Chapter 14
Chapter 14 When Kilyan decided to travel to the winter village to claim a female, no one was surprised when Keeno decided to go with him. But Keeno was surprised when his father volunteered to come, as did his uncle Hris. He was at home alone,...
Chapter 13
Chapter 13 Keeno decided to walk Zalia all the way to her house instead of just to the village gates. He couldn't get the image of the male on top of her out of his mind and was filled with a sudden and urgent need to protect her. He wasn't surprised...
Chapter 12
Chapter 12 Keeno moved through the trees, trying to push away thoughts of Kilyan as he searched for Zalia. He knew why Kilyan wanted him to meet in the clearing. He knew exactly why. And he suddenly wanted Zalia to go home as badly as Kilyan did. If...
Chapter 11
Chapter 11 Kilyan moved carefully through the trees, his heart beating hard, his green eyes earnest. It was finally time. He was seventeen. And it was the mating season. It was happening already, the distant growls, the squeals, the giggles, the...
Chapter 10
Chapter 10 "What did you do to Keeno, Daddy!" Zalia shrilled. She had been helping Aliona prepare supper, but the moment Kel and Kilyan walked in, she leapt to her feet. Kilyan snorted as he put his spear in the wall rack. "He about killed him," he...
Chapter 9
Chapter 9 "Zalia," Aliona said the moment her daughter walked in the hut, "you're having sex with that boy." Zalia froze. She stood at the curtain, guiltily rubbing her arm. It was true that she had been sleeping with Keeno. After that first night a...
Chapter 8
Chapter 8 "You will _not_," Hye shrilled, dragging her husband into the hut by the ear, "go running off to find Keeno!" Yzlo straightened up and massaged his sore ear. His chest heaved. "I _knew_ it!" he shouted, nostrils flaring. "I knew that boy...
Chapter 7
Chapter 7 Zalia did not like Fielle much. In fact, she hated her. In fact, everyone knew it. She and Fielle had been at each other's throats since before they could talk. They both knew it was because of Lea: both girls wanted to be Lea's best friend...
Chapter 6
Chapter 6 "What happened then?" Loryn said in a hushed voice. "After you . . ." "He was _helping_them," Kel whispered, his ears back flat. "Yzlo and I were _horrified_ . . ." Kel closed his eyes, remembering the way Zalia screamed and cried, the...
Chapter 5
Chapter 5 The next few days with Sion were ones of peace and content that Keeno had not anticipated. It began to rain. Hard. As a result, they spent many days in the cave, and Sion would hold Kilyan and Zalia on his knees as he told the children...
Chapter 4
Chapter 4 When Kilyan finally awoke, the pups told Sion their names and why they had been in the forest to begin with. Sion listened to their story in silence, a faint smile on his lips. With the story finished, Kilyan bowed his head, distraught that...
Chapter 3
Chapter 3 Zalia thought the young male was nothing like the image of the lone wolf her father had painted for her. She wasn't even sure he was a lone wolf to begin with. In the first place, he was nice. That wasn't to say that he was friendly or...