*Calix*

I lowered myself, my belly scraping the ground, and my ears peeled back. I sprinted under him just as he made the jump, causing him to come down on my opposite side. Seeing that he missed me by inches, he whipped around and came bounding to me again. He swiped with one massive claw, and I swiped with mine.

Together, we were once more locked in a heated battle to the death. The other wolf could easily have outmatched me had I not already known his ...