Rejecting The Pack: I Need One Mate

nt, kicking up sparks from the bonfire. They hissed and died in the dark. Morwe

They scrambled to sit at the feet of the blind

r fingers working automatically to strip the root from a pearl-grass plant. T

he old tale, the one about the Beast Goddess who descended

mmanded, the male cubs gasped. Their chests puffed out,

wn chest. "When I grow up, I'm going to have the stronges

Her eyes held a clear, possessive gleam. It w

solid foot of space between them. "You're too prissy," he shot bac

nds grabbed fistfuls of her skirt, her k

weapon to crush her pride completely. His finger s

K

re, "I'm going to find someone like Kala! She's

conversation died. Al

n

lence. She slowly raised her head, a flicker of cold annoyance flashing deep within her eyes, hidde

p, spilling over her lashes in a flash

wd of cubs. Her bare feet pounded against the dirt

nd pointed. Morwenna slammed her cane against t

f from her skirt. She had to go after the girl. The forest e

mily would panic. Armond would tear the camp apart loo

hubby cub who was currently trying to shove th

pp

eps quiet on the packed eart

her hands over her mouth, her eyes wide with

uch, pulling out a sugar-coated preserved plum and pressing it into the cub's palm. "Eat this now, and I'

win moons. She nodded so h

ha's white dress had already vanished into the shadows. "

She shot off the ground and sprinted toward

dn't know she was holding escaped her lungs. She turned back t

al

y, and absolute. It car

e looked toward

g on the ground. The faint crackle was barely audible,

onto Kala's exact position. The white film over the elder's eyes seemed to glo

. Kala was not g