The Dogs of Winter (2012)
“The blood made me uneasy. The blood trail made the dogs crazy with excitement.
They ran and ran, their noses pressed to the ground, Smoke in the lead. What if one of the Others trailed this blood too? I knew we were far from their territory, but that didn’t mean they wouldn’t venture this far. Like us.
The pack stopped at the edge of a stream. They searched up and down the banks for the blood trail. I trotted up next to Smoke.
“Let’s go back,” I said.
No, Malchik.
I growled hard. “I said —”
Moo...n yipped and bounded across the creek. The rest of the pack streamed behind her and disappeared into the woods beyond the moonlight.
Rip pawed my leg and panted with excitement.
“Okay, okay,” I said.
By the time I found the dogs, it was over.
A small deer lay at the feet of the pack. Its big brown eyes gazed out at nothing.
I pushed my way through the dogs. “Get back.” I growled and raised the rib bone above my head. All the dogs stepped away except Smoke. He watched as I knelt next to the deer.MoreLess
They ran and ran, their noses pressed to the ground, Smoke in the lead. What if one of the Others trailed this blood too? I knew we were far from their territory, but that didn’t mean they wouldn’t venture this far. Like us.
The pack stopped at the edge of a stream. They searched up and down the banks for the blood trail. I trotted up next to Smoke.
“Let’s go back,” I said.
No, Malchik.
I growled hard. “I said —”
Moo...n yipped and bounded across the creek. The rest of the pack streamed behind her and disappeared into the woods beyond the moonlight.
Rip pawed my leg and panted with excitement.
“Okay, okay,” I said.
By the time I found the dogs, it was over.
A small deer lay at the feet of the pack. Its big brown eyes gazed out at nothing.
I pushed my way through the dogs. “Get back.” I growled and raised the rib bone above my head. All the dogs stepped away except Smoke. He watched as I knelt next to the deer.MoreLess
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