The strong survive [J]

A satisfied expression was what his response had gained; perhaps she would meet this knowledgeable uncle. Perhaps not. But it was always good to hear of her family, known or not. Whatever was going on in her mates head, she could not know. Glancing to him, the alpha female only saw his straight face, having missed the moment when he withheld laughter.

Feeling their work here done, she began to move deeper into the territory. She nodded briefly to acknowledge her mate and her newest subordinate before moving toward the place that would become her whelping den.