Stone Circle we clean up and now it's time to learn

Seeing that it was her mouth that was bleeding, Murdock nudged her face away from her pelt. "Quit that," he said gently, "let me." He began cleaning the blood from her coat, as well as the scent of the other male. Inwardly, his blood was boiling. The idea that someone had tried to hurt his girl was more than he could bear peacefully. Whatever he had done to her, he would be punished for it. Murdock had the man's scent, now, and as soon as Poppy was cared for, Murdock would be going after him.

"I've got you," Murdock repeated, moving to curl himself around the poor girl. "No one can hurt you now, okay? You're home. You're safe."