" Hayder growled. “Don’t be afraid.”
“I’m not,” she lied.
“Those guys won’t get close to you again. I’m sorry. I fucked up earlier. It won’t happen again.”
“You’re apologizing?” Her mouth rounded into an O, and that easily, all her fear melted. How could she ever think Hayder would hurt her? He wasn’t Harry. He wasn’t like the men in her old pack. “You’re not the one who has to apologize. I am. For a moment, I forgot what you’d shown me so far and lumped you in with the jerks from my pack.”
His lips tightened. “Don’t ever compare me to them. I am nothing like those honorless curs.”
“I know, which is why I apologized. Next time you look that pissy, I’ll tell you to chill.”
“Pissy? I was raging. Incensed. Nothing so emasculating as pissy.”
“You are a very strange man, Hayder.”
“It’s called fascinating, baby. Just think of all the cool levels of me you still get to learn about.”
“I don’t suppose there is a modesty one in there somewhere?” She couldn’t help but tease, especially since his answering grin sent such a warm feeling through her.
“Honesty is one of my virtues. No point in hiding the truth. I am awesome. "

― Eve Langlais , When a Beta Roars (A Lion's Pride, #2)