Redhawk Caldera curiosity kill the baby

Judging by Peregrine's reaction, not everyone enjoyed his new life choice scent. The change in his face was obvious enough that even Pura could tell that he wasn't particularly proud of it. The freckled boy shrugged, offering a practiced but still strangely shaped smile. "It doesn't smell bad," he assured the stinky Alpha, widening his nasal passages and inhaling deeply by way of proof. "Just strong."

'Shoot' wasn't a new one, but he appreciated Peregrine's efforts to clarify. Pura studied the looming Caldera for a moment, formulating the question in his mind. Half-hatched plans and clashing impressions moved past each other in the darkness, reaching out for purchase. Among them, obscured by depth, swam Saēna's acerbic judgment of Fox and Peregrine's choices. Pura let them glide past. "I want to be Alpha," he told Peregrine firmly and without hesitation. "How do I do it?"