Eve
A warning growl escaped me, my blood buzzing with bloodlust that tinged my vision crimson. They circled me, snarling, fangs clenched, looking for the perfect opening to rip into me. I twisted my head, making sure they both remained in my line of vision.
The air was saturated with a taut tension that had my fur bristling at attention. I could hear everything, the crickets, the blowing of the leaves, the blood pumping through their hearts.
"Leon!" A feminine voice from behind the men made me momentarily pause.
But there beneath all that noise five heartbeats. Two before me. Three trapped in the vehicle.
And the fifth... faint. Muffled. Like it pulsed inside liquid. Small. Weak.
A pup.
I didn't have time to think.
The gray wolf lunged first. I met him halfway, our bodies colliding with bone-snapping force. His claws raked down my side, but I barely felt the pain. My jaws clamped down on his neck, shaking him violently until his weight threw me off balance.
