Roxie was used to the kind of harsh language and threats Benjamin levied.  It was part of why they had spent years avoiding each other.  Every time they got close to one another, the old feelings of anger came out and it all went to hell in a handbasket in a matter of moments.  Even as she tried to deny the bond triggered between them, her wolf reminded her of what it was like before they fought, how close they had been as teenagers, despite the tensions between their two packs.  And though her pride would never allow her to admit it, she understood why he had reacted badly all those years ago and put the safety of his pack over the life of a single wolf.  She let him speak his peace, taking each barb he threw at her with quiet resign.  She wondered if he would ever forgive her for choosing her friend and the belief in love, over him.  Probably not.<br/><br/>He turned to leave and caught him by his arm and pulled him into a side room.  Her wolf got excited at the move, as if the privacy might allow them to leave the horrible past suddenly behind, but that was not what Roxie had intended at all.  She just wanted a moment without all the verbal barbs he was throwing around, especially after he mentioned that she might try and kill him.  "This was not my pack.  And if it was some member going off on their own, I'll get them myself for what they did to that little boy, what they took from him."  She growled.  Roxie had a soft heart, despite all the anger he had just thrown in her face, and she felt horrible about what the kid had been through.<br/><br/>"I would never try to kill you, Ben...Just because I don't want to fuck you, doesn't mean I want you dead."  She said through clenched teeth.  She wanted to run away from him, because she knew the feelings she was trying to bury would get stronger at time, but it wasn't the right thing to do.  "If you want to figure this out, I'll help you do that.  I'll prove to you that we didn't do this."  There was still anger in her tone, partially because she knew that was the only way to get through to him.  If she softened or backed down, he'd rule her out as submissive and stop listening.  "Now cut the shit.  Stop the posturing and let me help..."