'We're finished, FOREVER! And I'll HURT
you before I'm through. Just wait and see how I hurt
you!' And she stormed away, her love and pain alike submerged
beneath the weight of hard words, and harder justice. Because
male pride is evil enough, in its blunt and stupid way
destroying much that is gentle and fair. But a woman's
vengeance, turned devious by the depths of her vulnerability,
and the intricate contradiction of her emotions..... True Hell
would be raised, one way or the other. Kalus watched her go,
and though shocked and stunned and hurt himself, felt yet again
the indestructible bond that was his love for her. When she
struck him it had been as if he struck himself, and even as she
promised to hurt him, his one thought was for her safety.
Kataya, Komai, even the cub who stood beside him, became
secondary, superfluous in his life. She was his woman, his
family, and in everything but name, his wife. And whatever she
might do or say, he would never leave her. But as the cub
gently nuzzled against his leg, seeking some sign of
reassurance, he was dismayed to find large tears running down
his face, as in his mind's eye he saw Barabbas with the other
males huddled silently behind him, telling him to go.
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