Moon Called (Mercy Thompson, #1)

by Patricia Briggs

but my mother once told me that you had to trust that the first thing out of a person’s mouth was truth. After they have a chance to think about it, they’ll change what they say to be more socially acceptable, something they think you’ll be happier with, something that will get the results they want.

“Dance when the moon sings, and don’t cry about troubles that haven’t yet come.”

“Honey,” he drawled, pulling on his Southern roots. “When a wolf watches a lamb, he’s not thinking about the lamb’s mommy.”