Otter Creek The bitch came back

Santiago nods when he listens to her. He hopes she’s right. He knows Clarence was savage when he put his mind to it and even worse when he was cornered. He doesn’t doubt he has made a living here somewhere in the Teekons. He hopes he has. He hopes he’s just living it up in some pack somewhere in the safety of a new home. Little did he know, it was completely the opposite. 

“Perhaps you’re right.” He agrees, but worry stills clings to him so he changes the subject.

“I need to heal before we look. I have a debt to pay. The alphess of the pack I’m staying with saved my life. Do you wish to stay a while with me?” He asks hopefully.