Bearclaw Valley judgement day

Her blood boiled and Laurel was ready to strike. This situation was so much different from the day she had tried to kill her baby brother and yet it was so muchly the same. Especially when Xan revealed his throat to her. She revealed her teeth and snapped them shut around his throat, but not to draw blood. Only to warn, for he would get one warning not to fuck with her. He knew how she felt, so why would he keep stomping on her heart? Sharp teeth withdrew and ears pulled back against her skull as she stood and stared a moment.

"I hate you," she said, her voice eerily calm this time. She turned away from him and started to run away then as she was no longer able to hide her emotions. Any hope she had had was squashed -- and perhaps in the future she would have to take over control.. not to stunt Xan necessarily but to retain the last shreds of sanity she had.