Utter shock rushed over Gio as the scene yed out before him. Kevin’s hold on Danica broke as, with a speed that only an extremely experienced shifter should have been able to  achieve, she shifted into a white wolf. She was absolutely beautiful. As a female, her muzzle and forehead were narrower and her neck was thinner than that of males. Her limbs had smoother fur, giving her a more graceful look. All that gorgeous fur looked so unbelievably soft that he couldn’t wait tob his fingers through it just as he often did with Danica’s hair. To his surprise, the she-wolf didn’t take a moment to marvel at finally being free. Oh no, she was only interested in Kevin – who was apparently


    too stupefied to move. She was on him in a blink, leaping up and snapping her teeth into his…nose…as she knocked him down. Damn, she was just like Danica – went straight for the nose. No longer paralyzed by shock, it seemed, Kevin began to take his wolf form. Snapping back into action – Gio shouldn’t be surprised that the crazy


    bitch was challenging a male wolf – he shifted shape and gave his wolf control again.


    The grey wolf rushed at the ck wolf that had now flipped over and was growling at his mate. Protectiveness surged through him, serving as an


    energy boost. She was not to be touched or harmed or threatened. He had to protect her – her and his unborn pup. He barreled into the ck wolf sending him sprawling across the forest floor away from the she-wolf. The ck wolf righted himself quickly, his chest heaving, and facedN?velDrama.Org content.


    the other. The grey wolf could sense that his opponent was less dominant and less powerful. It wouldn’t bring him any mercy from the grey wolf though – not when he had threatened his mate, not when his scent triggered memories of cruelty and pain being inflicted on a young Gio.


    Hackles raised, ears upright, and lips curled back, they circled each other – never moving their eyes from the other. Many other wolves observed, but none of them moved, nor did any battle between themselves. All stood still and quiet as all understood that the oue of this battle now rested on which of the two Alpha males won the challenge. Suddenly the grey wolf rushed at his challenger and knocked him onto his side. Growling, he bit down hard on the ck wolf’s shoulder, drawing first blood. In retaliation, the ck wolf swiped his ws at the other, aiming


    for his muzzle. The grey wolf was able to dodge the move and then mped his jaws around the offending leg. The ck wolf yelped – the sound satisfying his attacker and psyching the observing wolves. He raised his head just enough to bite down hard on the grey wolf’s ear. The surprise of it made the grey wolf jerk away while releasing a loud high-pitched bark. Taking advantage of that, the other quickly stood and swiped his paw at the grey wolf. His w managed to sh his shoulder, and the scent of the grey wolf’s blood vored the air and had the challenger growling with satisfaction. Growling with rage, the grey wolf leapt at the other wolf. He wrapped his forepaws around his challenger’s neck and, calling on every ounce of his strength, wrestled him to the ground. Just as the grey wolf wanted, the other was now t on his back in a vulnerable position that exposed his belly. The ck wolf didn’t offer his submission, but continued to growl and snap his


    teeth, knowing that any offers of submission would be ignored. In one fluid move, the grey wolf straddled over his challenger, using his forepaws to pin down his shoulders as his back paws shed open ck wolf’s belly. The yelps of pain and the overwhelming scents of fear, blood


    and defeat that wafted from his challenger didn’t cate the grey wolf or give him any sense of satisfaction. Only one thing would give him that.


    He mped his jaws around the ck’s wolf throat, biting down hard into fur and flesh. Blood gushed into his mouth, warm and tasting of victory. It tasted better than the blood of the sandy wolf who had once coveted his mate, and it even tasted better than the blood of the male who had sired him. With a loud growl, the grey wolf twisted his head sharply, ripping out hisnchallenger’s throat. Only then did satisfaction fill him.


    The beautiful white she-wolf approved of the act. Her mate – strong, dominant, powerful – had defeated the challenger, had eliminated the threat


    to them and their pack. Slowly she walked to him, pleased at finally being free and being able to have fur-to-fur contact with her mate as she had


    hungered to do from the second she picked up his scent. She had known he was her mate from the beginning, had always been annoyed with her human side for not recognizing this, for not recognizing the importance of this male to her life and her soul. Apparently sensing her approach, he turned. The dominant, confident Alpha held his tail up high and his ears erect as he covered the short distance between them. She kept her ears down and fur t as she licked and nipped at his muzzle in greeting. He pushed at her nose and rubbed his cheek against hers, returning her greeting – a greeting that had been long awaited but not been


    possible until now. Then they were licking each other’s faces and cing their noses behind the other’s ears to inhale each other’s scent. A number of wolves suddenly approached, trooping together around their Alpha pair, seeking contact. Pack, the she-wolf knew. They joined her in licking their Alpha’s injuries, giving him the respect and thanks he was due for protecting them. A ck wolf with a white undercoat – Beta – threw back his head and released a loud, long howl. The melodic sound rang throughout the forest and mountains, and was answered far and wide as other wolves – both shifters and full-bloods – joined the pack in celebrating their


    victory.