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in a mournful cadence. She released her
frustration with this experiences and her distaste for her father’s orders,
letting it all wash out of her and pour into her voice. She could feel Seth’s
amazement, then his answering thoughts as he lifted his voice with Emily’s. His
wolf voice was deep and eerie as it twined with hers. His carried his fear and
apprehension of his wolf side. She slowly lowered her voice and just listened
to him shout his pain into the night sky. It was beautiful.
    After the last notes reverberated through the trees she
turned to him and finished the ceremony.
    You have offered your voice to the night, have combined
it with your Alpha’s and have completed your First Run. In the eyes of the pack
you are now an adult, free to make your own choices and decisions within the
confines of pack laws. You may lead us back to the starting place.
    He strode to her and nudged her shoulder with his heavy
head. Turning quickly he bolted out of the clearing.
    His voice whispered into her mind. Thank you.

Chapter Six
     
    A wolfy grin spread across Emily’s lips, peeling them back
from her teeth. She turned and took off after him. It felt strange to chase a
male but he’d earned it. She followed at a much more sedate pace, sniffing him
out when she lost sight of his body as he bounded along in front of her. She
enjoyed the quiet of a forest gone to sleep. A few nocturnal creatures were
scurrying through the leaves but most were snuggled into their homes for the
night. A light breeze played through the branches. The night was perfect for a
first run.
    She felt a slice of fear from Seth just as she caught the
scent of another male wolf. Fuck. No one should be on this land while
she was here. She raced to catch up with Seth and find out which male had
decided to take his life in his hands. A growl rumbled in her chest. Seth was
under her protection and if something happened to him she would be mighty
pissed.
    The sounds of wolves growling echoed through the trees. She
put on a burst of energy and slid to a stop just behind Seth. She was impressed
by the standoff. His hackles stood, his teeth were bared and a vicious growl
rumbled in his chest. The fear she had first felt from him had melted into
anger and protectiveness. Well, wasn’t that nice? The male wanted to protect
her. She would have chuckled if she could have.
    The other male was standing in exactly the same posture,
staring hard at Seth. Emily took a good whiff of him and scoffed. Well, this
might be a good thing for Seth. The other male was a weak idiot from their pack
who tended to follow her around. Ed—or Eddy to his friends. She would call his
behavior stalking if he were at all dangerous. She had repeatedly denied him
anything he asked, from coffee to being his mate. She just couldn’t get rid of
him. She took a step back and stood behind Seth, giving him the dominant
position. Ed would know that she was giving the position up—maybe that would be
enough to stop this nonsense. If he thought she’d finally given in and taken a
mate, perhaps he would leave her alone.
    The growling intensified as the males circled each other.
She stayed behind Seth like a good little female and hoped she wouldn’t have to
step in. In wolf form he wouldn’t take being rescued by a female as a good
thing. Probably, as a male in general, it wouldn’t help their working
relationship if she was forced to help.
    Ed attacked first, lunging forward and trying to grab Seth’s
neck with sharp teeth. Seth snarled and sidestepped the attack. His teeth sank
into the fleshy part of Ed’s flank, pulling a high-pitched yip from the other
wolf. They separated and circled again. Both snarled loudly, saliva dripping
from their canines. The hair along their backs stood so tall that it added four
inches to their height. Ed lunged again and was taken by surprise when Seth
turned and grabbed his scruff. Seth powered the other male onto the ground and
held him there, pinned, teeth