The Alpha's Unwanted Human
I leaned down slightly, reaching out to scratch the pup right behind its oversized ears.
"Your form needs work, little one," I teased gently as the pup rolled onto its back, tail thumping enthusiastically against the dirt.
The silver pup immediately shifted back into human form, revealing eight-year-old Thomas, Maya's younger brother. He sat up, rubbing his nose, his dark grey eyes bright with mischief.
"I almost had it, Great-Grandmother!" Thomas declared proudly, his front teeth missing as he grinned up at me. "The wind cheated!"
"The wind never cheats, Thomas," a low, deep voice rumbled from the arched doorway behind my bench. "It just exposes poor footwork."