"That's--" Eli shakes his face, wincing as if once again he had been slapped. "That's not what I want-- I..."

He huffs. "Even if that was what I wanted, I still know him better than you and always will. We've been together our whole lives. We are pack, not you. You don't understand his cycles, you don't understand how puppy piles work or hunting. You're not a wolf and will never have the blood of one in you."