Porcupine Ridge the shining [m]

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upon the first of the month, before dawn had begun to lighten the sky, vuk awoke with a strange and frightening stirring in her gut. she pulled herself from the den she shared with illea and moved into the crisp air of early morning, now laden with the green scent of budding spring. ears falling back in consternation, the patterned girl gave a whine of fear, warmth spreading through her loins.

though she did not know it, from the secret places between her legs, vuk began to let forth an aroma designed to drive the males of her species mad with want and with desire. and in her heart lust built; vuk called forth the faces into memory of the two wolves for which she had stifled want -- taggarik and the nameless wolf who was the beta of the ridge.

and as morning moved across the land, vuk felt herself in the steeled grasp of desire, her legs moving toward wherever one of them might be, her body shuddering and nerves rippling with need.

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.

I've been so eagerly awaiting this!

It was unusual for her to be up so early – her mind was restless and she could not help but pace. Her heat would be upon her soon – a time that should have been joyous, but instead left her in a flutter of nerves. Taggarik’s more recent affections for her likely only stemmed from her rank, and if she could not produce a litter for him, it would likely be stripped from her.
 
A pale form came before her, during her trek, and she noted Vuk – the gentle she-wolf whose company she enjoyed tremendously. Steeling forward, she was about to say hello – a small smile gracing her slender muzzle as she felt the nervousness drift away.. only until the spring breeze swept past.

The pack Beta beat her to her -- his form eagerly reaching the girl, and Capri felt herself bristle, her form lifting to full stature. This was her and Taggarik's right.
 
The scent was undeniable, and Capri stared at the girl, her jaw slackening in doubt. “Vuk,” she began, fear gripping her. “My darling, come here.” Her gaze was cold as it looked to The Wolf, her lip curling at him.

In his haste to claim what he had been wanting since the ridge pack was born, the black wolf missed that the beguiling scent and the scent of the only wolf for whom he had eyes were not one in the same. But such was the power of a female in heat on the mind of a sexually mature male: clear thinking was strongly limited as most of his control was given over to the automation of instinct.

He ran, but even so, he was not quick enough. By the time he arrived, there were three wolves present, and his paws skidded to a halt as he sharply looked to each of them. His nose twitched as it made to pry the scents apart and determine exactly what was going on, and it did not take long. He was surprised to find that it was not his alpha female who had come into season, but one of the subordinate females; and then he was enraged to see the beta male making an attempt at her.

Taggarik did not fault his companion for this. It was his place to defend his sole right to breed, and with a thunderous roar he launched at the beta male, lips peeled back, ears thrust forward, fur bristling, and tail arched severely over his back.

yay! thanks for joining, everyone!

vuk stumbled as she whirled in a circle of confusion. she did not know how she had come to be where she was, between two melting drifts; she felt the teeth of another wolf find her flank, and feverishly leant toward it. her own lips found the chin of the nameless beta -- vuk was relieved it was he who had found her. and yet her mind shouted within itself that she could not! that it would not be allowed.

a horrified yelp was wrung from the girl as taggarik thundered onto the scene; through the haze of confusion, vuk was gripped with fear, and though her wide turquoise eyes moved to capriccio, though the girl desperately wished to crawl across the snow to her alpha female and cower at her paws in lieu of an apology, vuk remained as she was, scrabbling out of the way of the males and curling herself in a nearby drift, tail tucked tightly between her legs.

she had caused this.

Capriccio's appearance did not deter the beta wolf as much as it did Vuk, by virtue of their sexes. The tawny wolf ordinarily respected Capriccio to the highest degree, but presently the desire to breed was much stronger than his respect for the alpha female, and he was in a position where he could push boundaries. Her cold gaze was met with a wary flick of tongue, but before Vuk could go too far, the beta wolf had rounded her, risen up and gripped her tightly between his forelegs, heedless of Capriccio's silent warnings.

He only got a few thrusts in before Taggarik arrived and slammed into him. He wasn't even sure whether he'd managed to hit his mark before he was torn away from Vuk, yelping and tumbling, and set upon by the larger and fiercer Taggarik. He struggled to find his footing, every inch of his body screaming submission, but there was still that drive, that want; the male would try his luck more than once here, perhaps even to the detriment of his rank and place in the ridge pack.

Such was the mind of a male when sex and reproduction were at the forefront of it — get it or die (not literally) trying.

The Beta tested her -- the flick of his tongue showing the hint of his uncertainty, but no sooner did Vuk lean against him did he grip her, forcing her against him with a fierceness that the Alpha Female did not take kindly to, given the girl's gentle nature and innocence. Capri's snarl was fierce in that moment -- gone was the desire to protect the girl and explain to her of what was happening to her -- gone was her own apprehension and upset of the situation and what predicament it placed her and her rank in -- all she could see in that moment was the pale fur of Vuk as the Beta overpowered her, pushing her against him.
 
Despite knowing that it would not have been against Vuk's will, given her state, the ebony woman still darted forward, her snarl erupting further as she made to close the distance between herself and the tawny male. But Taggarik's larger form slammed toward the Beta, causing her own to flinch back, her jaws snapping upon nothing but air.
 
She did not know if the Alpha fought the Beta for Vuk alone, or for only what he had meant to do -- her heart ached once more at the realization of what was to come to play, but rather than slink away scorned, the regal prowled to Vuk's side, her eyes softening as her muzzle made to sweep gingerly over the girl's forehead, if allowed -- had she not spent her time throwing her weight around with Taggarik and had noted the signs, none of this would have come to play -- perhaps she did not deserve her rank after all.

The beta male was able to mount before the black wolf got to him, which only furthered the male's rage. He had given no one permission to breed, and until he secured for himself his own litter, he would not. This moment threatened all that he had worked for, all the miles he walked to come here, all the time spent in finding a new home and building a stable pack within it. He was a different beast here and now, and even as he bowled his companion over, he continued to set upon him with gnashing teeth to the agouti wolf's muzzle.

Met with no immediate resistance, the bristling and tense alpha swung his attention abruptly to the white girl who sheltered in the crook of a snow drift, and his long strides quickly brought him near to her. Capriccio had beat him there, but he hardly regarded her. He stood there defensively, staring down the beta male with his teeth bared and a growl daring him to contest what Taggarik now claimed.

vuk wished very much to cry, and her eyes watered at the show of affection from capriccio. yet in her heart she knew that she was in the alphess' place, that it should have been the beautiful wolfess' cycle that drew the clash and growls of men, not her own. curling more tightly into herself, vuk watched in vague horror as taggarik struck his faithful beta and then stalked toward her.

the nameless wolf had hurt her with his thrusting; he had bruised but not entered her, and so addled was vuk with the haze that fell around her, she did not know but to pull away from him. half grateful, half apprehensive, the pale wolfess huddled in the snow as the dark alpha stood over her, though she knew his growls were one of possession and not protection.

He yelped and whined as Taggarik's teeth thrashed against his snout, leaving angry welts. He half expected to be chased out of the pack completely, although this was all just ritual behaviour at its heart and it was the job of the pack alpha to secure breeding rights rather than the duty of subordinates to freely give it to him, if only because the pinch of teeth was more than expected. Then again, the beta wolf had been more than brazen and deserved such treatment, and even as Taggarik prowled toward Vuk, he knew in his heart of hearts he intended to do so again.

Capriccio's intervention was noted but not responded to. While he would ache to know he had not only disobeyed the alpha female but also disregarded her in spite of his respect for her, this too was a natural behaviour. The males contended with the males, and the females with the females, and in breeding season there was almost no crossover between the two, so his eyes were only for Taggarik. And Vuk. It was with a desperate want to continue his bloodline that he took dogged steps forward, head lowered and abused muzzle thrust down and ears plastered to his head, in another brazen attempt at Vuk.

Her heart raced – her form shook, although she hoped it was a subtle quake. Her eyes were fast upon the males now, though she felt the nervous flutter of the girl beside her. She did not know what to do – she did not know if she should reprimand the girl, as if she could force the heat to stop – or reprimand Taggarik, who she had intended to have claim her and not one of their subordinates.
 
Taggarik had seemingly placed the Beta in the hierarchy, but the tawny male would doggedly take another attempt to the girl.
 
But Capri was not concerned of him at the moment – instead, her frosted eyes remained steadfast on Taggarik, the ebony male who had claimed he would allow no other to take her place.. and how true he would be to that word when his instincts were placed at the most complicated of tests.

Permission to pp granted!

Despite his imposing display, the beta male was not ready to surrender his chance at breeding, and he daringly advanced again. Taggarik did not hesitate, he rocketed forward once more, snapping his jaws and snarling louder, and this time his intent was more forceful than before. He put all his power behind him and collided heavily with his beta. In a brief struggle, he soon had his subordinate pinned beneath him, held on his back in uttermost of submissive postures. He wanted it to be known that no quarter would be given here, but even as the brown wolf relented again, the black wolf doubted that his point had been made strong enough to stop another attempt.

Springing free of the wolf, Taggarik went quickly to the white female and chivied her with his teeth and snout until she got to her feet. Then, not a moment was spared as he butted past Capriccio, who stood close by, and mounted Vuk. His grip was savagely tight as he drew her back against him, glowering in the direction of the beta male.

Though he was thrumming with arousal, he did not actually make any attempt to copulate and fought the urge to thrust. Despite his great restraint, his hips did involuntarily make short rocking motions but never enough to amount to anything, though it may not have seemed that way to those looking on.

vuk felt capriccio tense and shudder, but her eyes widened as the nameless beta began to come toward her again. despite her logical misgivings, her body cried out with want -- had it not been for the alpha pair looming directly above her, the pale girl may have gone to meet his desire. as it was, the epsilon remained where she lay, ears pinned back against her skull as the two males clashed once more, a brief scuffle ending with the agouti thrown into the snow and held there by the might and savagery of the ridge's alpha.

naively vuk believed it was over, that taggarik had protected her from the lust of the nameless leader and that she was free to flee, to run to the comfort of her den and remain there until the horrible confusion had dissipated from her body. her tail thumped once in the snow, weakly, as the alpha male approached her swiftly, but a nip to her flank provoked a yelp.

he was punishing her! the patterned girl cowered, fear flooding her veins, but the sable male was relentless -- eventually vuk stumbled to her feet and was immediately covered by taggarik. a great sense of wrong welled in her body as his forelegs encircled her waist but her weak intention to draw away from him was heavily outweighed by the primal notion that she must heed him, coupled with the lust that had begun all of this.

bracing her thin forelegs to support him, the white plume swept aside and she was still, silent, buffeted by his short movements. but the horror of the day stung her eyes with saltwater; for one brief and ashamed moment vuk lifted her stunned gaze to capriccio before fixing it firmly upon the snow between her paws.

His fervent strides did not bring him close enough fast enough, and soon he was bowled over again, yelping and flipping in the slushy snow. He struggled against Taggarik, fighting hierarchy for the chance to spread his genes, but in the end he respected Taggarik more and submitted. With his back thrust against the ground, he curled his paws and tail in and whined, turning his head away from the snarling aspect of his leader, who shoved him forcefully down.

Taggarik retreated and once more the fire of desire roared in the wolf's belly, but even as he got to his feet the alpha male closed the gap between himself and Vuk. The instant the ripe female was on her feet, Taggarik mounted her, his gaze boring into his tawny beta's as all hope of reproducing faded from him. The rocking of the alpha male's hips confirmed it—from where he was standing, he was convinced the man was buried deep within the receptive female and would father a litter by her—and he loped some distance away, sulky and brooding, to nurse his bruised body and ego alike.

Last post for Capri!

The battle continued – though she held no doubt Taggarik would hold fast to not only his prowess but his rank. With such rank came the entitlement to breed with who he deemed fit, and as the Beta slammed to the ground, the ebony male claimed his prize without even casting a second glance to the female who lead at his side.
 
She could feel Vuk’s gaze on her then – burning. She wanted nothing more than to despise the girl, but she could not – Capri had allowed her rank to be overthrown by something so simple as one of her subordinate’s heats coming upon them before her – as she had not kept it from happening.
 
Taggarik mounted the girl, and his motion was savage as he gripped Vuk close to him. The same way he had held the dark lone-wolf – and now, after he had told her none would take her place.
 
He began to rock against her – to thrust, and with her ears splaying back, Capri turned from the scene, her dark limbs steadily carrying her as far away from the coupling as she could get. She did not run – she maintained her stride as purposeful – her muzzle swinging high as her hackles bristled. Her heart once more feeling the break of betrayal.
 
She wanted nothing more than to step over those borders – away from this place. But she could not leave Terich-mir, and so, she sought him out, swallowing the burning ache in her throat as the emotion threatened to well over her features and out for the world to see.

Last post :)

This extreme form of guarding he had seen before; it had worked against the other suitors who tried their paw at rising in rank and taking claim of the alpha female in his natal pack, so it was that he thought to use it himself here. It's effectiveness was proven in how the beta, defeated, slunk off, and the black wolf remained so fixated on the treating wolf he did not even notice that his alpha female had stormed off. It wasn't until he released the white female, having never copulated, was he met with a cold punch to his stomach and he felt his heart squeezed.

Had Capri mistook his guarding for actual mating? She was a sensitive wolf, and he was not so dense as to not realize what his guarding would look like... but he was inexperienced in leadership, and in dealing with women clearly, and he thought his talk with her prior, his assurance that none would take her place, would have been enough for her to trust him in this. It was the jurisdiction of the alpha male to prevent this, and prevent this he would. Regardless how much he felt the need to chase her, to explain before she could become too furious, he would remain with Vuk, until her heat had passed. Or all this would be for naught.

for me also!

the untitled wolf turned aside, as did the angered alpha female. taggarik's body remained close, and vuk closed her eyes, preparing for the pierce of his desire, but it did not come. the leader slid from her back but remained quite close; the girl's ears folded against her head. why had he not taken her?

vuk was suddenly struck that something was wrong with her; she whined appeasingly toward taggarik. but she did not want him to answer; she wanted only to be alone. as it was, the potential of her ability to be alone was quite dimished, and vuk did not fight this most natural of terms.