THE MOVE HAD BEEN SNEAKY, not what I’d expected during an official challenge. Not what I’d expected from an unofficial friend either.
Still, it was nothing I couldn’t deal with. I let Ash’s momentum push me into a roll. For a split second, my belly lay exposed between us. But before he could pounce, I was back upright. Feet clawed grass. Then my teeth bit into his skin.
Up until this point, I’d drawn little blood. Just enough to give wolves the feeling they’d been taking part in more than a training session. Now, though, I didn’t hold back. My fangs grated against Ash’s cheekbone. Deeper. Harder.
He still didn’t stand down.
I had just enough spare energy to send a quick order to Willa down the pack bond. “Get Kale out of here.” Because while earlier tussles hadn’t risked sparking a twe
