"I'm not your enemy, Dominic," he said, his voice a low, strained whisper. "I'm just a messenger. I'm here to make sure the truth comes out."
"And what is the truth, Fenris?" I shot back, my voice rising with frustration. "Do you want to tell me that you really think I would jeopardize my reputation and that of my pack's by killing a human? That I would intentionally want to start a war with the humans? If that is the truth that you want, then you're a fool."
His face paled, a flicker of something, fear? guilt? in his eyes. He looked away, his gaze returning to the forest outside the window. He was hiding something, I was sure of it. And I was going to find out what it was.
"I'm not a fool, Dominic," he said, his voice barely audible. "I'm just a realist. I know how the world works. I k
