A pregnant Mandy in wolf form and her mother-in-law, Sonora, were spending time with the cats when they received word of the attack on Dmitri's club. They were all put on alert. Nikka asked to be part of the guard rotations with Esta. The she-cat could speak and communicate with the bears when Nikka could not. They usually worked as a team.

Nikka cast another glance at the spunky she-wolf. It was impossible not to like her. The downside was that Mandy mated early at nineteen ...