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alleviate the heaviness was to comply and lash out at her target, at her enemy. It was almost as if the animal inside of her stirred at the immediacy of a weaker prey, eager to pounce and sate its hunger.
    “Are you really that selfish?” Gregory asked as he tightened his hand over her slack fingers.
    Exhaling deeply, Hayden bit her lip to control her initial reaction to that question. “What do you mean?” she asked quietly, trying to keep the bite out of her tone.
    “Look at you. You can barely tolerate a simple touch. What would happen if your mom accidentally brushed against you, or hugged you? Would you explain that you’re a werewolf who could break her neck? Could you tell her you were too selfish to move away, and chose to stay here instead, evidently putting her in danger?”
    “Gregory,” Hayden warned hotly.
    She tore her hand away from his. The insistence to attack was subdued and replaced with floundering hopelessness. She hated to admit it, but he was right. It would be pure selfishness on her part if she stayed here and put her family in danger.
    “Ten years ago, my brother attacked me when I was eight.”
    Startled at the confession, Hayden looked up at her classmate. Gregory began tugging at his jacket, unbuttoning the top three buttons of his shirt and pulling the material aside. A section of his chest was visible, along with his right shoulder. Against his pale skin, four horizontal scars stood out noticeably. The skin was uneven and elevated, appearing healed but stained an ugly red. 
    Greg shook his head, marveling at the scar as if he had never seen it himself. “Blake was angry with me over something stupid. He grabbed my shoulders the same time his claws came out. He didn’t mean it, but the whole family was devastated.”
    His eyes were unfocused, locked far away in a memory. “Blake and I were – are — really close. He’s my big brother. When we found out he was a werewolf, we tried to tame him. It was selfish to keep him with us. We didn’t have the power to tame a werewolf, Hayden. Only an Alpha has that kind of control. But for two years we tried, probably doing him more harm than good.”
    He trailed off, self-consciously pulling his shirt and jacket back into place. “We still keep in contact with Blake all the time, but we know he’s better off with a pack.” The human looked over at Hayden, grinning sadly. “I think you’ll be able to fit in with a wolf pack. You’ll be with male werewolves who know how to defend themselves and help with your control.”
    He was right. Her temper was unpredictable, and if she ever attacked a member of her family, she would be devastated. She was suffering here, in New York, and in turn, she was putting her family at risk. “Thank you,” Hayden murmured grudgingly. “I needed that.”
    His cheeks flushed again and he buried his face near his demolished sandwich. “Cole and Blake should be arriving here shortly. We can just stay here until they call.”
    Hayden ate the rest of her food without tasting it, not inclined to break the silence that stretched between them. She was trying to convince herself that leaving New York really was the best option. It was going to take time to become accustomed to moving to Minnesota, a state she had never been to, and a state that was hundreds of miles away from family.
    “Hayden,” Gregory addressed with an impatient bounce to his knee. “I need to use the restroom. Will you… will you be alright?”
    Raising her eyebrows, Hayden smirked at the unspoken question. “You mean will the humans be safe in my presence? The answer is yes.”
    Before the words could fully leave her mouth, the boy leaped from his chair, fidgeting his way to the bathrooms without another word.
    Slouching in relief at his absence, the sullen werewolf looked idly over at the only other customer in the restaurant. She couldn’t help but to notice that he was a handsome-looking man. A high-collared coat fell to his knees,