Haunted Wood the darkness calls

Her surprise took him by surprise. It was as if she truly hadn't anticipated his attack. Expecting a counterattack, her retreat threw Peregrine off balance—literally threw him off balance. He hurtled forward and flung out both forelegs to brace his weight. This caused a horrific jolt of pain to shoot up the injured one. An involuntary howl of pain erupted from the Alpha's mouth. He flinched and crooked the leg against his chest, hissing painfully through his teeth as he awkwardly hopped backward several paces. He stopped when one of his hind feet stepped on the dead pika.

"Get out!" he bellowed in anger and humiliation, well aware that he couldn't back up his threats without hurting himself further. She would realize that too, of course.