Ouroboros Spine Beyond this place of wrath and tears

Kodiak was on his feet as soon as the howl of a coyote reached his ears. His entire body spoke of the warrior bred within him, with hackles raised and ears thrust forward as he stiffly came to stand beside his Alpha, joining the pale female and a russet male in guarding the pack's kill. As the coyotes moved in Kodiak spun to guard his Alpha's back and defend that direction, trusting his packmates to cover the others.

His blazing stare focused on one coyote, attempting to steal toward the kill and snag a bite, and he rushed it the fury of a thousand bears. There was no hesitance, he connected with the small canine, locking his jaws around a hind leg amid its screams of agony. Kodiak was a brute, towering, and he hauled the coyote off its feet and shook, breaking the leg and rending the flesh around it.