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Cricket either knew the log would roll or she caused it Challenging are we? He leapt out of the water Little Wolf won’t get too far

Cricket enjoyed the ga trick Hope he doesn’t go all pissed alpha on me Okay, no more fun at his expense

The scent of olf drew closer

Her adrenaline pumped

Would the big bad sexy alphahim Better find a way to say sorry from a safe place

Cricket stared up at the towering trees Nope, too hard to reach the first branch

The explosive sound of paws raking the ground gave her no choice Cricket squeezed into a hollow log

Ugh Spider webs and sliainst her coat She crawled toward the exit, but failed Stuck

She whimpered Nohat? Her pulse raced Can’t breathe She tried to use her claws, but couldn’t stretch theer human form would make it worse The wood too thick to splinter, even if she could budge Enclosed spaces triggered panicdidn’t damper her terror, thanks to her bully half-sisters

Her mind travelled to the tier den then entombed her with a boulder Not an easy task, but the two alphas had no proble it even in wolf form “Please Dacia, Oriana, let me out!”

Dacia laughed “Not until you promise to lick my ass clean”

“Mine too,” said Oriana “Seeave us soupy shit”

“Screw both of you”

“Then stay here Buried alive,” said Dacia

Would they really leave her to die? Weren’t they satisfied in another year, the change would kill her anyway? Her heart thrashed in her ears Which would be worse, a slow death of dehydration and starvation, or the long painful death brought on by the change? No I don’t want to die, not now, nor during the change Cricket yapped “Okay, I’ll do it”