Porcupine Ridge the shining [m]

It was the nameless wolf who found her first.

Having no concept of spoken consent, when the spiced scent of a female in season spiked the air, the beta wolf's interest was piqued. There wasn't even a thought that he would be denied breeding rights; the only way to do so in his world was to prevent it physically, a task alpha wolves often took quite seriously. It would be Taggarik to determine, but if he found the receptive female and coupled before Taggarik found him, then there would be no stopping it.

The fate of any newborns not borne of Taggarik's loins was far from his mind.

He stepped briskly across the ridge with his nose darting between ground and sky, tail poker straight and body tense with interested arousal. When he found Vuk he was pleasantly surprised—a part of him had expected to see Jhala or Capriccio, since a subordinate going into heat seemed quite a rare thing—but it was no matter. He strode forth purposefully, heading immediately for Vuk's side, where he aimed excited nips and tender licks.