Nova Peak Akiani

His coat actually made her think of Wintersbane, which made her heart beat a little faster. He has a wife, Meerkat scolded herself, her glassy eyes trained on the spot just a little to the left of the stranger's face now. For no good reason at all, her mind then leaped to Finley and she felt her insides twist with disgust and shame. Somehow, she'd managed to avoid thinking about that for weeks...

The man's rough timbre broke into her thoughts, causing Meerkat to blink as her gaze focused. The name he gave sounded complex. She tried repeating it in her head, though she didn't dare attempt it out loud. He was from far away, which was as intriguing as it was vague.

Still trying to squash down thoughts of her cousin (yuck) and her Alpha (oops), Meerkat fidgeted a little as she said, "Oh, yeah? What brings you to these parts?"