
The black wolf curled back his lips, exposing fangs and gums, as he growled in warning at the trespassers that wanted to hurt his pack. Five cougars leaped out of the trees, hissing and snarling. Ambushes were typical of cougar shifters. They burst into the clearing, instantly going back-to-back as they scanned the trees. The black wolf and the gray-white wolf ran a distance away before loudly rushing through the forest. “Two wolves versus one cougar should come out on top.” Not prepared to waste any time, Derren shifted. “Everyone but me will pair up,” said Nick.

But a pack of eight against a pride of five could potentially win, but not without serious injuries. The odds are in our favor.”Ĭougar shifters had the advantage in a one-to-one fight, as they were much stronger than wolves. Keeping his voice low, he said, “Me and Eli will drop back and then noisily bolt into the clearing, as if in a panic.”Įli nodded. “If we don’t, they’ll just climb as high as they can and hop from tree to fucking tree.”ĭerren agreed.

“One of us needs to lure them out of the trees,” Nick whispered to Derren and Eli when they shifted. He drew back and gave his human half control.

Each one was positioned on a tree branch.Īs his Alpha shifted before him, and the gray-white wolf-Eli-flanked him, the black wolf sensed that Derren wanted dominance. The black wolf sensed the presence of five cougar shifters.
