Moon Signs by Donna Cunningham

Author:Donna Cunningham [Cunningham, Donna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General, Body; Mind & Spirit, Self-Help, Moon, Parapsychology
ISBN: 9780345347244
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 1988-12-13T00:00:00+00:00

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Catching the wolves’ attention wasn’t so big of a stretch. One howl and they latched onto his tail like a bear after honey. Cody took off into the woods, tearing at his clothes. He deliberately left them strewn behind him. By the time he’d shed enough to switch, the wolves had come on his shirt and socks. The murderous note in the resultant challenge told him how much mercy to expect.

He dropped to all fours and shot off into the hills, with the wolves in determined pursuit. Getting them to follow him, not even close to a problem. Getting them to quit…well, worry about that later.

As long as they came after him, and didn’t double back after Willy. That was all that mattered.

He left them an easy trail, and stayed just far enough ahead to keep their anger hot. By now they’d left Coopersburg, and Willy, far enough in the dust to get his hopes up. Time to see what kind of burrs he had stuck to him. He swung back on his trail, did a loop out of habit, and doubled back to come up behind them.

Chaos favored him. Only two, and they’d come for him and left Willy for later. He crept up and watched them try to puzzle out a kink in his trail any coyote pup could have solved by now. Wolves were more methodical, with less imagination but way bigger teeth. Favoring discretion, he moved to slip away.

Damn that mouse. It would have to squeak as it dove into its hole.

Both wolves spun, and spotted him. Instantly they leaped to flank him. Plenty of bristling and growling and teeth showing, but no direct attack. Not yet.

Wolves and coyote exchanged silent signals through ears and tails and eyes. All three shifted at once.

The pair from Cactus Pete’s confronted him. All muscle and teeth and plenty shaggy. Full of wolf arrogance, too. “Will you look at this,” the darker one said with a sneer. “It’s a scrawny little prairie wolf. This has the Chief all put out?”

“Prairie dog,” his blond brother corrected. “Don’t dignify this mutt by calling him a wolf.” He took one menacing step toward Cody. “You’re off your turf, sonny boy.”

Cody smiled, loose and easy, ready to bolt or attack as the occasion warranted. Him against two grown, seasoned wolves, well, it wouldn’t be pretty, but it could be done. “Last I heard, this was a free country.”

The blond showed teeth. “Not this country.”

“Lucky for you,” the other said, “we’re in a generous mood. Just hand over the she and we’ll only rough you up.”

Cody blinked, the epitome of innocence. “I don’t know what you mean.”

“Scratch the scat, prairie dog. You were running with a she-wolf. A ripe one, by the smell of her. We want her.”

Cody indicated his nakedness. “Do I look like I’m hiding anything? There’s no she-wolf here.”

“Don’t get wise. I’ve got a nose. She’s here. She belongs with us.” The dark wolf started forward. “And you belong on the floor in some simian’s rec room.

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