Chapter One Hundred Thirty Four

Jackson was happy to see that these two had been getting along, well from his point of view. The girls had been talking to each other with no problem and he saw no problem in letting them fight. Maybe Katie could learn a thing or two from the strongest warrior her age. It was only natural that the wolves would fight once in a while anyway… As he began his count, he noticed the bright gleam in the royal's eyes and her awkward silence.

Katie didn't take her eyes off her target and watched her every move. Her body was still, tense at only the right spots that he hadn't noticed at first. He had felt this before, during their hunts. This was the state a predator assumed right before they lunged at their prey and made their presence known with full assurance of their attack.