Chapter 346

• She crossed the room to her mate, stopping just before him. Her eyes raked over his face, watching him struggle to calm his annoyance at her. She hated arguing with Caleb and was thankful they didn't do it very often. But she wasn't about to apologise for the decision she'd made, not in this instance. Lily had needed freedom and she didn't regret allowing her that freedom.
• "Caleb, you're almost as blinkered as Andrei on this point," she finally sighed softly. "Maybe it's a male thing, but for some strange reason none of you seem to have realised that the Vârcolac are no longer children. They're fully grown adults who are quite capable of making their own decisions and going out into the world to find their mates.
• "We have no right to restrict their movements, to damage their spirits by denying them that. Yes, we can love them and want to protect them but we have to allow them to live their lives. We can't cage them or confine them to pack lands because we're frightened something may happen to them. That's just wrong and you know it."