Silver-White (The Great North Woods Pack #1) by Shawn Underhill

Author:Shawn Underhill [Underhill, Shawn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2012-12-18T06:00:00+00:00

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Minutes later the three burst from the shadows of the trail onto the open lawn. Erica made straight for the driveway, her escorts leaping at either side. She skidded to a stop in the driveway, killed the engine, and jumped from the ATV. The two wolves circled her wide as she ran to the house, where she met her aunt and grandmother waiting on the porch with worried expressions. When she was at their sides, she turned back for a clear and steady look at the two wolves.

Only once had she seen a wolf apart from the shadows of night, and that had been her gray brother, shifting in his early weeks of learned control. But these white and silver-white were the most magnificent animals she’d ever beheld. Seeing them in daylight raised goose bumps on her skin; her entire body trembled with fear and wonder. They were everything she wished to be, and everything she was not yet.

“Stay,” barked the white wolf now to the silver-white, turning his great bulk to the western pasture, flexing his powerful legs as he turned. He pushed off into a long leap, but at the end of the stride he whirled around in a flash of white, snarling terribly and kicking up dust. “Stay!” he scolded the young wolf, because she had begun to follow against orders.

Evie crouched, lowering her head and tucking tail before the massive punisher. Though she cowered, her ears were back and her fangs were bared; her bitter protests rumbled in her throat.

Deep down she knew better than to defy him. Seeing him for the first time in the clear light of day, the battle scars marking the Alpha’s wonderful physique were now evident. Old and grown over, along his shoulders, flanks and belly there were black stripes, only visible when his fur was ruffled by the sudden changing of direction. He had fought and won more battles than she could guess; he had stood the test of time, suppressing all rivals and defeating all enemies. His rank was deserved, Evie understood, not a given. But in the fire of the moment, the urge, the temptation to run at his side was too great for her to ignore. She’d been warned of danger and then set loose. Her human rationale was not yet capable of harnessing the snarling beast once it had been loosed.

“I go,” Evie had growled as her leader had taken off, causing him to whirl about. And as he’d stood over her she’d repeated, “No,” many times through her snarls. But then suddenly the white wolf turned away again without another warning. In seconds he was nearing the inner fences of the pasture, poised for a long jump, and Evie arose slowly from her crouched position, intent on following him rather his order. As soon as he reached the shadows of the trees, she decided, she would be after him.

She stood ready, tensely watching him go; her muscles twitched with anticipation. Now the white wolf leapt the outer fence, he was near the trees, and Evie let her legs spring.

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