บท 20: Chapter 20 The Snack

　　~ CASIMIR ~

　　Jesse's frantic insistence gave me a moment's hesitation. And then her words landed and gave me even greater pause.

　　She'd been sold? I frowned and made a mental note to have Ghere look into her family and see how they might be tangled up with wolves in a plot. While she seemed guileless, we could never be too careful. I didn't remember being told that some of those we took were purchased. That left an itch between my shoulder blades.

　　Then I was distracted from my thoughts because she raised her chin, so even though I was taller, she managed to look down her nose at me.

　　"You don't have to worry about me, Cazz. I'm going to give you whatever you want." I almost groaned as my power surged again, but she wasn't done. "I'm going to do that, choose to do it, because then you've taken nothing from me. You only get what I give. And when I get out of this hell, I'll still… I'll still be me."