In the last three days, she had gone from loving her new life, loving her purpose, and basking in the feel of family, to suddenly feeling about as alone as she ever remembered being. Shamira could never go back to being the woman she had been before, but she couldn't imagine being around any of these beings anymore. She knew that she'd brought a lot of it on herself, and she wished she'd been able to control her temper. But she still felt that her basic position was right and that Shane's was wrong. She didn't know how to compromise on this. She didn't know if she wanted to.

So...