Porcupine Ridge For a mother, a brother and me

she refused! vuk's snarl was almost checked by her surprise -- how could the woman reject yet another offer of compromise between the packs? she was not focused upon their words, but their actions, and then taggarik flew o'er the worthless borderline. the woman had never been in such a battle before, but instinct dictated she followed, and without another moment of hesitance, she snapped wildly for the pale chin of the whitefurred male on the opposing side. they were not evenly matched, the ridge and the volcano-dwelling pack, for one of the latter's number was a child, and set upon by taggarik's powerful beta.