stuff might be normal for you, but it’s all new to me.”
I paused for a moment.
