chapter xxxv

the morning ahead

" what about you? they asked. " someone got to stand in guard, get in lock the door, said. Jessie " do not open until we say to, everyone got inside, their husbands locked the door, and they got on their knees ready to fire at them, more came they circle the house howling and growling, one hit the door with its tail, it floats open, they walked in the house sniffing for the winter leaper that pass, they closed their eyes, and prey, they got up and walked out firing at them the whimper when they got hit, "hungry here's food for you, they both said, killing them one by one, at each shot hits them, " Winter wolves say hello to the mother wolves of the homestead, they told them, Railey and his girlfriend is heading to the homestead when they heard guns firing, "ow, he stops the slid, " Railey what is going on? asked, Fran, " great Winter wolves attack d^mn Winter leapers, stay down, he put the blanket over them in the horses, they spin them around study firing at them, they kill half but another pack is coming, they reload and get ready for another attack, they howl out, " they laughed, " what?" mother wolves getting tail, yes our mothers is nuts, said, Preston. " get them, mom and Aunt Jessie, yelled. Tonia, " I got the livestock, stay with the family, she put her gun around her, and ran out of the door and put the cows and hens in the Barnhouse in locked, she saw her nephew, " Railey move now! he told, he throw the blanket off and drive up into the Barnhouse, she closed and locked the door, " Aunt Jessie? said. Railey, " hi, good to see you, son, your mother would be glad to see you. she told him, they are running through the snow, she takes out her guns, " shoot if they in, I have to get back to Jodan, she took the steps up to the house, she opens the trap door and walked up to her, they burst into the house, they fire again killing more and more, " there are no leapers here just your equals, said. Jessie, " we dare you to break into our home, people are not winter leapers, are we in fur? asked. Jordan, " do we hop around in the snow? asked. Jessie, all night more Winter wolves attack no one-stop, then stop, blood and wolves were everywhere, " how are you holding up, " good, by the way, Railey is in the barn son come up quick, before they come back, said. Jordan, Railey, and Fran ran up the steps of the house, " stupid leapers, said. Railey, " now, now everything has a right to try to live, passing their scent is their way to live, defending our home is ours, said. Jessie, they take them to the cellar and knock on the door, Thomas opens the door, and they put him inside. " not over yet, remember we said the ambush storm how they use the snow to their advantage? asked, Jordan, " mom, said. Teeno, " son everything is fine, stay, they closed the door and they locked it, and they heard digging outside, " the dig ambush, been there done that, Jessie and Jordan got at the firing holes, they taking them out, one by one, as the sky is lighting up outside, they where still coming, they got low on bullets, " Jess, "Jordan. finally, they stop and left, they drag their wounded and dead away, the sun came out and start to melt some of the snow, and they got up, " that two for mother wolves again, said. Jordan, they knock on the door, the family walked out, " what a night, said. Frankie, " I refuse to go through this again we need a winter leaper scent removal, and put up wolf alert traps, said. Jessie, " mom do you think they come back tonight, asked. Trevino, " I can't be concerned Trevino," we all got work to do this morning, after some sleep, and breakfast we get started said. Jessie, They walked up the steps, " we want to be Father wolves too, Hank and Thomas said, " you are father wolves, Jessie and Jordan told them, the morning they shut and locked the doors and went back to sleep, half an hour the snow is almost gone and why could finally see the ground, Spring is coming, crisp fresh air, green glass, flowers, the clear blue sky, and the warm sun, Marco is still waiting for the telegram, " they could still be sleep right? " let's go, they got in the buggy and left Dollar county head up west to the homestead, as they sleep peaceful, Hank and Thomas hold Jessie and Jordan in their arms, they ride up to the house, they saw the blood and track marks in the snow, they got off the buggy, they ran up the steps, he bangs on the door calling them, which wake them up, " Marco, said. Jordan, " come on, they got up yawning, and walked out the door, Jessie unlock the kitchen door, they looked at them, and stretched, " uncle Marco Josie, said. Jessie and Jordan, " what happen here, you all okay!? asked, Marco. " come on in, the same thing that happen twenty-five years ago, answered. Jordan, they walked inside, Jessie closed the door, "were everyone?" in thee asleep, we were going to send you a telegram after we wake up Uncle Marco. said, Jessie, " you know me I freak out when I don't hear anything from you gals that what a father does and am, said. Marco, " now I know where we get the mother wolf from Jess from father wolf or father bear, said. Jordan, " exactly, said. Jessie, " you both look like you were up all night, " we all were, when Winter wolves attack they don't stop until the end of winter, said. Jordan, " Winter leaper rub its scent on us which brought a track to us, said. Jessie, " crisis, you got to stop that from happening again, said. Marco,