The Alpha's Battle

e was being pursued by a pack of werewolves. She was worn out because the pack had been pursuing her for hours. Running caused h

She was struggling to breathe and her chest was thumping. She was awar

Ethan, a lone hunter, standing at the edge of the clearing. He had broad shoulders, a strong jaw,

their reign of terror because he had lost friends and loved ones as a result of th

e of her vulnerability and that she was a human being. She had cle

eyes. She questioned whether he would kill her as wel

could feel his breath on her face as he knelt down next to her

to speak. I'm powerless to stop the approaching werewolv

could let the werewolf pack know he was there. He tried to do it, but he j

must leave immediately because

nd to look behind her, she could hear Ethan's footsteps. She was aware that he

ran through the forest. He was compassionate and eager to extend mercy. She questioned whet

get the kindness he had shown her. For his part, Ethan would carry on searching for the werewolf pack, but this time with

the werewolf pack. Because he had observed Lyra's fear, he realized that the werewolves were not the mindless killers he had previously as

rehend their behaviors and movements. From a distance, he observed their interactions with one another and other forest animals.

uppy, who was by himself, gave him a wide-eyed, innocent look. When Ethan noticed th

e puppy's behavior and interactions with him as he studied it. He understood

o bring himself to put it to death. Instead, he made the choice to transport the pup to

on that the werewolf pack was not the mindless killers he had thought it to be. They

humans, but he was aware that he could not kill them. He came to the conclusion that the onl

out werewolves, their biology and behavior. He talked to professionals in the field

books and delivered lectures to share his knowledge of the creatures he had once hunted wit

milated into the neighborhood. Together with people, they helped to safeguard the forest and its inhabitan

ing, attending his lectures, and reading his books. And she realized she had been wise to believe in him after hearing about