Stone Circle A girl worth fighting for

Valette seemed to decline, and instead grabbed his scruff and began to tug. "That's not a kiss," Murdock said with a huff, nudging her away from him before attempting to stand under his own power. The male wobbled a moment before regaining his balance, and stood silently by the alpha while he caught his breath. Pain shone clearly in his two-toned eyes, but he gritted his teeth and refused to whimper.

"Was she hurt?" he asked when he could speak again, ignoring Valette's suggestion, for the moment. He was sure he'd gotten to her before the wolverine harmed her, but looking back, he was unable to say for certain that she'd been completely untouched. "I want to see her, and then I'll see Keoni," he said then, knowing that he probably wouldn't be able to take Valette's word for it.

The male set off in the direction he thought he'd seen Valette take her daughter, following a sixth-sense that always seemed to know approximately where Stephie could be found. His eyes strayed to Valette as he walked. "Wolverines are tricky at the best of times. You weren't bad, back there," he told her, trying for a compliment. "I thought I was pretty hot." Oh. Whoops. He'd said that out loud. Well, it was only the truth.