He can't believe that she is so very dense, so very innocent of the way her actions have affected him. It makes the ache in his chest all the more acute.

"Think, Anita," he says, the first hints of anger and frustration entering his voice. Normally, he would be able to keep them at bay, but it seems the longer he is bound to Anita, the less he is able to hold back his emotions around her. It's inconvenient. "You would not feel nothing if Richard had the power to stake you outside his door and forced you to listen as he had sex with two women from his pack. Richard does not have the power to force you into anything. Perhaps no one has such power over you, but you have that power over me."