A hardened heart still beats
| Erani |
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Erani had been following Rayne?s scent for some time, meaning to approach the younger female. She had been harsh with her that day. Rayne had shown through since then, and even become more active in herb gathering. Erani had been watching from a distance. She?d decided to continue Rayne?s training. Preston was still gone, and Soleil was pregnant, and last she knew, in Glaciem training the healers, though Erani didn?t understand why Asheni, a very talented healer herself, wasn?t training. She?d asked Cormalin to come along on a random impulse. She noted her brother?s dark form that padded along side her, both of their passages silent. She had slipped into stealthy movement without thinking, and he had followed suit, an unthinking reaction. There was an anger building in Erani?s chest, and she didn?t know why, until the wind brought two scents to her nose. Rayne, and a strange male. The arousal in the male?s scent made her stomach turn, and her body stilled, movements fluid, eyes darkening to pools of icy deep blue.
The fear in Rayne?s scent had her thinking of the male?s death. This would be a wolf she had no qualms in harming instead of healing. Her tail twitched, and she felt her brother slip away. The command was followed despite his Beta status. He knew better than to challenge his sister when her eyes were ice and her body became unreadable.
When the male lunged for Rayne, Erani struck. In that moment of possible imbalance, she came in, low and silent, giving no warning. Her aim would be for the front. She would hit with all her weight, and all her momentum. If he didn?t catch her charge in time, she would do her best to bring him down. Her brother would be the next attack. |