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would I want to do that?”
    “ You need to raise your position in the pack so that others will be more likely to  listen to you when the time comes. From what you’ve said of the current dynamic, that won’t happen unless you exert some pressure and get noticed.”
    “ You really think that I’m ready?”
    Arric squeezed her hand. “I do.”
    “Okay then, if that’s what I need to do, then I’ll do it.”
    “ That’s my girl,” said Arric.
    Sienna felt a flush of pride at hearing him call her ‘his girl’ even though she half worried it might just be an expression. Arric had made love to her in a way that she’d hardly dreamed possible, and yet he was still focused on her training and the coming battle. She couldn’t blame him for it, but it made him hard to read.
    They shifted back to wolf form, and went their separate ways. Sienna was so happy on the run home that she wanted to howl her joy the entire way, but she reminded herself that she was coming from a dangerously illicit meeting, and that she’d be in serious trouble if she was caught. The thought of having to ask Kane for a promotion the next day went a long way towards sobering her mood, and she ran that last stretch of the way home feeling more nervous with every step.
     

CHAPTER FIVE
     
     
     
    Not wanting to waste any time and let her nerves get the better of her, Sienna set out first thing the next morning in search of Kane. One of his hunters told her he’d slept in his sheltered den near the base of the black rock cliff that gave their pack its name, and when she approached the partially open sleeping area, she saw that he wasn’t alone. Pelmay, one of the most attractive and desirable of all the young females in the pack was curled up on the collection of pillows and elk hides, completely naked beneath a heavy blanket and glowing with self-satisfaction.
    Pelmay rolled over and let her perky breasts slip out from behind the blanket as she feigned a yawn. Sienna knew she was doing it just to rub it in her face, and the girl sneered ungracefully when she saw that it was working. Flipping her long blonde hair back over her shoulder, Pelmay made a show of snuggling up to Kane to make it clear that she enjoyed a preferred position with their alpha. Of course, Sienna knew the only position Pelmay was good for was on her knees or flat on her back, but in this pack, that meant a lot if it was with the right wolf.
    Kane lay next to her, propped half upright on a pillow and with no blanket to cover his half-hard manhood where it draped over his thigh. The musky odor of sex was almost overpowering, and Sienna was glad she hadn’t arrived any earlier. Having to witness these two in the middle of fucking was more than she thought she could bear.
    “ What do you want, healer?” asked Kane.
    “ I was hoping I might have a word with you.” She shot a glance at Pelmay. “In private?”
    “ There is no need for secrecy in my pack,” he replied with a slick grin. “After all, we’re all friends here, aren’t we?”
    Sienna looked down at the smug blonde girl, and it was clear that anything she might say would immediately get out to the whole pack. If Sienna was denied her request, everyone would know about it before noon. That’s all girls like Pelmay did really, they found a strong mate and lounged around gossiping and making life hard for others. The mate of an alpha or one of his select warrior hunters didn’t have to work like the lesser pack wolves did. It was as close to pack royalty as a female was likely to get.
    “I’d like the opportunity to go on a hunt,” she said as boldly as she could. “On a trial period, and in a way that wouldn’t affect my duties as pack healer.”
    “ You want to become a huntress?” Kane asked, surprise evident in his eyes. “Why?”
    “ I just feel that I have a talent for it, and I regret not trying it earlier. I want to have a chance before I get any older.”
    Kane laughed and rose to his