Luna the Lone Wolf by Forest Wells

Author:Forest Wells
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: wolves, young adult, animal fiction, coming of age, Forest Wells, Forest, Wells, wolf, fiction, Luna, The Lone Wolf, Luna The Lone Wolf, Lone Wolf, novel
Publisher: Forest Wells
Published: 2019-04-05T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

MY FANGS WERE WET WITH drool, drops adding to the icy powder my paws had vanished in. A thin veil of falling snow covered the surrounding forest, making the trees seem not just bare of leaves, but void of life. Seemed like the forest as a whole was like that, for we’d found precious little in our hunts.

While the forest might have given up, my pack hadn’t. My ears perked forward to confirm that our many days of hunting, tracking, and praying had indeed borne fruit. We’d found her at last. A doe. The doe. Big as a buck with an attitude to match. She was stripping bark off a tree without a care in the world, almost taunting us with her indifference. And why not? She’d fended us off twice already. Mostly because of terrain, but escape was still escape, regardless of the reason.

Not today. We had her this time.

I looked toward Martol and Toltan to give commands. Before I could say a word, or even move a muscle, they both turned their ears forward. They glided through the snow around the back side, just as I had been about to tell them. I ticked my ears forward in approval while waiting in cover. I gave them as much time as I felt I could to get into position. The doe stripped off more bark in silence, unaware of the wolves inching closer before the sprint.

That is, until the doe turned her ears toward me. I must have hit something, I thought. At the same time, from the back side of the tree, came a thin foal. It huddled under its mother, who continued to stare at me.

“She knows we’re here,” Carlin said.

I swallowed a growl with a forward tick of my ears. “She does. Doesn’t change much. She’s the first prey we’ve seen in days. We can’t let her get away.”

“You have a plan, Luna?” Estrella asked.

“Not yet.”

I couldn’t tell if the doe actually saw me, but she did seem to be looking right at me. Maybe she doesn’t know about the others. The question became moot as I decided that, with my cover blown, I would risk blowing Martol and Toltan’s as well.

I told Estrella and Carlin to stay silent, then lifted my head in a long howl. When the doe’s eyes didn’t move, that confirmed everything. She can see me. Changes nothing. The plan moves forward.

Two similar howls sounded from the other side, both from separate angles. Martol and Toltan were responding, announcing their positions. The doe allowed only a glance their way before returning to me. I turned an ear in much the same way, giving me what I needed. I knew exactly where the others were. Now I just had to hope they could make this happen.

“Stay here,” I said. “When you see me attack, go for the foal. Try to separate it from the mother.”

“What about her?” Estrella said.

“My parents and I will deal with her. Don’t howl when I call.”

I made a big show of trotting out from my position.

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