Chapter 10
Beatrice blinked in surprise. What was going on…? Why was a wolf suddenly agreeing with something she’d said? Narrowing her eyes, the wondered what their game plan was and if Avery could be frusted. “Glad someone he’d actually believe agreed with me for once.”
“Mmm. He means well and just wants to keep us safe.”
“Yeah, well, that’s great. For you. But that doesn’t include me and that’s all I wanted from him. So maybe he means well for you but, for me, he couldn’t give
less of a shit.”
Avery let out a sigh. “It’s just how we’ve always been as a species. Humans are no different. You prioritize yourselves over Others all the time.”
“Humans don’t even know Others exist – qr, at least, most of us don’t. And not all humans are the same, just like not all of you wolves are the same. At least, that’s what I want to believe but, so far… you’re all a bunch of selfish bastards.” Beatrice really should tone back on the sass but why bother? This woman had been told to expect ‘interesting’; she shouldn’t leave disappointed.
“You’re not wrong, exactly, but you know as well as I do that humans are just as selfish.”
It sucked that Beatrice couldn’t refute the she-wolf’s claims. Humans were inherently selfish assholes. Extremely so. But that didn’t give everyone else permission to be the same in return. “You can’t just pretend we’re all the same. Individuals – whether human, wolf, vampire, or whatever – are different. Just because people are inconsiderate fucks doesn’t mean every single person is. If I judged all of you based on my interactions with Hendricks, you wouldn’t like what I’d have to say.”
Avery frowned, lips pursed into a thin line. Yeah, she hadn’t liked that. Good.
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“But then I got to have a chat with Tweedledick out there,” Beatrice jutted her chin in the direction of the door, “and a few other she wolves, and vou darling daddy. They just made me more certain you’re cut from the same cloth. Because I’m human, I don’t get a say in anything, in return, I will gemily to the same with you; because you’re wolves, you don’t get a say in anything. Forge me to stick around and I’ll make sure every last one of you regrets 4
“Mmmm…,” the she-wolf hummed. “I understand your frustration. Honestly I do. The problem is that you’ve stepped into our way of life, which meads it’s on you to adapt.”
“Excuse me?” Beatrice couldn’t help but laugh. Shaking her head at the absurdity of the entire affair, she continued, “I stepped into your was de Yox No, I did not. I literally did the same thing I’d done every day, only for Hendricks to show up in my world and kidnap me He did thin out and If anything, he’s the one that forced his way into my world, which means he should be the one to adapt
Avery sighed, shoulders curving slightly as she gave Beatrice a pitying look. “The Moon Goddess gave you a tated mate which is who loved you and out world. Hendricks only did what was natural for our kind. This is your fate, no matter how you feel, and fighting it will as vaul
Yep. There was that brick wall once again, stopping logic from teaching the brain And Beatrice had been hopeful this she will would be the first her of least, make an attempt to understand.
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