Wapun Meadow the bicameral mind

she paused in her hunt, immediately receptive to the alpha male's advances - and for good reason, given the hale, virile wolf that he was. an attraction driven entirely by hormones blossomed between them, and neither wolf appeared keen on denying the other. she might have found kinder, gentler suitors, but none so greedy and conniving as stigmata, and with no mate to urge him home, he was eager to take advantage of this particular situation as bachelors were wont to do.

it didn't matter that he also liked what he saw in the stone huntress, even if she was a bit thinner than he would have preferred. the season and her status as a lone wolf seemed to afford that. these vulnerabilities only made his chances of acceptance higher. "not really," he replied drunkenly; intoxicated and swayed strangely by her scent - willed to woo her, when normally he would have been looking to be further impressed. "but i think i can help you," he hummed encouragingly, taking only a few steps forward at a time as he continued to measure her reactions.