Izzy blinked in surprise at the Wolf’s statement about Trevor’s lack of such negative emotions, but the slight smile that had tugged at the corner of her mouth faded when he continued. He lacked the bad, as well as the good. He was missing, ultimately, what made humans, human. And that was a scary thought. She had to admit, albeit reluctantly, it would explain a few things about him.
	Her emerald gaze shifted as the Wolf moved, stepping back as he only crossed his arms. The breeze that gently flowed through the park blew a few strands of the lose portion of her hair into her face.
	Izzy’s eyes narrowed as the Wolf began its offer. Before she could ask how many more would have to get hurt before things went ‘back to normal,’ he answered the question. She exhaled sharply at the number.
 	Five hundred. It wanted Riley and her to let it hurt [i]five hundred[/i] more people. And there was no telling how many of them would not survive.
	“Oh, is [i]that[/i] all?” she interrupted, her voice dripping with sarcasm.
	Her free hand clenched into a fist and she glanced to the side as the Wolf posed the same question that had been running through her head. She wanted to smack the sneer from its face, put the monster back in its place where it belonged. But what [i]could[/i] she do? She may not have been exactly human, but she was just as weak as one. It was as infuriating as it was frustrating, being powerless to help Trevor or the others the Wolf would harm, with or without her involvement.
	If only the White Wolf could have been a problem [i]before[/i] she returned to humanity’s ranks. After all, ‘compare it to a vampire, and it’s a joke.’
	“So basically,” she began through clenched teeth, not looking the Wolf in the eye, “either I convince him to stop, or you’ll add me to your stress relief list?” She snorted and shook her head, disgust twisting her face. She took a breath, trying to calm herself with little success. “And if I try, but he refuses? What makes you think he’d make a deal like [i]that?[/i] Sacrificing five hundred others for the sake of me and Trevor?” She let out a single, humorless chuckle. “Such a [i]brilliant[/i] trade-off.”