In Love With The King Of Beasts
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irst to take a kill which had the Lupines howling their pleasure and excitement. A
be strutti
Avaline sacrifice-an unnecessary reminder of the merciless nature of the wolves. But he turned quickly
ief he realized she w
ored his strange behavior, and instead simply shared his love for animals. Had made herself his friend. Defended hi
ormed in front of them. His control
ht his heart had ever recognized. He allowed himself one keen of mourning, knowing the gathered audience would assume he grieved all the sacrifices. B
cle, so he could return later to bury her himself...but instead his senses tingled
where w
he continued to scent until he'd identified her scent mixed with
idden h
his predator-ancestors, growled and shook itself. It had nothing but contempt for the prey-behavior.
she was still alive. Then he blinked, and turned away
in the dirt, far to his left, straddling the Equine sacrifice, strangling the life o
ldn't
at play, he would be force
uttered unde
y were very... visceral. And no doubt he'd
shed her to feet, obviously exhausted, but smiling
him and bowed, th
packs, apparently-weren't aware o
enemies. It was a fatal mistake and one he prayed she'd correct before she reache
s of her people, howling for the moon as she stumbl
nt of him and swept a bow, he was forced to sp
one left, Luci
ing behind her. It took her only a few more seconds than it had taken Aragon himself to locate Elia. Su
o, Lucine tracked the scent straight to the tree. Without hesitating she leaped
kness, and grief for the girl she'd been to
om her-but one of Elia's feet kicked out as she attempted to stop herself being pulled fro
ke a cat, flinching and
ond later, even as Lucine held her eye with one hand, Elia lost her g
expression to an unfeeling mask, knowing even a tire
fting uneasily. Aragon's heart raced, but he forced himself to stillness as a Elia
and right at the people surrounding the cleari
th. She was still alive, but apparently unconscious. Yet, Elia continue
ead," Aragon grow
lled away from him. "
f the crowd-all the tribes in agreement on th
s were pacing, all the herds stamped their fee
Lucan, must be quivering with shame. His daughter was already humiliated by this loss-but to be declared too weak to be killed
force him to be the one to end this! He started toward her, the tribes c
" he snarled. "Just
ng and vibrant child she had been. She straightened and turned to face him ful
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