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Sahara was oblivious to the pair of fiery orange eyes watching her as she slunk into the woods, as low as her profile would allow.
"Sahara?" Logjam whispered, stilling as her scent grew stronger.
"Yes, it's me," Sahara replied, emerging from the woods.
Hades silently stalked after her, his orange eyes narrowed to slits. As they got closer and closer to the Mountainpack border, he became increasingly suspicious that Sahara was seeing a Mountainpack male. And then, when Logjam emerged, his suspicions were confirmed. He bared his teeth silently.
"Did anybody follow you?" Logjam whispered, nuzzling her side softly.
"No," Sahara confirmed, giving his ear an affectionate lick. "Please, stop being so paranoid. Nobody ever followed me, and nobody ever will."
"How wrong she is," Echo hissed, drawing to a stop beside Hades, blue eyes blazing. She had noticed her mate following the she-wolf, and had trailed behind to see why. "How wrong..."
"She's a disgrace to Tundrapack and everything it stands for," Hades hissed back in agreement. His ears were pinned back flat against his head, and his hackles were bristling. He emerged from the shadows, and stepped into Sahara and Logjam's view. "Sahara." His voice was rumbling in his attempt to contain his fury. "Why are you not chasing off the intruder?" But the knowing look he gave her showed her that he knew more than he was letting on...