Mated To My Biggest Enemy

ey'

Dad's voice sliced through the morning air.

mmy that I had just destroyed. There were wood chips all over the floor, but

said, "I was not holding back."

s winter ice, Dad took a step closer. "You are a woma

ood and to demonstrate our ability to destroy any Steele who ventur

Dad was as near to commendation as I ever received fr

mind, Riley. You will only ha

had heard a thousand ti

serious. "Destroy our advers

yon territory like a challenge, long and melancholy. My own howl

the first time. "All right.

etting up and beginning their own morning rituals. I pondered whether their Alpha

y by heart, I said, "Tell m

eves. Your great-great-grandfather was killed when he attempte

nce, we have

we will be." Dad grabbed a fresh t

Blackwoods who had perished. Every kick served as retribution for all the

Dad looked proud, which filled my heart with joy. The

eks." "Your strength, wisdom, and loyalty w

not to le

them to triumph. Dad's gaze drifted off into the valley. "R

my wolf. "What k

e prepared when they move. Dad looked b

s, I could make out our territory, which was made up of granite cliffs and silver pines that had

up from Red Canyon. Perhaps younger or more de

of the noise. He scented the air, h

do you

e a new wolf in the Steeles' pack. Dad's fa

d. She wanted to howl back and resisted my control. I bit my l

n his voice. "Why is that soun

d a reaction from my wolf other than rage and hatred. Th

not know." "Perhaps she

had taught me, I maintained a blank express

Harvest Moon Festival." "Every pack

artners at the festival, which served as a neutral ground.

nyon Pack be pre

ng to the old laws. In disgust, Dad's lip curled. "Riley

ously

ying it. I wondered why my wolf had wanted to respond and who had ma

his way to the pack house. "Practice until the su

not show mercy

d gi

e. It was a lonely, low howl, and it came again. When s

he mountains. The valley became utterly quiet as the

ng strike. As if a monumental shift was abou

wind. It caused my inner wolf to pace uneasily because it was w

ion of that str

shaking, and I