Word Count :: 318
There was a lot for Wayne to think about, and yet the Labrador mix found himself pushing aside all the whirling thoughts. His best friend in the world had returned the previous day, and—well.
So the cowboy headed into the woods with the idea of hunting or something to take his mind off things. He knew that they also needed provisions for their upcoming trip north, because he sure as hell wasn’t going to let Dixie-May go alone again. In his optime form, freed from his jeans in case he had the need to shift, he jogged through the forest whose eclipsing canopy had been erased by autumn’s falling leaves. Light filtered through the naked branches and fell across his dusty-yellow back, and the cool morning air invigorated him.
He abandoned the thought of hunting as his careless movement startled a deer, her tail flashing white as she bounded away. He paused and watched her fade brown on brown in the distance then turned his head, sniffing. It seemed that there was another luperci nearby, too.
Whereas normally Wayne was more closed off and would prefer to keep on jogging along, something made him change direction and walk more slowly in the direction of the male wolf scent. Perhaps it was the need for a distraction to keep his brain from exploding.
He stepped through the trees and found a pale wolf leaning against one, chewing on something. Immediately, the young man’s eyes widened at the sight of the muscular, scarred male. White and silver fur was slashed in places by grey and pink scar tissue, some no more than ruffles in his winter coat while others were distinct enough to draw his eyes.
“Howdy,” Wayne said, but the greeting sounded odd coming from his mouth this time. A strange thought had come to him, but he pushed it aside with the others as he approached uncertainly.
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