“He chased me,” I repeated, “and I had his throat. xnx I left my brothers sleeping, slipping outside and sniffing the crisp air, feeling that little shock as I stepped ankle deep through the hard, crispy surface of the snow. And then I’d warm myself in the fur of my brothers, pressing my feet and hands against their bellies, pressing my red nose and cheeks between their thighs. There was little wind and the brush was thick as well, and we were low in the shadows. My brothers ignored me, however, and so I was ignoring them as well, although I desperately wanted to feel them close beside me. It was very dark and the moon was but half-full and low in the western sky, but there he was a shadow hiding in the shadows. I growled softly, not so much a warning as it was
