Chapter 15

Chapter 15 "Your husband will come here looking for you, Ohana," Lynny said, his big arms folded as he gazed out the window. "As soon as he gets off patrol, he will wonder why his wife is not in his home, cooking his supper for him." Sitting at a...

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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,...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Chapter 2

Chapter 2 Six-year-old Zalia knew something was wrong with Kilyan the moment he walked in the hut with their father. But she pretended not to notice. "Daddy!" Zalia squealed. Kel squatted down and opened his arms. Zalia's long black mane had been...

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Chapter 1

Chapter 1 With the day's exercises complete, eight-year-old Kilyan stood proud before his father, his thin chest out, his chin lifted. Dusk was rolling across the sky, and all around, fathers and their pups were rolling out bedrolls and preparing to...

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Chapter 62: Tribute

The Seduction of Seleste _From the world of the mating season_ Tribute Chapter 62 It was a long and weary trek through the underground passages. They were all tired and dirty and grumpy, frightened, and anxious. None of them knew where the...

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Chapter 61: Enough

The Seduction of Seleste _From the world of the mating season_ Enough Chapter 61 A giant crystal was in the cave. Seleste couldn't stop thinking of it. Soon after Inden's report, Kilyan and Keeno decided that everyone should eat and rest...

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Chapter 60: The Old Timer

The Seduction of Seleste _From the world of the mating season_ The Old Timer Chapter 60 It rained by the end of the first day. The patter that came was light, but if Seleste knew her homeland, the rain was going to get much harder before...

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