Horizon Ridge virgo is the skeleton of monarch moth

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Arturo draws in a deep breath. Horizon Ridge is close enough to the sea that his sense of scent is greeted by the familiar tang of sea salt upon the air, but not close enough to make the scent heavy nor overbearing; and it is close enough to Teaghlaigh for Arturo to comfortably leave the pack in Lotte’s paws as he heads back into the Wilds of Teekon with the sole purpose of recruitment. He has brought in Rollo and Lia has found them but they have lost Evelyn. The latter does not particularly surprise the gangster who had not expected her to stay long after her mate turned tail and disappeared in the dead of night without explanation. Arturo finds such behavior annoying. A waste of his and their time. Why pledge yourself to a pack only to turn your back on it? He did not understand because that type of fickle loyalty was not something he had. It mattered not. He will make up for the loss of two healthy adults. He will make up for them because he wants to ensure Teaghlaigh survives: that his and Lotte’s children survive. The possible threat of Blackfeather Woods does not go idly nor easily ignored but Arturo will not forsake his duties for possibility and if Blackfeather Woods comes to his doorstep well …he hopes that he is ready to handle and deal with them if only because he has to be. Dakarai and Olive gave him no choice on that matter.

He is surprised to catch the scent of another: an individual scent mixed heavily with a secondary individual scent but also bearing the scents of many. He does not recognize the pack scent and his hackles bristle as he considers that they might be from Blackfeather Woods. Yet, he knows the Wood’s scent …kind of. It was not easily discernible against the putrid smell of Olive and Dakarai’s blood but the scent of another pack is hard to mask even with blood; and by the time the dark woman comes to rest is fiery gaze his hackles are smooth and he is every bit calm and collected. Every bit the gangster (though he has some so close to losing his temper several times recently).

Arturo lets out a low chuff to announce his presence to her, in case she had yet to notice him.

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