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Remus stared at the Elders one at a time, trying to see if he could
sense any underlying issues. After several minutes, he accepted that
they had no ulterior motives and decided to give his consent to hurry
things along.
All right, I ll agree to increase our security forces, but only by a
third, and not&
Remus stopped talking in mid sentence and closed his eyes. His
mind flooded with feelings of pain, anger, and fear. Maddie was
calling to him, and she was in trouble.
Remus, help me, please. There is a wolf attacking me. I can t win
in a fight with her. Hurry, please!
Remus jumped to his feet, unmindful of how he startled the
Elders. Taking only a moment to explain himself, he rushed toward
the door to go and find his mate.
My mate s in trouble and in great pain. I have to find her, now!
He dashed out the door, sending a mental message to Ethan and
Latan, alerting them of the danger. He could hear the Elders following
close behind him. When one of his pack was in trouble, everyone
turned out to help.
* * * *
Nanita looked on in shock as Maddie shifted. She couldn t believe
her own eyes. She d thought that Remus s mate was human.
Everyone in the pack thought she was. What was even stranger was
that Maddie seemed to be surprised at her ability to shift. What was
going on?
* * * *
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Maddie breathed a sigh of relief as the pain she was experiencing
suddenly went away. She turned her head to see where the wolf was
and was shocked to see that she was seeing out of the eyes of her own
wolf and everything was in black and white. Glancing down, she
could see that she now had four legs, and she was covered with a light
brown fur. Her clothes hung loosely around her body, somewhat
hampering her movement. Her thoughts were interrupted when she
heard a growl coming from Nanita.
Realizing that she needed freedom of movement, Maddie used her
claws and tore her clothing free of her wolf s body. She peered over
at Nanita and decided she had enough and that it was time to get this
battle on more even footing. Keeping that in mind, she bared her teeth
and growled right back at the angry wolf. Tired of being at her mercy,
Maddie decided to take charge of their fight. Snarling and baring her
teeth, she began to advance on the larger wolf. It was time to give as
good as she d received.
Nanita stood silently as Maddie advanced on her.
She almost looks like she s in shock.
Happily, she watched as the larger wolf began to back away
slowly.
Remus, I wish you could see me now. You wouldn t believe your
eyes!
Maddie, happy to see Nanita backing away, continued to stalk
toward the other wolf, driving her back into the forest now. As she
advanced, she suddenly became aware of Remus in her head, assuring
her that he was on the way. It was right then, while she was staring
this angry, bloodthirsty female wolf in the eyes, that she decided
Remus would never have to rescue her again.
Lunging toward her prey, Maddie managed to surprise Nanita and
nipped her front leg hard enough to draw blood. Happily, she heard
Nanita howl in pain.
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Yeah, you stupid bitch, see how that feels? Payback is a bitch,
namely me!
Feeling the adrenaline, Maddie continued to pounce on the other
wolf, confident she could hold her back, or better, until Remus
arrived. She loved the fact that even though she was in wolf form, she
kept all of her mental abilities.
Nanita continued to back away, jumping back and forth, trying to
avoid the sharp claws and teeth. Carefully watching the other wolf,
Maddie waited until her attention wavered for just a moment and then
hurled herself through the air, knocking the larger wolf off her feet
and landing on her back. In a gesture of pure meanness, Maddie sunk
all four of her sets of claws into the unguarded back of her enemy.
Unfortunately, she hadn t thought about what reaction her claws
would bring. When Nanita howled in pain, she reared back, tossing
Maddie into a pile of dead leaves.
Nanita got up and advanced on the smaller, fallen wolf. Maddie,
lying in the leaves catching her breath, decided she was tired of
fighting this bitch and wanted it to all be over. She looked up at the
branches of the dead tree hanging over the advancing wolf,
concentrated strongly, and the larger branches fell on top of Nanita,
effectively pinning her to the ground. The defeated wolf howled at the
top of her voice.
Getting up from where she d been tossed, Maddie trotted over to
look down at the trapped wolf. She caught movement out of the
corner of her eye and turned in time to see Remus, followed by what
looked like half the pack, come running around the bend in the trail.
She was never so glad to see anyone in her life. She looked at him and
gave him a big, wolfy smile, wagging her tail excitedly.
* * * *
Remus was running as fast as he could. He could sense Maddie
was just up ahead, and he was beginning to feel joy and happiness
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from her. Feeling she was close, he hadn t even taken the time to
shift.
Rounding the bend in the trail, he came to a dead stop. Could he
believe his own eyes? As he gazed at the small brown wolf, tears
came to his eyes. It was his Maddie, just like Victor predicted. Her
body had accepted his wolf DNA, and she d been able to change
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