Phantom Hollow Surprise! Can I sleep over?

Burke looked at her, and could see her hesitation but he was not certain if it was about letting him in or if she was wondering something else. He was stubborn and he might tell her but not here, it was too private and he was not one to share things with others, after all when Meldresi died, his beloved Meldresi, he kept on working as an alpha not wanting to be weak for his pack. He never thought a moment about himself. Burke was quite selfless, incredibly so. He might be a jerk but he secretly did have a heart of gold. The male just didn't share a lot because he was uncertain about others, or he did not deem them good enough of a friend to share it. Him coming to Malice in the first place was a strange thing for him to experience but he decided to just follow Bullet/Osprey's words and go with it. He probably needed this himself.

"I am, " he only confirmed to her. After all it was a fact he could not deny. It was clear that the deep healing cuts were no marks of a wolf. And the other small cuts weren't either. The male stood before her. Burke's pale eyes caught the nod, and even though it might not be a guarantee but it was at least something. It also told him that Malice had yet to tell her pack. Burke had peace with that, after all he did not want to scream it of the rooftops either, but it was good to know with one son dead that he might have others in the making, as harsh as that sounded. He was still a male and liked to further his bloodline. He did not think much about love. With Meldresi it had been more of an agreement in the beginning. Only later he started to grow closer to her.

He followed Malice into her territory, darkness falling over them. Burke walked without fear. He was used to the darkness and he actually preferred it. He glanced to the side at Malice for a moment, staying quiet. Somehow he felt like wildly talking was out of order. She felt doubtful, and instead Burke walked with his own natural confidence. He might be wounded and run into an ambush, though he had the feeling, as his appearance was so unexpected that there wouldn't be trickery involved. Still it haunted through his mind. His mind taking in the scenery. Only once they would be in the privacy of her den he might be tempted to say more. So for now he would just study Malice and her behavior as well as the surroundings.