Chapter 38

The wolves milled around, waiting to see what he would do next. He was wondering that himself…until alarm spiked as he realized how thin they were. Fall was approaching, and with the scarcity of prey in the deep winter snows, their bodies needed fat stores before the weather changed.

Blaze lifted his head and grimaced in disgust that the rogue had neglected his job in caring for them. There was no question as to what his first action had to be. He turned and stalked out of the lair. After scenting, he headed at a steady run for the nearest elk herd twenty miles away.

They followed him in pecking order, from the beta and his alpha female down to the excited, gamboling cubs eager to hunt.