Accidental Surrogate for Alpha
His little nose is still pink with his youth, not even turning black like it will when he’s older – and his little ears are now just triangles pinned flat against his skull –
But all over he’s fuzzy, and he’s warm, and his little ribs are rising with his breath, and his little tiny paws are the cutest things I’ve ever seen –
He is a good pup, I hear Roger’s wolf tell us, proud. I like him.
We both laugh at that – at the simple, flat way Roger’s wolf states things – and I glance over my shoulder to see my own wolf prancing and pressing herself close to Roger’s wolf, raising her snout to tap her nose against his, agreeing with the sentiment.
“I like him too,” I say, resting my head down so tha