Lost Creek Hollow stonefire

The ruse worked. The wolf became aggressive, rushing toward her with teeth bared. Reggie couldn't be sure whether it was meant as a warning or an outright attack. It didn't matter. She jumped onto all threes, betraying her farce, then sprang as hastily as she could out of the way. But the wolf wasn't even the reason she fled. She knew that if she stayed put, she would get trampled or worse when the big cat swooped onto the scene.

Shardul sailed right over her, his tail even tickling over her spine. As fast as her three legs could carry her, she jogged away from the altercation. When she was safely out of the way, she glanced at the combatants, then located the nearest hiding spot and dived beneath a shrub. From her position, she watched with pale, glimmering eyes, her face expressionless as she watched the cat's and wolf's every move and waited for the inevitably bloody outcome.