Love of the Wild (2014)
“And where the hell did Crow come from?” Jim was bubbling with questions that needed answers.
Jim and Dak sat in chairs by the fire in Dak’s cabin. The flames burned lively in the fireplace. Birds sang in the woods outside, and the wind rustled in the trees. The summer night was serene, lending its peace to the two occupants.
Dak stared stonily at the flames, unmoving, like a statue. “When I dropped down in the middle of the skirmish between Denver and three of Aethelwulf’s alphas, it di...dn’t take long at all to take them down. And… I don’t think Aethelwulf really wanted to hurt Denver. It was a diversion tactic, nothing more.” Jim nodded. That was his impression too. Not just because it seemed Aethelwulf had feelings for Denver, but because he believed in the supremacy of his kind. Killing another wolf, let alone a progenitor, would have been unethical from his point of view.
Dak shrugged, but then his expression grew darker.MoreLess
Jim and Dak sat in chairs by the fire in Dak’s cabin. The flames burned lively in the fireplace. Birds sang in the woods outside, and the wind rustled in the trees. The summer night was serene, lending its peace to the two occupants.
Dak stared stonily at the flames, unmoving, like a statue. “When I dropped down in the middle of the skirmish between Denver and three of Aethelwulf’s alphas, it di...dn’t take long at all to take them down. And… I don’t think Aethelwulf really wanted to hurt Denver. It was a diversion tactic, nothing more.” Jim nodded. That was his impression too. Not just because it seemed Aethelwulf had feelings for Denver, but because he believed in the supremacy of his kind. Killing another wolf, let alone a progenitor, would have been unethical from his point of view.
Dak shrugged, but then his expression grew darker.MoreLess
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