Alice had been dreaming. She had gone through several dreams throughout the surgery, and not all had been bad. The first had been a nightmare about Louis...of course...but the rest hadn't been so awful. She had a dream about when she was human, and even a dream about her family. They were surely all dead now, and she wouldn't know where to look even if they weren't. Some of the pack members had suggested the internet, but she didn't know how to use it, and Louis would have killed her if he knew she was looking up past relationships. Essentially Louis was a product of his environment. He was Alpha, and that was law. The fact that he had chosen a human for his mate had been an issue at first, but since he was only Beta at that point, no one argued. A few of the males in the pack wanted to challenge him over his treatment of Alice, but she insisted they didn't. Louis was huge and a very good fighter. He would fight them to the death, and she preferred their kind faces alive over dead. She knew about the population crisis, and that was one reason she felt so awful about being sterile. Some of the men had suggested passing Alice around to see if it was her sterility or Louis', but a swift ripping of their throats silenced any more suggestions. Louis was possessive, and would allow no other men to touch her. It was ironic that now she was being taken care of by a different pack of lycans, as Louis would have had a fit. Ironic also that a group of pathetic human hunters had killed him.<br/><br/>As the anesthetic wore off, her dark lashes fluttered softly and and groaned quietly. Her senses came back, and so did the pain, waking her up. Licking her dry lips, she tried to move but her limbs were still sluggish, and she didn't want to exasperate the wound. She could feel a kind of bandage covering her side, and she also noticed that the burning pain of the silver was gone. In its place was just the normal pain of post surgery. Amazed, her blue eyes finally opened fully and she looked around. She remembered the events, and when she saw Rich enter through the door, she noticed she was on a red couch and surprisingly comfortable. Now that she was out of the fatal danger, she could try and figure out what to do next. She'd need to heal, but maybe they could help her find her human relatives and she could try and start a new life. She'd have to see...<br/><br/>The rough looking Alpha came into view, and she smiled awkwardly. What was she supposed to say now? Clearing her throat, she waited until he moved closer before she spoke.<br/><br/>"Hi. I guess I should thank you for saving my life."<br/><br/>After a pause, she added the two words softly.<br/><br/>"Thank you."