Alice turned when Talton came into view and tried not to shrink. She was trying not to worry about the other wolf, but when she saw the blood on Talton's hand, and the authority in his voice, somehow she knew Rich had lost...and he had lost more than just the fight. She held one hand up to her mouth and tried to control herself. Just because her rescuer was gone didn't mean she was doomed...and it also didn't mean that she had to have a mate. She just prayed that Talton wouldn't assume that she was his, since apparently Rich had claimed her. Shaking her head, she answered truthfully.<br/><br/>"No. Neither of them are."<br/><br/>She knew that without a shadow of a doubt. If one of them was, she'd be much more defensive and hostile than she already was.