Shadowwyn Moor Don't you know it is just the chemicals in our veins that causes pain?

The foreign command elicited only a momentary pause and blank stare from the yolk-eyed girl. She balled up, but he was quickly upon her and seized her nape like a whelp.

“No!” Shadowpaw yelled as she writhed. She tried to spin around and snap at the hunter with amateur aim, but there was no deterring him. With her tail firmly tucked against her belly, Shadowpaw fought until every muscle fiber of her body was completely fatigued.

"Let me go!" she wailed again. But, at this point, even if he did release her it was unlikely Shadowpaw's body had the energy to run.