Silver Creek tell me, do we get what we deserve?

the girl wants to know every tragic thing that has happened to her, and perhaps she should be more cautious with this girl who materialized at her pack's borders —

but she was so vulnerable right now.  there was nothing inside her that wanted to hold back because there was nobody she could divulge these transgressions to who would understand (or that she cared to burden, in the case of burke).

she takes in a shaky breath and introduces herself first, brienne.  

i strayed not far from our borders, south, and was captured.  i escaped and when i came home, my.. king, lover, friend, former mate was... quite harsh with me.  he is the alpha here.  

she always found alpha to be such a barbaric term but had used it ever since her return because she felt it fit him more than anything else she could offer.  he does not care what happened.  he assumed i'd just left.

it dawned on her that she'd been divulging this all to a stranger.  if he knew, he'd probably be cross with her... but he wasn't here.  he didn't have to know. that is the short version of it.  tindome's alpha has the emotional capacity of a stone.