Two Rivers Isle Hide away

Burke was sunken in thought, wondering where it had gone all wrong. He was raised well, the right way. Though it was probably the influences of his brother that had killed him, made him the way he was today. His deceiving nature, and his want for power. Part of it was his own fault not wanting to submit to his older brother. He looked in the distance but he wasn't really looking.

What he had done to those females had never bothered him, he was not connected to them. With Meldresi he thought he had found love, and even within her kids. But one betrayal and he had closed himself off again, left them, like he had done before. He thought he would have learned by now. He was a counselor himself, a therapist, and yet he couldn't give himself any advise on---- His head snapped around when he heard a sneeze. He let out a growl for the wolf who dared to sneak up on him. His angry pale eyes fell on Malice, crouched down. His ears fell back, looking at her with a scowl. One she probably didn't deserve...

Just the fact that she would sneak up on him was not very wanted by the male. If he would have actually been startled it might have made matters worse. His more playful and relaxed nature he had the first week or so had vanished more and replaced with a distant and brooding Burke. The bear attack hadn't helped with that. He clearly wasn't even able to protect his family. Mostly it was just Burke very secretly doubting himself, doubting and not understanding how Malice could love him. What she saw in him. He left others. He didn't do relationships well. He just doubted if he could even return to Malice what she was giving him.