(Alexi's POV)

I walked out of the nursery after talking to Calla, well, not really talking, more like I just yelled at her for no reason… I growl and decide to go on a hunt. Hopefully, I can get her something nice and fat to make up for what I did to her.

I walked into the wood and raised my nose. The spring had finally come and ton of little creatures were gathering nuts and getting nice and fat. I sniff around for about an hour or so. Finally, I find a scent and begin to track it. My eyes finally find a squirrel, peacefully eating an acorn. I slowly stalk over to it, with out it ever hearing a single step. Finally, I crouched, taking aim and pounced. The squirrel squeaked until I snapped its neck. I dug a small hole next to a tree, placed the critter in it, and marked it with my scent so that no one else would take it.

Suddenly, I growled. I walked over to the edge of a small creek. Lying down, I stared at my reflection. Huh, what am I doing. I think of poor Calla, she did nothing and yet I growled and snapped at her. I guess you do crazy things when you're in love... That's it!

I scramble to my paws, I can't believe that I haven't thought about this before. It makes so much sense! Then I huff, well, it isn't as though she is going to love you back. I growl at myself, how could you have been so stupid! Now she will never love you back!

I sigh, Gosh I sound like a moping puppy!

I shake my head and sit down again. I should tell her how I feel, and explain why I yelled at her like that...

I nod, confident of what I should do. I go back to where I buried the squirrel, unburied it and started back to Paradise. Sudden;ly, I caught the scent of something foul. I gagged, dropping the squirrel corpse. Lifting up my nose, I sniffed around. The ungodly scent was coming from my left. I decided to check it out. Burying the squirrel again, I began to walk over that way. The closer I got, the worse the smell became. Finally, I found what was making the awful smell. A deer corpse was lying near the edge of the small creek I was sitting by. It looked about two days old. I marched over and looked around.

Then I saw a small patch of fur that was hanging off the deers small horn. Huh, must have stabbed the poor thing...

I frown and sniff the fur, and my fur begins to bristle. This is pack scent!

I begin to track down where that smell was coming from. How dare those mutts come into rogue territory, after everything that they have done! The first time, I gave them a warning, now it's serious.

I followed the scent all the way to the border. If not mistaken, I believe this was the border of Calla's old pack. I begin to investigate, trying to figure out where the wolves came in from. Then, out of nowhere, I'm surrounded. Five wolves circle me, their haunches raised and teeth exposed. I growl back, knowing that I am at a complete disadvantage. Then, the wolves step aside to reveal their leader I think. He is a small scrawny wolf with brown fur and weird human-like eyes.

"Well, well," the wolf snapped,"Look who decided to step on our territory..."

"What your territory! This is rogue land, you pack wolves need to know your place!"

"You seem to not understand. Right now, you are at a huge disadvantage, so wolf what will it be, some of your territory or some of your life?"

I bear my teeth,"I won't ever surrender to the likes of you!"

The wolf growled and leaped at me. I nimbly dogged him, only to have the other wolves jump onto me. I howled and bucked them off. Claws scrapped against my side, sending me limping. The pack wolves laugh at me. I look around, trying to find someway out of this. I am going to die here, I am really going to die here...

Then, I realize that Zorak's patrol party should be near here. All I have to do is send out an alarm call. I lift my muzzle, ready to howl when teeth snap around it. My eyes water as they bear down on it, snapping my jaw. I whimper as best I could with a broken jaw. My eyes water. blood fills my mouth. I hear the other wolves all around me laughing. One pushes me over and steps on my stomach. I gag and shiver as pain rockets through my body.

I close my eye, waiting for the final blow to finish me off. But what I heard was completely different. Howls sounded all around me. I opened my eyes in time to see Zorak and the hunting patrol rushing out of the bushes. The Alpha's pack mates scrambled, shocked by being overtaken in such a short amount of time. Zorak lept at the Alpha and sunk his teeth into the scruff at his neck. The wolf howled, trying to get Zorak off of him, bucking all around the clearing and snapping his jaws.

Finally, Zorak twisted and threw the wolf onto the ground, using one of the moves we teach our pups for that very reason. When you are holding on for dear life while the opponent is bucking around, it is very easy to get them off of their balance and through them to the ground. The Alpha lay on the ground, dazed at what just happened. Zorak left him there and walked over to me. The pack wolves started to retreat, it was clear that we had won. I closed my eyes, my jaw on fire.

"Go get Korine! Alexi needs medical attention right away!" Zorak ordered.

One of the wolves went off to retrieve Korine. I closed my eyes and whimpered.

"Alexi, don't worry, we'll get you help, just hold still."

Zorak stayed by my side until Korine came running through the trees to me.

"Oh dear... Zorak I need you to get some things for me."

She listed off some things to Zorak, and he ran to get them. Korine then turned to me and began to clean me up, using the water from the creak. I passed out sometimes but, over all, I was in too much pain to rest like Korine had ordered me to. Finally, Zorak came back with the things Korine had listed off. Korine nodded and chewed up one of the herbs to make a sticky pulp. She then rubbed it onto my jaw. Almost immediately my jaw became numb. I closed my eyes at the sweet relief. Korine then, put my jaw in the right place. Even through the numbness, I winced at the pain that flew through out my body. She then wrapped a piece of twine around my muzzle to keep it in place. Finally, she decided I was ready to get back to Paradise. I nodded and with Zorak's help, I got up. Korine took over and told Zorak to make sure that the pack wolves wouldn't return. Zorak nodded and gathered up the remaining wolves and went out to remark our territory.

I sighed knowing that Paradise was in god paws and layed my banging head on Korine's flank, trying to make sure I didn't throw-up while walking back to home.