Page 139 (1/2)

“Why is it chauvinist to say that I’d be better at teaching Newman how to be a man than you would be?”

“He’s ahiood at the job now So why are you a better teacher than I am?”

“I’ people learn the ropes I’ht now”

“It still seems like some macho bullshit that I didn’t expect to hear from you”

“We don’t have tis here, Anita I think you’ll sympathize with Newure out what he needs to do I won’t”

My anger washed over me like heat, and I felt the beasts stir inside of er Fuck I did not need this right now, and just like that, I thought, But what does Newht? Would some man-to-man talk benefit Newman more than my marshal-to-marshal relationship with him? I didn’t want to kill Bobby now I knehat the skin of his neck smelled like when I held him close It was always harder for me to hurt someone after a certain level of physical closeness It was like, at some level, I equated physical with e about that, as

Thinking about things too complicated for my beasts could either quiet them or make them lash out in frustration This ti, You coue with them

I nodded “Okay Hoe get you soation?”

“You’re giving in just like that?” Edward asked, frowning at me as if he suspected a trap

“You’re right I’ve gotten too close to Bobby Marchand I saved his life once by putting un It would feel weird for h his own feelings about it It’s not about beingemotionally compromised in a way that you are not, which ht now on this case”

“Exactly that,” Edward said

“I aer so quickly,” Olaf said to me

“Thanks Therapy is a ”

“Whatever tool works for you,” he said

“Thank you”