"They don't," Laura admits. "I'm astonished they've taken to me so readily." She felt like the ultimate outsider in their pack sometimes. The American former witch who was probably the only person in all of the pack that didn't own a leather jacket or motorcycle boots.

"If you know she can't be reasoned with, I have a feeling you already know what you'd like to do." She takes off her glasses for a moment to fix him with a look.