Redtail Rise This Time, Baby, I’ll Be Bulletproof

She didn’t think it was possible to shatter an entire pack’s schema. Nevertheless, she listened to every word out of her mate’s mouth. For the third time, that little smile flickered across her face. This time, it lingered and she leaned forward to nip at his nose before sinking back into place.

I’ve thought of both scenarios, among many others, she admitted with a bob of her head. I wouldn’t fight, if she didn’t agree. In case I haven’t made this clear, I think it’s bullshit to earn a rank through a single round of combat, Masque said frankly, blinking loudly at her own curse.

She cleared her throat, exhaling loudly through her nose. It abruptly occurred to her that she was so fortunate not just to have Riley in her corner but to have someone who didn’t mind her bending his ear this way. All these thoughts had been stewing in her mind for so long, it was a relief to air them out. And she knew she could trust him never to breathe a word of this conversation to anyone else.

In another one of those scenarios I mentioned, I tell Redd to abolish the role of Wealda. She becomes Berserkr, Mountain Boulder and I retain our titles, and we operate as an equal council of sorts. Masque snorted. But every time I imagine this conversation, all I can picture is the two of them staring back at me like I’ve grown two heads.