Snow Wolf by Heather Long

Author:Heather Long
Language: eng
Format: mobi
ISBN: 9780997073225
Published: 2016-06-06T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER 10

N ot only did Diesel answer her question about the attack, but he gave her intimate details of the deaths in Amaruq, his suspicions about the Russian pack behind them, and his plans for the wolf they’d captured. Settled on the sofa once more with their pancakes and bacon, she listened in quiet awe as he laid it all out for her.

When he finished, she said, “So that’s it? You’re going to send each of his organs to one of the packs in Russia, along with a personal note?” She wasn’t sure whether to be horrified or impressed.

“It’s a kind of blunt honesty they will appreciate. Dipping into the North American packs might seem a sport to some of their young, but older wolves understand that if we do the same to them—we would be wise to wipe them out.” Diesel shrugged. “My ancestors were Russian. I know how they think.”

At this point, she should be used to the shocks but they kept coming. “The Yukon pack is Russian?”

“Some, not all.” He tipped his head. “Is that a problem for you?”

Opening her mouth, she started to say ‘no’ then paused. As direct as he’d been with her, he deserved honesty. “I don’t know. I’ve heard a lot of horror stories about Russian packs.”

“The brutality? The way they take over another pack through assassination of the males and the conquest of the females?” Maybe he was too direct.

“Yes.” The dark terrified her, and the Russians reminded her of the dark. A boogeyman waiting to ambush them when they least expected it. “We don’t really know much about them other than avoid them at all costs…a few of Willow Bend’s wolves have gone overseas and staying away from them is on the top of the list.”

“It’s a wise piece of advice. They don’t like outsiders and tend to kill first and ask questions never.” The ease he had with the danger soothed her in a way it shouldn’t. “It comes from having limited resources and very difficult winters. Survival depends on access to resources, and outsiders can chip away at those resources.”

“You don’t have that problem here?” Winters at home could be hard, but she couldn’t imagine the long hours of night they endured in the deepest part of winter, not to mention the brutal cold.

“We don’t have much competition here.” Though he’d finished his meal, he sat with her as she nibbled her way through the bacon.

“Was there competition here when your people migrated?” Sober thought. “And…didn’t the other packs have an issue with Russians moving in to this area?”

“First, no wolf pack was displaced when my people migrated. One of the reasons this region was chosen was for the lack of all but maybe a small handful of lone wolves. Most of those moved on of their own volition.”

“Or at least that’s what you were told.” Over the years, she’d heard her share of tall tales. Toman had told her family it was better for A.J. to do the

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