I lost a friend.

The young male was happy to see the adult lean down into a mirrored stance.  He really hadn't been sure if alphas were playful at all, he didn't recall ever trying to play with Dante before this so it was a blank spot in his mind.  Constantine raised his ears up for a moment, his mouth loosening slightly on the stick as he waited to see what the alpha would do.

He watched with careful eyes as the bigger male advanced, slowly, slowly... then sudden speed!  Connie clamped down but was too slow, the bark sliding through his looser mouth hold to be taken by the alpha. The boy yipped a protest and darted after it, ready to grab onto one end and tug it back into his own possession.