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Lasher, the other brown wolf of their bunch, came forward and attempted to soothe her. She didn't know him other than his name, but she didn't blame him for trying. This wasn't the time or place, she knew that, but the heartbreak and anger that roiled inside her refused to let her be rational. She didn't lunge toward Blue Willow, however, didn't make a single threatening move until Peregrine lashed out at her. He lunged at her, jaws flung open to tear at her flesh, but she was smaller, faster, and uninjured.

Atticus joined him, moving against her to make her pay for what she had said. Snarling, she stepped out of his way before he could touch her, and continued to take a few steps back out of everyone's reach, her teeth bared in anger and frustration. But that was all it took to clear her head. She understood what she had done and what she had now sacrificed for her inability to control her temper. Breathing heavily, she took another step back and relaxed her entire body, letting her lips fall limply over her fangs.

She had sacrificed as much as everyone else in this pack searching for the missing girl, and they were going to repay her with this? With dread in her heart, she fell to her stomach and nearly groveled for his forgiveness. "Peregrine, I have no excuse for what I have done. Exhaustion, hunger, and my short temper have given rise to words that I do not truly mean. It is no one's fault but nature's that your daughter is fallen. I do not expect mercy." She took a breath, keeping her eyes carefully averted from him and Blue Willow, before she continued. "I cannot take back the words I have spoken. I can only beg for your forgiveness, knowing my grief is not as great as yours, though I do grieve for this pack and for your family. Osprey Junior was the first wolf I met after you accepted me, and she made me feel welcome, like I could be part of this pack."

She didn't feel it necessary to continue. She was exhausted. Her voice was tired, strained, and she could barely keep herself from falling over. Instead of fighting it, she let herself roll onto her back, exposing her tender belly to the three dark leaders, her tail curled up against her privates, wondering if they'd kill her, wondering in the delirious parts of her mind if her father would be ashamed of her if he could see her now.