said loud enough for the whole assembly of wolvers to hear. "And she'll be running again next month for our mating. You're all invited to the party beforehand."
Amidst the cheers of congratulations, he looked down at his intended mate who stared up at him with those wide angel eyes. "We're not waiting. My lease is up at the end of the month, so our folks can stay at my place. Spend some time with their grandson," he said significantly. "It only makes sense. Joey needs a father. You need me and I need you."
Lindy nodded her agreement because she couldn't speak. Wolvers called their transformation to wolf 'going over the moon', but for her, tonight's run had a double meaning. She was over the moon with joy.
Marshall raised his hands for the flash of Alpha power that was needed for the women to change and then they were off and running.
Lindy's wolf made two circles in the snow, chuffing up a cloud of the cold white stuff with her nose, before she ran after the others.
" Free. Free. Free ." It had been so long since her human had allowed her to run and the pure pleasure of stretching her body and legs out was almost more than she could bear. She flew through the snow, tumbling and rolling in it, snorting with laughter when some went up her nose. It was several minutes before she realized Travis wasn't beside her.
He wasn't far off. Loping along a few yards away, he, too was chortling with laughter at the antics of his mate. And she was his mate, body, heart, and soul. The ceremony was a tradition to satisfy their human side. His wolf needed no o fficial sanction. What was, was. Lindy was his mate and she was beautiful. Round and fluffy with her winter coat, she was light grey with a cap of darker color that ran the length of her body. As was her human, her wolf was shorted than his, with powerful legs and a firm stride. He thought they fit together perfectly.
When she saw him, she woofed an invitation to play and he obliged. He charged her, not hard enough to hurt, but with a lift of his head at the last moment, hard enough to bowl her over. He waited, front paws outstretched, rear end and tail high in the air, to see what her reaction would be. She met him head on, but instead of tumbling into him, she leapt over him and when he turned, she caught him with a faceful of snow thrown up by her hind paws.
Shaking away the snow, he ran after her, a little surprised by her speed. He caught up with her and nudged her with his shoulder, a gentle reminder that he should take the lead. She chuffed at him and nipped at his shoulder and then took off at a ground covering run.
The she-wolf chuffed and snorted. " I am strong. I am fast. I don't run behind. I run beside. " It was something she-wolf had tried to tell her human a long time ago, but her human wouldn't listen. In anger and frustration, the wolf had gone to sleep, but she was awake now and this time, she was heard. " Don't let wolf rule human. Bah! Wolf knows mate when she sees him, smells him, tests him. This male good mate. Strong. Fun. Show him we're strong and fun, too. Run beside, not behind. "
Travis got Lindy's message and was delighted by it. If a wolf could say 'I told you so', that was the message his was sending now. This was the she-wolf his wolf had seen when others could not. She wasn't weak, only afraid and that could be overcome.
They ran and ran, veering off from the pack to run alone together. This was what courting and mated pairs did. They ran together. The wind was strong and the night was pitch dark. Clouds of impending snow covered the sky. Travis didn't need the stars or the moonlight to guide him. He knew when they crossed the Rabbit Creek pack boundary, but he wasn't worried. This was forest land where humans wouldn't be found in this weather. He scented no trace of man.
They played, pushing and shoving each other and rolling in the powdery snow, skirting the tall trunks of trees, playing a wolf game of hide and seek and then ran some more
Amidst the cheers of congratulations, he looked down at his intended mate who stared up at him with those wide angel eyes. "We're not waiting. My lease is up at the end of the month, so our folks can stay at my place. Spend some time with their grandson," he said significantly. "It only makes sense. Joey needs a father. You need me and I need you."
Lindy nodded her agreement because she couldn't speak. Wolvers called their transformation to wolf 'going over the moon', but for her, tonight's run had a double meaning. She was over the moon with joy.
Marshall raised his hands for the flash of Alpha power that was needed for the women to change and then they were off and running.
Lindy's wolf made two circles in the snow, chuffing up a cloud of the cold white stuff with her nose, before she ran after the others.
" Free. Free. Free ." It had been so long since her human had allowed her to run and the pure pleasure of stretching her body and legs out was almost more than she could bear. She flew through the snow, tumbling and rolling in it, snorting with laughter when some went up her nose. It was several minutes before she realized Travis wasn't beside her.
He wasn't far off. Loping along a few yards away, he, too was chortling with laughter at the antics of his mate. And she was his mate, body, heart, and soul. The ceremony was a tradition to satisfy their human side. His wolf needed no o fficial sanction. What was, was. Lindy was his mate and she was beautiful. Round and fluffy with her winter coat, she was light grey with a cap of darker color that ran the length of her body. As was her human, her wolf was shorted than his, with powerful legs and a firm stride. He thought they fit together perfectly.
When she saw him, she woofed an invitation to play and he obliged. He charged her, not hard enough to hurt, but with a lift of his head at the last moment, hard enough to bowl her over. He waited, front paws outstretched, rear end and tail high in the air, to see what her reaction would be. She met him head on, but instead of tumbling into him, she leapt over him and when he turned, she caught him with a faceful of snow thrown up by her hind paws.
Shaking away the snow, he ran after her, a little surprised by her speed. He caught up with her and nudged her with his shoulder, a gentle reminder that he should take the lead. She chuffed at him and nipped at his shoulder and then took off at a ground covering run.
The she-wolf chuffed and snorted. " I am strong. I am fast. I don't run behind. I run beside. " It was something she-wolf had tried to tell her human a long time ago, but her human wouldn't listen. In anger and frustration, the wolf had gone to sleep, but she was awake now and this time, she was heard. " Don't let wolf rule human. Bah! Wolf knows mate when she sees him, smells him, tests him. This male good mate. Strong. Fun. Show him we're strong and fun, too. Run beside, not behind. "
Travis got Lindy's message and was delighted by it. If a wolf could say 'I told you so', that was the message his was sending now. This was the she-wolf his wolf had seen when others could not. She wasn't weak, only afraid and that could be overcome.
They ran and ran, veering off from the pack to run alone together. This was what courting and mated pairs did. They ran together. The wind was strong and the night was pitch dark. Clouds of impending snow covered the sky. Travis didn't need the stars or the moonlight to guide him. He knew when they crossed the Rabbit Creek pack boundary, but he wasn't worried. This was forest land where humans wouldn't be found in this weather. He scented no trace of man.
They played, pushing and shoving each other and rolling in the powdery snow, skirting the tall trunks of trees, playing a wolf game of hide and seek and then ran some more
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