The wolf's heart

but he wore no artificial sweeteners to attract the female variety. She co

d, but the sound, muffled in sleep,

How’d a female ev

d wolf, and small. Sure, for a real wolf s

t, as numb as her leg was. “Long legs, best looking red pelt I’ve ever seen on a feral wolf.

with a real red wolf . . . ohmigod, they c

we got her! Yeah, the wolf’s a she, not a he as I’d assumed. No

se men? Smelled their p

her guard, and

st terrifying growl, but it sounded more like a sickly, low moan. “Maybe 110 pounds, more the size of a gray.” He chuckled. “I know, I know, I

each were set for a 40-pound wolf, not one as big as she is. But we didn’t want to overdo it. And let ’em know Big Red can have a mate now.

by the response to his commen

aned in

ems a shame if she’s doing so well in these woods

find any of her kind around h

he hadn’t been so doped up, s

lders for her to rest on, tree-shaded areas, and an indoor exhibit

, a growl rumbled in her throat. How could she have bee

to climb up above. Even if she changed into her human form, she’d never make it,

ind her. She growled. He backed off. The poor old horny red wolf was dying to mate with her. She smelled

g with a pure wolf .

er the wrought iron railing across the moat. The breeze carried their scent to her, musky and wild. But she recognized the scent of one of them from the

short, and watched her with intrigue. But they both had small chins, not a nice square man

hadn’t seen her kind in human form since s

nd tilted their noses up slightly,

, who appeared to be in his late twenti

like he advertised teeth whitener. “Yeah, Alfred, she’s one of us a

ound, and seeing no other visitors nearby, turned back to her and winked. “We’ll risk getting you out, but

his chest. “She surely can’t want him.” He pointed at Big Red. Foldi

rkened eyes. “From all accounts, she’s the one.” He grab

d make her his mate. The wolf urge to mark his territory overwhelmed his better human judgment. After he urinated

walked in with the dark-haired man. Thompson folded his arms

wo-thirds canine maintenance, onethird frozen feline diet the remainder

her to breed.” You’d

the sun near the entrance to their faux cave

e to provide some more offspring. They’re trying to introduce some more red wolves into the Smoki

back at them. If she could have

again might do more harm than good. Let her grow used to him for a c

aseball cap back

think she’s

dy. She’s just

enough to take Volan on, and he did like wolves. Maybe he could be the one, if she could get over the fact

de from the sky? Damn. The waning crescent would pass shortly. Th

until the return of the moon. It would be seven days until the new moon from the beginning of the waning crescen

remember. Two