We were bringing the last of the food into the dining room when the first members of the pack came in. I quickly retreated to the kitchen via the connecting door. The last thing I needed was more people asking me who had beaten me.
"I'll eat in the kitchen today. But you just go into the dining room, you're part of the party Irma."
There was no way I wanted to eat with the pack today, especially not with Tom. Irma looked at me doubtfully.
"Mary, are you sure? Won't you at least tell the alpha who did this to you? He can protect you and will punish the person responsible."
As I felt a lump forming in my throat, I just shook my head. Irma walked out of the kitchen and left me alone. Before I sat down, I made sure that all the doors to the kitchen were locked.
I tidied up and prepar
