Lost Creek Hollow What sparked such an interest?

She didn't seem put off by his honesty, and he was glad. He wasn't one to beat around the bush, and she seemed to take that very well. He wasn't quite sure what to say about himself but he tried. Well, I'm a soldier, pretty much. I fight when necessary, but I don't generally start them, he explained. I've only been in the Teekon Wilds since mid-summer. Before that, I had been with a pack for a couple years, but decided to leave after a leadership change, he went on. He paused, in case she had any questions.

What about you? he asked. He didn't know much of her past, except that she had recently lost a mate, and was heavily guarded by a big wolf named Greyback. He wondered if the male was interested in Valette as more than just a pack mate, but he wasn't so bold as to ask her that. He figured it wasn't really his business, and that if Valette didn't want Rueger courting her, she'd let him know. Until then, however, he would keep trying.