The pack resumed their training. Everyone fought like their life depended on it. More and more of Columbus's wolves joined in. The resentment over the she-cats was almost non-existent. Word of their kills spread. Nicolas's wolves proudly described the hunt and slaughter. The other wolves realized they could learn from the cats.
Nicolas didn't say anything when Zenya left for her daily run with Esta and McDonald. He saw the bruises from her not so secret training. She never complained and he knew in another week or so she would shift to cat and there would be no training in human form until after their child's birth.
Columbus's pack wolves began hanging out more and more at the cabin. Several small fights broke out over the women but no one was hurt. Five days after Fredock's death, Aster
