Being a martyr is highly overrated.

She'd never have allowed herself to be held by anything as mundane as a few bars and a reinforced door

Anna looked at Brother Wolf. ‘I’d like to see someone try to put a radio control collar on Charles. It might be fun to watch on YouTube.

MS. THOMPSON, it said in heavy block letters, PLEASE KEEP YOUR FELINE OFF MY PROPERTY. IF I SEE IT AGAIN, I WILL EAT IT.

If it would benefit you, I would kill every wolf here. But there are things that you need to do -- and interfering with that is not protecting, not in my book. The best way for me to protect you is to encourage you to be able to protect yourself.

Charles looked at her thoughtfully. "People talk to you," he said. "That could be useful.

Being a martyr is highly overrated.