Blacktail Deer Plateau sad machine

Understandably, Fox took the disrespect as a challenge to her authority. Osprey didn't intend it that way, yet she couldn't un-ring the bell. The sight of the Alpha female curling her lip fanned the flame burning in the pit of her stomach. It also frightened her. Not because she thought Fox would injure her but because this was her father's mate. If she was at odds with Fox, that meant she was at odds with Peregrine. And she fully believed her dad would side with his wife over her, especially considering the two of them hoped to create beautiful new puppies together.

"I said leave me alone! Just leave me alone!" Junior spouted heatedly, tears swimming to her eyes and wobbling there, un-shed. "Just go away!"