was growling,

e to onlookers, but she knew that it wa

s he held the cloth aga

do t

id I d

interrupted by

bellowed, and three w

expression on his face as he gazed down at Maria

ent around

ention again. Damn it

rien, had moved to stand in front of her, facing h

rmer Alpha smiled gently at his daughter, his o

relaxed, "Come, Child," he said, his deep, calm voice reaching t

r or not, chuffed at the sound, feeling the

eir weights or swallowed as they

spoke. But when he d

eir lives under his rule, and the gu

is wolf, every si

ripping off Marian's h

, sliding up to him. He placed a hand on her s

lip just as his finger brushed

! She exclaimed in her m

e licking wildly at the same time, not wanting

re working from different commands, an

to where Reyland was, still leaning, h

her father did not move and did n

im, and he looked

father said gently, speakin

r slightly scattered hair, and her wid

anged her hair and dress, using

any times as a young pup when she would hunt with her father, without her

s eyes, insisting to him that t

pearance reset, she

Alpha Dax and his brood, all surr

ked down at his son, who was still on his knee. Reyland glanced up at

d. Reyland's large human size was not an issue f

ing had n

n't it

a full two

eak i

did I

ed to his father, who reluctantly stepped towa

kled. "I'm sorry, Alpha, I was so surprised that I bit myself. Sorry for the misunderst

there! Sorry!" He called out, r

so he could see all their fac

bers and guests alike started glancing

e! Come on!" He yelled p

master of ceremonies

n he was gazing at nodded, a nervous smile on his face as the c

rom Reyland

to the man in the mind space, and his nervous exp

eremony has not ended! You have five more minutes to

tic, as Reyland pressed his father's chest and smiled at his mothers, broth

everyone went back to what they had been doing – bei

hand, stalked out of the hall

k eyes again as she whirled around to face her father. She had walked them, h

ared, but her fath

time, Minnie," her father remarked

uffed, rolli

when you get back is try to eat Dax's son, right in front of him