Chapter 37: Chapter 37

“They left you behind,” Roni pointed out. “When they saw a human was coming, they scampered. They didn’t try to fight me to get to you. They must know I’ve got you and that I brought you here, but they haven’t come for you. What does that say about them?”

Taryn squatted in front of the jackal. “It says they have no loyalty to you. So why should you have any loyalty to them?”

“Why should I have any loyalty to you?” the blonde retorted. “You’re going to kill me. You want to do it so badly, don’t you? I can see it in your eyes. You want to give in to the basic urges we all have. You’re like me. We’re the same.”

“I’d never hurt a child. That makes us very, very different.”