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those hybrids.”
    “I wish I remembered.” I stepped away,
needing some distance to clear my head. I hated thinking about the
killing I’d done, even if I didn’t remember it. And I hated not
being in control of whatever was happening to me.
    “I think you should talk to Fee about it,
see if she can help you.”
    “Help stop it, you mean?” I shook my head.
“If it’s true, and I really am shifting, there’s nothing that will
stop it. And I’m not going to take one of her concoctions to slow
it. Look at what it’s doing to George.”
    “George’s case is different. You have
Werewolf blood in you already, though I didn’t think it meant you’d
ever shift. It’s not like there’s a precedent.”
    “It’s not so different,” I shot back. “He’s
becoming a monster. I already am one.”
    “ Tara, you are not a
monster. You were protecting me. You can’t blame yourself. Besides,
those things are dangerous.”
    “They could’ve been saved. We didn’t even
give them a chance.”
    “They had no humanity in them. They were
trying to kill us.”
    “What about the rest of them? The ones who
still have their humanity? They deserve a chance to choose a
side.”
    He used his finger to squeeze the bridge of
his nose. “We have to find them first. So far, it looks like they
don’t want to be found.”
    “Why does it seem like you’re arguing with
me?”
    “I’m not arguing with you, I’m pointing out
the facts.”
    “Yeah, but everything I say, you’re telling
me why it won’t work, or it’s a bad idea, or I shouldn’t think that
way.”
    He sighed and ran a hand through his hair.
It was a gesture he only used when he was stressed. “Tara, like it
or not, I’ve got a responsibility here now. Even with Jack on the
mend, I’m still in a place of power within The Cause. I’m still
partly in charge. I can’t just go traipsing all over the place
looking for something that doesn’t want to be found. I’ve got
people here who are counting on me.”
    “Like me,” I said quietly. “I was counting
on you to see it from my side. Was I wrong?”
    “No, you’re not wrong.” He stepped toward
me. I stepped back. I didn’t want to make it worse, but if I let
him touch me, I’d give in, let it go. And this was too important to
let go of.
    “The council is searching to kill them,” I
said. “No questions asked, no chance for forgiveness or even
justice. They don’t deserve that. No one deserves that. We’re the
only ones who can help them. I thought you of all people would
understand what it means to be an outcast just because of what’s in
your DNA.”
    Wes blinked. I’d hit low. He swallowed,
waiting a beat before answering. Silently, I asked him not to be
mad, to understand how strongly I believed in this. How helpless I
felt—about everything.
    “I get it,” he said finally. His voice held
more defeat than anger. “But Jack says we can’t keep searching
blindly. We need a solid lead.”
    I nodded, knowing that was the best I’d get,
and it would have to be enough. For now, it was, if it meant I had
him here with me. There was still George to deal with. “So we’ll
get a lead.”
    He stepped closer again. This time I let him
come. His arms pulled me to him. I stood with my cheek pressed
against his chest, my thoughts tangled together before settling on
George again.
    “We’ll figure something out,” Wes said,
picking up on it.
    “Like what? Fee’s already said she can’t
hold off the change forever.” I was dangerously close to tears.
Even though they were mainly out of frustration, I still refused to
let them fall.
    “Then we’ll find a cure.”
    “For being a Werewolf? There’s no cure for
that.”
    “For being a monster. There’s got to be a
way to help him retain … himself when the change comes.”
    “I keep thinking about what Miles said,
about giving him my blood. It might be the only way.”
    “No, Tara.” He pulled away, far enough to
look down at me. “You