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feeling awkward when she let go of Tricia’s hand.
    Tricia must have noticed because she turned and gestured toward the tray on the bed. “I brought you some food that Emily made you,” she said. “She didn’t know what you would like, and we didn’t have time to make anything really special. So, she made a quick ham and cheese sandwich, with all the fixings, some apple slices, and sliced carrots. All the vegetables are fresh, from our garden.”
    Sidney watched Tricia take the lid off the plate, and stared at the food for a moment. It seemed they had a bit of a health kick going on. Sidney would have been happy to join in since she needed to lose a few pounds. However, right this moment, all she wanted was carbs and junk food, to comfort her into an illusion of security.
    She smiled, weakly, at Tricia, and made her way over to sit on the bed, next to the tray. “Thank you for doing this,” she said, trying to sound appreciative of the woman’s thoughtfulness. “It looks really good.”
    “I’m glad you like it,” Tricia beamed. “Emily said tonight for dinner, she is going to make you something extra special, and you’ll love it.”
    Sidney gave her a strange look. Why were these people being so nice to her? Not even hours before she was being threatened and abused by Alana, and now this Tricia woman was acting as if she wanted to be best friends.
    Tricia sat next to her on the bed, watching her pick up a carrot stick and put it in her mouth. She felt so weird having someone watch her eat that she looked at Tricia.
    “Is something wrong?” Sidney asked.
    “No, not at all,” Tricia replied, and then looked as if she realized she was making Sidney uncomfortable because she blushed. “Forgive me. I don’t mean to get into your personal space and make you feel uncomfortable.”
    “It’s okay,” Sidney responded.
    “It’s just that I’ve never met an actual human before,” Tricia stated, and Sidney almost choked on the apple piece she had stuck in her mouth.
    Sidney looked at Tricia warily, but only saw open awe and acceptance.
    “You are very beautiful for a human,” Tricia went on. “I wish I had curves like yours. Emily is half human, so she is the only one in the Pack who is built with full curves.”
    “Alana is curvy and beautiful,” Sidney replied, and watched Tricia’s face twist in a look of disgust.
    “Alana isn’t accepted in our Pack, and never was,” Tricia stated. “Her parents left her here when she was young because they knew then that she was a vicious little snake. No one but Russell likes her, or wants her here.”
    Sidney was surprised by this revelation and almost wanted to laugh. “I thought she was to be Josh’s mate,” Sidney responded.
    “Ewww, no,” Tricia almost yelled out her reply. “Josh wants nothing to do with that woman. He knows she is no good. He just tolerates her because his father knew her parents before they disappeared and he felt sorry for Alana. If you ask me, Alana killed her parents, and that’s why no one has been able to find them for years.”
    Sidney found herself picking up the ham sandwich as she listened to Tricia explain Alana’s history. She bit into it, not really thinking it would be any different from any other ham sandwiches, but she was wrong. As soon as the bread, vegetables, and ham touched her tongue, her taste buds exploded with the delicious taste of the food. She involuntarily closed her eyes and groaned as she ate, not caring that Tricia sat there smiling at her reaction.
    “It’s good, isn’t it?” Tricia asked. “We grow all the food on our land, including the animals. So, everything is fresh and free from any preservatives or chemicals.”
    Sidney opened her eyes and looked at Tricia’s smug smile. She wanted to giggle at the woman’s excitement over telling Sidney they made everything fresh, but she felt that might be a bit rude, so, she suppressed it.
    “It’s delicious,” Sidney stated. “I’ve never