screeching of the pathetic wolves who couldn’t even manage to get their shifts right. “If? Give me just a moment.”
He shifted, calling the white light onto himself and in seconds his body had taken on his wolf shape.
Feels good to be back in my form . His wolf showed his teeth.
It does , Gabriel agreed. He’d always been able to cause destruction like this. No one had ever been able to really beat him. Not even Kendrick. The thought jolted him and he stopped his forward momentum. What? Had he just remembered something he needed to know?
The purple haze swarmed his body.
It doesn’t really matter , his wolf reminded him. All that we need to care about is killing these monsters. That’s what the Alpha wants .
Gabriel leaned back on his hind legs waiting to move forward. He liked a good fight. But if the creatures didn’t move forward he wasn’t going to have one. By default he’d be left slaughtering them, and not much else.
He waited a bit. The wolf in front of him growled, but didn’t move. Gabe rolled his eyes. His father wanted him to prove himself like this? Fine.
Gabe leaped forward, his teeth bared, and ripped the skin off the neck of his first opponent. The wolf squealed before blood splattered all over Gabe’s face. The wolf dropped dead on the ground. The taste of the foul thing in his mouth made Gabe’s stomach turn. He spit out the skin, knowing little could be done about the blood short of jumping into the river. Maybe he’d do that after.
Two wolves pounced on him but they jumped more like puppies than full-fledged wolves. He was really going to have to train them. But not these twelve—now eleven—they were going to die.
But two attacks were better than one. He lunged right, tearing into the stomach of the first wolf. For a second he smelled the pork that the creature must have eaten earlier as it poured out of its now exposed intestines onto the grass.
The second wolf backed up in retreat . Oh well .
He’s practically cowering . His wolf didn’t like fear, didn’t like to smell it, didn’t like how it tasted in his mouth.
There would be no retreat, no letting him go. Kendrick said kill. Gabriel loved to obey.
He ripped the throat out of the scared wolf before turning to the next crowd of opponents.
One by one Gabriel ended the lives of the wolves his father wanted dead. At some point his father started to laugh. He had no idea what was so amusing, but he always preferred to keep his Alpha happy rather than upset.
When he finished, he took a breath looking at what he’d done. The nasty things were all gone. His father’s wishes had been fulfilled. He turned to his father, calling the shift onto himself to change back into his human shape. His body cracked and pulled onto itself until his wolf vanished within him.
He rubbed his forehead. “How was that?”
His father grinned. “Magnificent.”
“Do you really think those things can be trained? They’re pretty pathetic.” Drea disappeared in the way Gabriel wasn’t certain he would ever get used to seeing. A few seconds later she reappeared holding out some clothes.
“Put these on. I don’t want to look at you naked.”
Kendrick laughed, patting Gabriel on the shoulder while he dressed. “She’s not a wolf. We can cut her some slack. Can’t we, son?”
“I suppose.” Drea the witch didn’t bother him one way or the other. Only Kendrick mattered. “I’m sorry, my Alpha. You didn’t answer my question.”
“Do I think they can be trained? Yes, I’ve been able to do a little. Some of the people I employ have been able to get great results from them. But you, no one has ever been able to train wolf troops like you. I’ve been waiting for you.”
“Then I won’t let you down.”
“I know you won’t.” Kendrick nodded toward the house. “Why don’t you go rest for a while? When you get up you can work with the wolves again. I don’t want to wait and let Tristan have time to get ready for
He shifted, calling the white light onto himself and in seconds his body had taken on his wolf shape.
Feels good to be back in my form . His wolf showed his teeth.
It does , Gabriel agreed. He’d always been able to cause destruction like this. No one had ever been able to really beat him. Not even Kendrick. The thought jolted him and he stopped his forward momentum. What? Had he just remembered something he needed to know?
The purple haze swarmed his body.
It doesn’t really matter , his wolf reminded him. All that we need to care about is killing these monsters. That’s what the Alpha wants .
Gabriel leaned back on his hind legs waiting to move forward. He liked a good fight. But if the creatures didn’t move forward he wasn’t going to have one. By default he’d be left slaughtering them, and not much else.
He waited a bit. The wolf in front of him growled, but didn’t move. Gabe rolled his eyes. His father wanted him to prove himself like this? Fine.
Gabe leaped forward, his teeth bared, and ripped the skin off the neck of his first opponent. The wolf squealed before blood splattered all over Gabe’s face. The wolf dropped dead on the ground. The taste of the foul thing in his mouth made Gabe’s stomach turn. He spit out the skin, knowing little could be done about the blood short of jumping into the river. Maybe he’d do that after.
Two wolves pounced on him but they jumped more like puppies than full-fledged wolves. He was really going to have to train them. But not these twelve—now eleven—they were going to die.
But two attacks were better than one. He lunged right, tearing into the stomach of the first wolf. For a second he smelled the pork that the creature must have eaten earlier as it poured out of its now exposed intestines onto the grass.
The second wolf backed up in retreat . Oh well .
He’s practically cowering . His wolf didn’t like fear, didn’t like to smell it, didn’t like how it tasted in his mouth.
There would be no retreat, no letting him go. Kendrick said kill. Gabriel loved to obey.
He ripped the throat out of the scared wolf before turning to the next crowd of opponents.
One by one Gabriel ended the lives of the wolves his father wanted dead. At some point his father started to laugh. He had no idea what was so amusing, but he always preferred to keep his Alpha happy rather than upset.
When he finished, he took a breath looking at what he’d done. The nasty things were all gone. His father’s wishes had been fulfilled. He turned to his father, calling the shift onto himself to change back into his human shape. His body cracked and pulled onto itself until his wolf vanished within him.
He rubbed his forehead. “How was that?”
His father grinned. “Magnificent.”
“Do you really think those things can be trained? They’re pretty pathetic.” Drea disappeared in the way Gabriel wasn’t certain he would ever get used to seeing. A few seconds later she reappeared holding out some clothes.
“Put these on. I don’t want to look at you naked.”
Kendrick laughed, patting Gabriel on the shoulder while he dressed. “She’s not a wolf. We can cut her some slack. Can’t we, son?”
“I suppose.” Drea the witch didn’t bother him one way or the other. Only Kendrick mattered. “I’m sorry, my Alpha. You didn’t answer my question.”
“Do I think they can be trained? Yes, I’ve been able to do a little. Some of the people I employ have been able to get great results from them. But you, no one has ever been able to train wolf troops like you. I’ve been waiting for you.”
“Then I won’t let you down.”
“I know you won’t.” Kendrick nodded toward the house. “Why don’t you go rest for a while? When you get up you can work with the wolves again. I don’t want to wait and let Tristan have time to get ready for
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