A Black Rose Blooms

She allowed a half-smile to cross her face. "Indeed it is." She only had allegiance from one half of him, and that half only came out once a month. That wasn't enough. Half a wolf wasn't enough to help feed a pack or protect its borders.

Though she sensed he still felt devotions to someone else. The tone in his voice, though serious, had a hint of suspicion. She had to hold his interest and sway him somehow. "That forest isn't the friendliest place and not everyone is going to go in there. Just you entering it on your own accord is enough to entice my interests."