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He easily recognized the pattern, her appearance and her scent. Leroy was not a stranger to the cruel beast – they had met before and things had turned crimson and bad for the other man. Haku was sorry the dog was still alive, but at least the idiot had created some mutt spawn that could offer some light entertainment for dull days such as this one. She had been so small when the beast first had encountered her, and while he regretted that he had not slaughtered the girl there and then for some proper effects in the form of drama from Cour des Miracles, it would be easy and fun to toy with her now.
She was silent for once, staring at him. He drew in the delicious fragrance of fear and young female. Her blood was impure, but such a thing was common in these lands. The mortals reproduced with little control or care for the mixing of blood. She was not a wolf and for that she was so much farther from perfection, but life was life in his world and so he was willing to oversee this. Young meat was so attractive. ”Why do you want to learn?” the feral brute asked roughly, drawing back to look at her pretty little face with the beautiful taste of blood clouding his senses.
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