y/n pursed her lips, obviously disagreeing with the statement, "i wanna go home."
"the pack is your home now," tanya started, "those outsiders, they'll kill you y/n. they will kill you." 
this made the girl shake her head, "at least i won't be here, trapped in a cabin, where i feel like all the pack members will rip me up to pieces."
tanya exhaled through her nose & shook her head, "you are aware that not all of us want to hurt you right? i mean, the girls are just jealous of you."
"jealous?" y/n queried out loud, "why would they be jealous of me?" 
walking over to a large rock, tanya sat down, "if you haven't noticed, most of the male pack members have been infatuated with you since you got here." 
infatuated? absolutely not. she would've noticed by now, surely. i mean, she's not that blind, is she? 
she let out a scoff, half amused & half doubtful, "they are not infatuated with me. i'm sure they're like that with every new pack member."
tanya crossed her arms & leaned back, her braids hanging from her shoulders, "you can be in denial if you want, but deep down you know it's true. it's hard to watch sometimes." 
"how so?"
"watching our pack members eyefuck you? you really need me to explain that?" she laughed. 
y/n smiled & looked back down at the water, "i just miss it, but can you blame me? three weeks ago i was bitten & brought here randomly with all these strangers." 
tilting her head to the sighed, tanya eyed they girl, feeling her pain. she wasn't even sure anyone at the site was there for fun. they were there because they had their humanity ripped from them.
some had worse lives than others when they were human, & that's why tanya started taking strays in. she was like the healer or helper of the pack, not having any parents. now she can't let them go back, it would put not only them, but the whole pack in danger. 
"you know, for some of the pack members, that cabin is their safe space." she whispered to the girl, her voice barely audible.
y/n cleared her throat & looked back at her, "yeah i know." she said back, her attention going back down to tanya's hand. "come on, let's head back. io needs to take care of that hand of yours." 
"oh, you wanna go back?" she teased, getting up from the rock. 
y/n laughed & shook her head, "i guess i just need a little more time to get used to it."
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y/n sat with the other pack members that weren't out on a run, watching tv. tanya was in the kitchen, preparing dinner for the rest.
she continued to cut up the vegetables before the door opened. 
"i already told you, i know what i'm doing." maddox argued as he came rushing through the door, the other pack members following him, sweaty & covered in dirt. 
bobert yanked his bag off & tossed it on the table, "you could've gotten us killed!"
"but i didn't." the brunette stepped up. bobert was definitely taller.