I hardly knew her, but I still couldn't image her just leaving. *spoiler sentence omitted*
"Josh..." I said. "This is Dusty. She wants to be a part of our pack."
Josh's eyes widened, and for the first time, a light sparked in them. "What?" he said angrily. "Cormac, you had no right ta tell her about us. You can't go around spreadin' our secret even if she is yer—"
"Josh," I growled, interrupting him before he told her something I wasn't ready to admit. "I didn't tell her."
"I found out myself!" Dusty snapped. "Smarter than I look, ain't I?"
Josh turned to glare at her. As he took a step forward, so did I, growling as I stood in front of my mate. "I was careless," I snarled, "and I shifted before I got to the trees. She happened to see. It was my fault."