Alice smiled as Vincent flipped them, and she nuzzled affectionately into his chest and neck. However, when he spoke, she frowned. The use of the word "belong" made her bristle, and she looked up with flashing eyes.<br/><br/>"No. I don't belong to any pack or anyone. The only reason they think that is because they found me, and female lycans are rare. I admit that Rich, the previous Alpha, was kind and helped me medically, but apparently he planned to make me his mate against my will. I've already had that happen once, and I don't want any man to think he can do that to me again."<br/><br/>She laid her head back down and spoke as she relaxed beneath his stroking fingers.<br/><br/>"From what I can gather, Talton and the other men want human mates anyway...as they obviously assume all the lycan females are barren. It seems that way, and they think that converting human females will solve the reproduction problems. However, I was a human...and even had some special 'gifts' beyond normal, and I never had children. The Lycans are a dying breed, and that pack seems willing to do anything to stop it. I assume that Talton would simply want me to be some sort of toy for the pack...or to pass me off as a mate to a member. I don't want that."<br/><br/>Her tone was bitter.<br/><br/>"I doubt it's jealousy...although I honestly have no idea. They just feel like they own me now, and they want back what is 'theirs.' Although, if they begin to cause you trouble, you don't have to keep me with you. I intended to be alone, anyway."<br/><br/>Her tone turned a bit sad, and she swallowed before closing her eyes and kissing his heated skin.<br/><br/>"I'm sorry to dump all this on you. Tonight, maybe we can go to the woods and I can try to help you learn how to control your shifting."