She sat in silence, staring at the same spot on the floor as welling tears blurred her vision. She didn't expect the woman to be sad or hurt by Kai's words, if anything she'd probably just laugh about it before calling her son a freak and making more threats towards Warren. But monster or not, some little part of her had to feel remorse; there was no way she couldn't even feel the tiniest bit of regret for having killed her son while his father watched.<br/><br/>But she didn't get the chance to hear the shifter's response. The large hand on her shoulder made her look up, tears falling as they found Warren's face. Looking at it, his own tear streaked cheeks, the hurt and anguish in his dark eyes, more of her own tears fell. Looking at him, she felt a mix of emotions, some of which confused her. When he took the phone, she let go of it with a little reluctance, her now empty hand falling to her lap. As he spoke, his words were all but lost to her, muffled as if she were trapped under water. Kai was just barely able to make out 'three days'. Three days to what?<br/><br/>Then it was over. He'd hung up the phone and discarded it before pulling her into a comforting embrace. For a moment she just sat there, limp, not moving to hug him. Finally her arms moved, wrapping around him as her hands gripped his shirt so tight that her knuckles turned white. She buried her face against his chest, breathing in the familiar scent in hopes it would calm her down. It didn't.<br/><br/>Not trusting her voice, she spoke to him and him alone. I'm so sorry, Was all she could say before going quiet. Even in the link, those three little words shook with her own pain, her voice betraying her and cracking on the last word. Thinking about it all now, the boy's death at the hands of his own mother, Warren being forced to watch, the lifeless body being dumped in a decaying well.....Warren being marked by another.... She felt sick again and the heavy (yet delicious food) in her stomach didn't make it any easier to keep it down.<br/><br/>Suddenly and without a word, Kai pulled away from Warren with more force than she figured she'd needed. On her feet, she was out the door and stepping through the soft snow so fast it was like she'd been determined to get away from him. In a sense, maybe she was.... Outside, she sucked in the cold air so fast it burned her lungs, but she didn't care; she was just trying to keep from throwing up.