She could tell from his tone that he was serious, and when she looked at the I.D., a feeling of pity came over her. She looked back up at him with her blue eyes.<br/><br/>"Of course. I'll tell you whatever I know."<br/><br/>She watched him cry and wanted to hold him, but she knew that would be incredibly forward. Instead, she simply listened and nodded. When he offered to get her a room, she waved him off.<br/><br/>"No need to do that. If it's alright with you, I can sleep on the floor in here...or...I mean...we could share the bed, if that wouldn't be too awkward."<br/><br/>Suddenly being able to be in close physical proximity to a male without seeing him murdered was so liberating. She smiled and sighed.<br/><br/>"I won't leave...I mean, I don't have anywhere to go anyway. No money...no family."<br/><br/>She stopped the depressing talk and shook her head.<br/><br/>"Never mind. I'm around 90, but I knew what had happened when I was turned. I'll help you. I'm not sure of how you were turned, but likely you were bitten without realizing it. If you don't learn to control your shifting, then it will only happen once a month...during the full moon. During that time, you'll feel incredibly violent, thirst for blood and likely kill. Also, you'll look for a mate. I'm not sure what you've done over the years, but that's probably why you were so beaten up. It's a very painful and violent transition."<br/><br/>She looked down and then back up.<br/><br/>"I was turned when I was around 19 or 20, when my family was on a trip to Mt. Rainier. Louis...my old mate...was the beta at the time of his pack, and was out hunting while I was hiking. He attacked and raped me, kidnapping me and forcing me into mating with him. I never saw my family again, and I assume everyone thought I was dead. He eventually killed the Alpha and took over, ruling the pack. Just recently a group of 'werewolf hunters' attacked our pack and killed everyone except me. I managed to escape, although a lone hunter followed me. The pack you met today killed him and helped me...but I don't intend to live with a pack again. I don't know what I want to do, but I want to have a life somehow. I've always wanted children, but apparently female werewolves are becoming sterile...and Louis always blamed me for that. I never wanted this to begin with, but I've had to live with it for a long time now."<br/><br/>She wasn't going to go into her past trauma, but she looked up at him.<br/><br/>"What do you need to know? Most Lycans are a part of a pack, and the males find mates. However, with the recent female shortage, many men have turned to converting human females to be their mates. I was one of those attempts. Apparently Talton wants to do the same, and he killed the Alpha for it. It's a very violent race, and I wish that I'd never been brought into it. But now, unless I want to kill myself, it's a part of who I am. I guess you're the same way."<br/><br/>She swallowed hard and looked at him.<br/><br/>"Are you hungry? I haven't eaten for a long time. I don't have any money, but I can work to pay it off somehow."<br/><br/>She looked at him almost innocently, desperately wanting a normal life.<br/><br/>