shuck

That was.... odd. His lip lifted at her stare, but he did nothing but stand unyielding as she retreated. His warning had been enough. Her words went in one ear and out the other, though her presence there he noted and her scent he would remember. Curses were fancies that the logical alpha dismissed on principle. But the threat she might present was real.

Finally he turned gratefully to Siren, thanking her approvingly for the extra assistance and inviting her to join him as he finished his rounds. No telling if she had friends skulking with her, ready to try their own luck on the plateau's edge.