A/N: I may not have made this clear but Carlyle is older than Angie and Maelina. He's almost as old as Suki. And Suki is just 18; she married Luc when they were both 17. The wolf pack has no taboos against marrying young. ;) But anyway, Carlyle is 16.
When wolves that are in the same pack touch they can speak with their minds. And when they say something while in wolf form then humans will only hear barks.
But even sleep could not hold her for long; Suki woke up in a small carrier that was somehow mounted to the wall with maybe thirty total cages. And she didn't have to be a human to figure out she was in a vet office, it smelled of strong chemicals like bleach and anesthetic and disinfectant. Her ears perked when she heard a man and a woman in white lab coats speak in low voices.
"Adriana, she isn't normal, not even the fetuses are. I even ran some tests to confirm it. This wolf's bones are extremely buoyant."
"And…"
"She should have died at birth with a defect like that!"
"Maybe this is some miracle wolf. Okay. Weston, the Center doesn't have the funds for saving some weightless wolf. If she didn't look healthy, I might be worried about our donators getting whiff of this. Are we clear?"
"Listen, I ran some MRIs and CATs, her brain is enlarged on the left side. It's almost like an imitation of a human brain. Look!"
He shoved some papers to her and she looked over them.
"Have you tested the other three?"
"All the same results."
"Call up Kevin; he may want to put this in an article. We have a publicity moneymaker on our hands."
The moment both humans left the room, Suki began to pace. She circled was more like it. The kennel was barely 4 feet long. Instead of calming her, it made her feel hemmed in and trapped. She was worried. How could the wildlife center possibly make money off her?
As she was pondering she could hear a commotion. Someone was moving a kennel down on the end, and its occupant was not a happy camper. When she heard a growl she knew it was Carlyle.
"Carlyle?"
He started to yelp at her and she frantically scratched the lever that held the cage door. She wouldn't let the others leave so soon after being reunited with the pack. She managed to lift the lock with her teeth and raced to her cousin.
A/N: I'm changing to first person.
When the man carrying Carlyle's kennel saw me, he froze. Then slowly he grasped for a choke stick leaning against the wall. Carlyle burst out too, tail whirling like a cyclone. His whole demeanor changed when I raised my tail and head higher than his.
I might be a girl, but that didn't mean I couldn't hold my own. I was a whole year older. He can't walk all over me.
Guess I forgot about the whole pregnant part. Carlyle shoved me with his shoulder and I was immediately off balance. All the same we circled for tradition's sake. He rumbled deep down in his throat, and I jumped for his neck. His forepaw knocked me aside like a sack of flour. I was on my side and he growled for a second, giving me a chance to give up and be submissive. But I used the advantage to scramble to my legs and launch myself at him. I nicked his shoulder and drew blood. When he wrestled me to the ground I managed to scrape his vulnerable belly with my hind legs.
Meanwhile the humans were gathering round and trying to figure out how to break up the fight without hurting either of us.
Carlyle held his jaws around my throat and I gave up. My body went limp and I lay on my back. He was the dominant alpha of the pack. This was the way things worked. He let me up and I groveled and licked his chin with my tail between my legs.
I was technically beta female already. Angie and Maelina were still pups and all the others were…gone. I could tell Carlyle was already thinking about finding an alpha female. He is a horny 16 year old teenager after all.
I glance at the humans around us. They all smell of fear and sweat. Carlyle touches my nose.
"Sorry, you know that wasn't a fair match."
"Then you shouldn't mess with a pregnant woman because it really pisses her off." I joke.
I can feel the smugness radiating from him. We are wrapped up in our own little world of mind speak. Before Carlyle or I can react, four strong humans are holding us down. Then two others dart in and come to our heads. I whimper and futilely struggle. But no one notices because a woman is slipping a muzzle over my jaws. Then they pin my legs and put me back in the kennel I had escaped from. The only difference is the shiny lock button that is on top of the latch. A lock only an opposable thumb can open.
My cage is being carried, but I don't care. I'm trapped so I might as well be a stupid wolf. This thing isn't big enough for me to shift without hurting myself and I know it. It's 2'x2'x3'. But I can't help but notice the little sign by the door I go in.
It says: Research Lab.
A/N: Carlyle and Suki are biological cousins, sometimes family terms are used interchangeably for any werewolf. I'm changing to first person because it feels right, sorry to be confusing. Anytime a wolf says something in mind speak from now on I'll put it in italics). Review because it took some time and effort to write this. Btw, i already thought of mybe doing a sequel. Tell me what you think it should be.
