ey'
Dad's voice sliced through the morning air.
mmy that I had just destroyed. There were wood chips all over the floor, but
said, "I was not holding back."
s winter ice, Dad took a step closer. "You are a woma
ood and to demonstrate our ability to destroy any Steele who ventur
Dad was as near to commendation as I ever received fr
mind, Riley. You will only ha
had heard a thousand ti
serious. "Destroy our advers
yon territory like a challenge, long and melancholy. My own howl
the first time. "All right.
etting up and beginning their own morning rituals. I pondered whether their Alpha
y by heart, I said, "Tell m
eves. Your great-great-grandfather was killed when he attempte
nce, we have
we will be." Dad grabbed a fresh t
Blackwoods who had perished. Every kick served as retribution for all the
Dad looked proud, which filled my heart with joy. The
eks." "Your strength, wisdom, and loyalty w
not to le
them to triumph. Dad's gaze drifted off into the valley. "R
my wolf. "What k
e prepared when they move. Dad looked b
s, I could make out our territory, which was made up of granite cliffs and silver pines that had
up from Red Canyon. Perhaps younger or more de
of the noise. He scented the air, h
do you
e a new wolf in the Steeles' pack. Dad's fa
d. She wanted to howl back and resisted my control. I bit my l
n his voice. "Why is that soun
d a reaction from my wolf other than rage and hatred. Th
not know." "Perhaps she
had taught me, I maintained a blank express
Harvest Moon Festival." "Every pack
artners at the festival, which served as a neutral ground.
nyon Pack be pre
ng to the old laws. In disgust, Dad's lip curled. "Riley
ously
ying it. I wondered why my wolf had wanted to respond and who had ma
his way to the pack house. "Practice until the su
not show mercy
d gi
e. It was a lonely, low howl, and it came again. When s
he mountains. The valley became utterly quiet as the
ng strike. As if a monumental shift was abou
wind. It caused my inner wolf to pace uneasily because it was w
ion of that str
shaking, and I