Noah didn’t mind taking in the kanima. she was a mess when he’d found her & to his knowledge, unfit to be left alone. he couldn’t just ignore the fact she was in such bad shape & to possibly find herself in trouble. whatever happened to her to have left her in such a state must have been TRAGIC. it didn’t matter, though. Noah was going to nurse her until she was better & he could find out if there was anyone to take her in.
he thought he’d do good by dropping hints to the McCall pack without completely giving away the fact he was housing a seemingly broken young girl. he asked Scott if he knew anything about a female kanima -- that he’d heard someone talking about her & was CURIOUS of her story. it didn’t take much to persuade the young alpha, soon resulting in him finding out the truth about poor Tracy. he would’ve told the others if it meant helping her, but judging the situation, everything would have ended poorly.
he was a little disappointed himself. he felt like he was hiding a CRIMINAL or something. he’d promised to protect her & help her recover, but this was BEFORE finding out she was a part of Theo’s pack. however, he figured her actions were heavily INFLUENCED. given her background prior to becoming a chimera, he couldn’t find it in him to think of her as evil.
HOWEVER, she IS a pain in the ass. Noah found himself nearly FUMING the first night he’d tried feeding her. the food was knocked straight out of his hands, BUT HE REMINDED HIMSELF of her situation, easily forgiving her. but when this behavior continues days -- WEEKS -- after taking her in, he was about ready to not only SHOVE THE FOOD DOWN HER THROAT, but also watch her burn in flames.
he was frustrated at this point, sitting in front of her at the dining room table, staring at her through squinted eyes. Noah was a patient man, though said patience could be TRIED so very easily if by the right person. Tracy was the right person.
“ it’s either this or STARVE, “ he growled, raising an eyebrow.
“ that, or i can always ask Scott to come help me. ---but then that would give you away, & I DON’T think they’d be very happy about that. “