The Heartwood thunderstruck

what she found when she tasted his fur was - zharille turned sharply as the boy rebuked her, and shot the pale woman a glare. you're all over him. what did she want with the ice man? a ripple of distrust tensed zharille and she shoved away from ensio, towards the stranger in their midst.

she was scowling, pressing close. ensio's scent clung to her too; he had refused zharille though, and together the knowledge set the woman off. a shock of jealousy, possession, and a kind of arrogance flooded zharille.

she pushed up against sovereign to test the girl. checking boundaries, attitude, strength - and eager to prove the top dog here was herself. how dare she come along and try to temp the ice man away?